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How to get a 200 point gift

Here is my suggestion - write a Victories Recap.

I promised myself to celebrate victories, even if they come in small packages. The successes could be small, but they did not come my way easy. That’s why I give myself a gift – writing about them.

Celebrate Success

I am #1 on Goggle for “Princeton Real Estate Blog”. Hopefully it will turn into business as consumers find out about what’s in it for them in blogs.

I had a closing last week. This deal gave me more stress then any before, and at times I wished it would just go away. Forget the stress, I am focusing on the positive. I have money in the bank, YAY! I learned more lessons from this transaction then all the others combined. Real learning does not come easy or cheap. There will be many things I will do differently now. My life will be better – that’s not small, is it?

This post will mark my 30,000 points. Everyone with a million points please contain your laughter. As many things in my life I had to really work for them. Yes, it’s not about points, but it is. It means a lot to me, no matter how few I have, because I worked hard. I’ll celebrate that.

I crossed the 1,000 comments line. To people with 100 comments on each of their posts, I understand, it’s not a big deal. And yes, we are not writing to get comments. In my book – comments are really BIG. 1020 times some one, who could have been doing something else, chose to respond to me, to my thoughts, my worries, my stories. This is truly priceless. I know first hand of the people I was able to touch – this AR thing has turned into something I never expected. I count it as total profit.

Small victories can add up. Do your want a gift? Write your own Victories Recap – I’ll come to cheer. I am sure AR Gods will send the 200 points Celebrate Success congratulations (I don't mean additional 200).

Posted by Faina Sechzer - Princeton, Montgomery, Hopewell, NJ Real Estate Expert on 11/03/2007 09:02 AM

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2007

You go, girl!! Thanks for posting this on Positive Attitude.

Mike in Tucson

Nice - it is a gift that you have to work for but the work is fun, as all work should be. Congrats on your 30,000 - that also took work.

Congrats - Celebrate the victories. We should celebrate everyday we are able to do this wonderful job. Have fun with it is my moto.

Thanks for the upbeat posting.

Faina, congrats! Your positive attitude will take you far. Thanks for sharing your victories.

Faina - Congrats on 30K, and the comments. And your closing. And your Google position. It's all good. And a celebration very well worth having.

cheers

Great post. Makes me think back about the small victories. Also made me do a google search and see what came up in my area for a real estate blog. I am just getting started. Maybe this is the weekend to write a blog for localism and my web page.

FAINA - Congratulations on your milestones. Maybe I will write a victories recap of my own this next week. Have a terrific weekend!

Mike -thanks, positive attitudes is where it belongs.

Kathleen - absolutely true. The AR part was all happy, that deal -not so much. Thanks for taking your time to comment.

Vincent -some days are harder then others. Today - is great. Thanks for stopping by.

Kay - form your mouth to God's ears. Thanks for the cheer.

Gary - reading your blogs, I can see you guys are on fire -big plan fro the weekend and all. I'll just stay home and chill. Thanks for the cheer.

Jason - I better set aside some good chunk of time for yours, right? I plan to do nothing today - that will be the first. Ask me if it worked.

Maybe you might think I have a million points but I am with you, really doesn't matter! I must congratulate you on getting what you have already got. It takes a ton of patience and persistence to keep this up. I love your posts, keep it up and soon you will have a million too!

Renee - when I have a million, everyone is invited to a party. I need to focus on Localism stuff, my other non-existing blog, but these other posts just come in out of their turn. I promise, next week I'll be a good Localism girl. Thanks for the congrats - coming from you it means a lot.

Great reminder...I, like most people, let the little victories slip past usually without mention. I'm glad you reminded us to celebrate them...for the days we need something to make us feel good about ourselves.

Faina- congratulations! You have accomplished a LOT! It is so important, I think, to stop and regularly take stock of where we've been, what we've accomplished, and where we are going. It's important to recognize and appreciate when we're making progress! Nice job :)

Great Accomplishments Faina -congrats and looking forward to reading many more from you!

Sincerley,

Grace Safrin

Congratulations on your milestones and successes, Faina! Your blog is a great example that when we focus on consistent, quality content the points, comments, search results, and business will follow. Thanks for sharing your gift with us!

Faina, congratulations on all of your success and your victories. Everyone has different concepts of success. When you achieve or surpass your goals, that is success! I want to be invited to that million point party.

Congratulations Faina!! Sounds like you had an awesome week. Keep up the good work and continue to share your victories so we can rejoice with you! :-D

Lynette -we have to make our own party. If no one knows my birthday, how can they wish me "happy bithday". I try to think every day all the reasons I have to celebrate. Thanks for the comment.

Sandi - I know it's small stuff compared to the big things in the world or even to what others are doing on AR. But it was good to wake up with these thoughts and to hear from my AR friends. Often when I thought I knew exactly where I was going, life took me in a different direction (hint: 4 kids). Thanks for the congrats.

Jeff and Grace - thank, I will try, if you promise to come back and read it. lol

John - thanks for the compliment. Just to clarify - the closing was totally unrelated to AR. The business from AR part did not happen yet. Honestly, AR was more fun then the money making things. Of course, I need that too.

Kimberly - I did not realize it was a good week, until I noticed the 30k milestone, than the other things also came into focus. I would like to know about your victories as well.

Brian - I know in the big scheme of things this is all small potatoes. When I started here the only goal I had was to be #1 in Princeton. I did not know what other goals I could have. I am usually careful with setting goals: I set those that are in my control to achieve.

You are invited to the party, put it on your calendar for next month. I figure, it should not take longer then that, right?

Faina- What a way you have with words.....the way you described your accomplishments here entertained me......not that that is so hard to do:)

you stated: "we are not writing to get comments. In my book - comments are really BIG. 1020 times some one, who could have been doing something else, chose to respond to me, to my thoughts, my worries, my stories. This is truly priceless"

I had never thought of it like that.... You show over and over what kind of person you are.......and I will celebrate with you any day of the week!

I agree this is a Perfect Fit for the Postive Attitudes Group....now write something for the contest.....

Hi Faina - I don't hear anyone laughing.... I remember when I made it to my first 10,000, and then 20,000, and so on. It takes time and effort to get where you are, and with the way you're going with your posts and all those comments you share around AR, you'll be moving right on to the next milestone!

Ann

I comment more than I blog because you all are just so amazingly smart! Congratulations on the 30k mark! It's nice to know my comments are appreciated!!!!!!!

Congrats on your closing, points and positive attitude. Comments are important... to give, receive and like you said... sometimes they can make someones day! Have a great night

FAINA: This sounds a lot like what Buffini recommends. He talks about winning the day, and then trying to win the week, and so on and so forth. It makes sense to celebrate small victories on the path to larger ones.

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2007

Faina, Congrats on your achievements! You are doing a wonderful job!

Celebrating right along with you Faina! You worked hard and your comments are well appreciated too! Congratulations and keep on blogging!

Faina-Congratulations Faina! YEAH!Clap Clap! I am so proud of you and your achievements thus far. This is only the beginning. Katerina

Kathy - you make me speechless. You are so generous with praise, you make me feel special ans appreciated. This is VERY BIG in my book. That's why I come here -to be with people like you. Thanks, friend.

For the contest, I will try, but I have to wait for inspiration. That's just how I write. Not very efficient, I know.

Ann - you are someone I am trying to learn from. Almost 200k -that kind of race takes real endurance. i do comment a lot, because it not only provides validation to the writer, it makes the discussion more interesting, elevates the level of discourse and could make this a platform an interesting place to be for us and consumers.

Natalie - your comments are not only appreciated, for me they are so very important.

If you like to write, just do it. You are just as "amazingly smart" as the rest of us. You will see once you start, I promise.

Roberta -thanks. We all need to hear it once in a while.

Celeste - thanks for the congrats and the cheer. I am always available for a good celebration party.

Katerina - I take a bow. Thanks for your encouragement. I have good role models to follow.

Desiree - you are so right. Comments made my day very often -like right now. Thanks for yours.

Adam - I have not attended Buffini seminars, but heard he is very inspiring. Thanks for associating me with such a person, I take it as a compliment.

Faina, Congratulations. I enjoy your posts .Good luck.

Hello Faina,
I agree points is not my ultimate goal but they do represent my hard work and the generosity of my AR friends with their comments. Each comment is like a brief visit with that member and I treasure each and every one.

Three cheers for Faina!

Congratulations, Faina. If you have stuck with blogging to get 30,000 pts. you are already a winner! To keep on working is the key and it looks like doors will be opening for you. Enjoyed your post. Thanks.

Congrats ! And here's to 30,000 more post's and many more 200's ! Great blog and a wonderful way to keep a positive attitude ! That simply cannot be measured in points !

Gita - many thanks. Please come back.

Cynthia - I can't agree more. Although you and I spoke on the phone, I love to hear from you on my blog and visit you on yours. Without positive reinforcement writing can get very lonely.

Faina, Congratulations!!!!You are way ahead of me but I feel very successful too everytime someone comments on my writing. You never know how people will respond and if I get several that don't draw comments especially localism blogs I start to wonder if I should keep going or not. You are a great writer and I enjoy your posts.

Mellisa - big thanks for the cheer.

Terry - I have to admit, the 30k was not easy. I write long pots. When I write about market conditions it takes me hours to do Excel spreadsheets, just so I can write a few paragraphs about the market. I don't copy the MLS reports, it's easy, you get the same 200 points, but to me it's not interesting reading. I think "why would it be interesting to anyone else?". That's the hard way to 30k.

Congratulations. To have received 1000 comments as you pass the 30,000 point level is a big deal. I don't have 1000 comments on the in side yet, and I have almost 70,000 points. I've made well over 1000 comments, but that is a different story.

So, enjoy.

Rickie -been there, done that. Whenever it happens that you start wondering, just let me know, you can cry on my shoulder. I never understood about writers being all stressed out about what their readers think. I understand now.

I know all about not writing for comments. But I would to be a robot and a lier if I said I did not care about comments.

Comments give us validation, that we are not just talking to ourselves and that there are people out their who found our voice, even if they didn't like what we have to say.

Lane - I knew it was a big deal to me. I was thinking of the people who receive a 100 comments on each post, it may not be. That's not me. I'll be over soon.

Thanks Faina, You know how it feels. You sit down to write and you have something that is pushing you to put it on paper and then that little voice in your head says "Wait, what if they don't like this and you get bad comments or NO comments?" Suddenly your fingers stop typing and your mind is going in different directions and when it's all over, the piece is not what it started out to be. This is me more often than I'd like it to be.

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