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High school football fans, getting real close now, won't be long before the first game kicks off here in Greenville county. I know a bunch of kids dreading that date because it means having to get back to school and classes but I sure can't wait to get back on the … (0 comments)
I'm sure you have seen the video of Randy Pausch's last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. If you haven't, IT IS A MUST SEE! You can view his lecture at www.thelastlecture.com. 
I admit, I have been feeling a little sorry for myself, dealing with some unplanned changes. Life goes on and business must be taken care of. This week business was placed in my path to open my eyes to my own good fortune and give me a lesson in gratitude.
On my recent trip to Los Angeles, I took the wrong watch. I get nervous when I watch "Monk" with my wife and son. They say I am just like him and I never understood why :)
Not everyone gets to go to college or a trade school to discover their truest passionate calling. Some actually find it by accident as they go through life. Some people do not have the opportunities to discover them, let alone develop their passions into their favorite career choices. I was the first born … (11 comments)
While hitting the streets to run on Monday morning, I thought of the amount of perseverance it takes to complete the race. Whether it is finishing a 20 minute run, three times a week or making phone calls for 2 hours a day to lead generate, it takes perseverance to finish the … (2 comments)
I want honor my adopted Dad, Dan Woodworth, today. I have known him for 12 years, since I was 18 years old.
Well we are finally beginning to harvest a few things from our little garden patch at home. I seems like just yesterday we were plowing up the earth to plant the seeds. Last night we were able to enjoy a nice little country meal ...yummy. 
Last night we were sitting down as a family having dinner as usual and recapping the day. When I asked my kids earlier today what they did they said that they had watched Alvin and the chipmunks. My oldest daughter decides to tell me that she is "Simon", my son is … (0 comments)
I met with a client yesterday and her best friend was there, as she needed to come up and help her son, so, she drove up from Southern Oregon, and decided to hang with her friend at the same time. This friend was wise beyond her years and because of it, … (8 comments)
Men. You have to love them. If you didn't, you would kill them.
This past weekend was brutal on my body. When my Sunday open house ended (preceded at noon by snow flurries in April in Ann Arbor, Michigan) and I was headed home, I knew I was tired. I didn't realize how tired I was until I felt myself literally falling asleep mid-typing, following up … (33 comments)
For those of you that don’t know I’m easily entertained… like, not a little bit easily entertained, as in give me cute and a little bit funny I’ll dwell on it all day smiling every time I do. It disturbs Jordan for some reason though. He’s always asking me “What are … (0 comments)
I realized early on in my real estate career that we cannot do this job on our own. If we all fought to sell only our listings and not each others, then the MLS would not exist, REALTOR.com would have little purpose and we would get no where. Although I feel … (7 comments)
Ok, here's what happened. My wife came by the office today to change vehicles with me. I drive a dual cab Toyota Tundra and she drives a Chrysler Crossfire. She was picking up friends at the airport. 
We all start most days with the best of intentions, I for one, do it all the time. I just took a course (hands down best one in my real estate career) titled Quantum Leap. In this course it taught a lot of us that we approach each day as entrepreneurial … (6 comments)
I was talking with my mom today and she asked me what I was doing for fun. Except for the time "left over" for my family, my answer was "nothing". 
Our President sent this out to us today and I just loved it. 
Life Lessons: This is a link to a final lecture given by Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon who is dying of cancer, he will leave behind 3 very young children. It really got me thinking.
What Can You Learn From Geese?
By the age of 50, noted author, leader, and speaker, John Maxwell maintains the 10 most valuable lessons that must be learned:
1. The Naivety of Youth and Its Potential
2. The Hot Poker Principle: Stay close to the people and things that keep you passionate.
3. Stay With Your Strengths … (0 comments)
At the opening of every Troop meeting the Boys Scouts recite the Boy Scout Oath and Law. This is their Code of Ethics. This is what every Scout learns and what we as leaders hope they live by. The Code of Ethics post I recently submitted got me to thinking ... … (15 comments)
1 “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
I know it is important to track your leads, follow where your clients are finding you and Market. It is a Key Feng Shui Principle to "Get Your Name out to the Universe." I haven't been asking where they have been coming from in a long time and I realized though … (11 comments)
Late Friday afternoon, I found out that the IRS had placed a levy on my earnings. I frantically called my CPA. No answer. So, I thought, "What the heck, I'll call the 800# for IRS and see if by some slim chance there's somebody I can talk with". I was surprised … (20 comments)
"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others." If you have read any of my posts, you know my life has alot of ups and downs, but one thing I have learned is that you have to keep getting … (13 comments)
As we go through life we learn from many sources. Starting with our parents and progressing to our family, friends, teachers, religious leaders, and pretty much everything we come in contact with. Some of the lessons are valuable and critical to our development. Others are incidental and meaningless. Tonight I learned … (4 comments)
The first 30 years of my life everything had to be perfect. Without realizing it, my expections were incredibly high. I had to be perfect, my body had to be perfect, my environment had to be perfect, my work had to be perfect... although I always tried new things I was always … (28 comments)
After 45 years of life experience, I've come to the conclusion that the single greatest source of wisdom in the universe is the refrigerator door.My first experience with this came on my Mammaw's refrigerator door in Grafton, West Virginia. To this day I can remember her hand written note. It was … (149 comments)
When did you realize? 
My Mom taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE."If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning!"