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2009
I just finished a training and was given this as a motivational thought. It is called The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz: Be Impeccable With Your Word: Speak With Integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourslef or to gossip about others. Use the power of...
01/14/2009
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I know that I and many others have wondered what drives us, are we driven intrinsically? Or are extrinsic factors our motivation. Do we feel the drive to be excellent? Or is it the thought of making a ton of money that gets us going? Some internal factors that intrinsically drive us are thing...
01/13/2009
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Well, I took a couple of days off, it was sort of nice to spend yesterday relaxing. It is also nice to get back into things. One observation from yesterday is that the Super Bowl could be going to the birds, at least it has a 3/4 chance of going to the birds. I will be honest, I really did not...
01/12/2009
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I watched President elect Obama's speech on the economy this morning, and I will say that I liked it. I was more than impressed by it. I like the idea that if we're going to spend money on a recovery, we may as well use it to build up our infrastructure. I like the idea of repairing and buildi...
01/08/2009
I was thinking as I wrote my last post to include this idea in that post, but I thought that it would be too long and go in too many directions. This post is from the Great UCLA Basketball Coach, John Wooden. It is one of his quotes in his Pyramid of Success. It, by itsself, is a great study i...
01/07/2009
I know that Wednesday is supposed to be Wordless Wednesday, but I couldn't find any of my pictures that I wanted to post. So here is the thought for the day, it is by Vince Lombardi, The Football Coach. It goes like this: "The Spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that e...
01/07/2009
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As I drove the teenager to school this frosty, cold, day after snow morning I couldn't help but notice how people scraped the frost and snow off their windows. Me, I have been and still am a proponent of clearing all the window on the vehicle prior to driving, no matter how unpleasantly cold it ...
01/06/2009
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After I returned home from Church Services this afternoon, I had a thought on my mind. What is the basis for my happiness? It is a different answer for every person out there, this much I do know. I do know that harmony in the home is a key component. That isn't to say that Darcy and I always...
01/04/2009
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I Have been going over the year end numbers from 2008 and comparing them the year end numbers from 2007. It was interesting; our average Days on Market for all of the areas in the Multiple Listing Service only increase by 5 days, but our total sales units is down 38% from 2007. The total number...
01/03/2009
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As some of you know I have been painting my house this week. Being in terrible physical condition and having much else to do, I spend a few hours each day on my project. It does give me time to think both while I am painting and while I am planning my work for the next stage of the project. Ou...
01/03/2009
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