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WINNERS FOR THE ActiveRain PRE BIZ AND PRE PERSONAL PLANS!

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Real Estate Agent with Liberty Homes RS-#62825

After reading MANY of the entries I KNOW I need to implement more into my Business Plan AND My Personal LIFE plan as well!  The first thing I am going to implement into my Business Plan is to send out Holiday from Hawaii Cards. I know I won’t be able to send out to everyone but I am going to make it a goal to send out to past and present clients.

For my personal ME time I have already bought my ticket to North Carolina for January. I plan to help with my grandson and step granddaughter while my daughter gets their unoccupied for a year house ready.  My son in law will have served his year in Afghanistan with the US Marines working under the General….and he is coming home!

On the flip side, I spent the last year spending as much time as I could with my daughter and grandson. I knew the time would go quickly and it may be a long time until I see them again.

The Active Rain November Contest, Pre Winter/Holiday Plans for Business and You turned out to be one of the best contests I have held and it would NOT have been possible without the Panel of Judges I picked.  Jeff Dowler, Head Judge, Lenn Harley,  Contest Judge, Debe Maxwell, Contest Judge, Bill Spear, Contest Judge and Tammy Lankford, Contest Judge. THEY WORKED HARD for this double entry contest and I applaud each and every one of them!

 

I admire all those that entered the contest as they gave us a sneak peak into their business and personal lives. It took time, patience and some creativity to think about what they need to do for their businesses as well as personal time to have a BALANCED life.

TWO entries had to be written per entry (one in each category) had to be written…. and here’s what the judges came up with:

THE WINNERS for the Personal Plan!

First Place:  PrePlans Me and PrePlans Biz By Kathleen Daniels

Second Place:  PrePlanning for Business and Preplanning for personal By Lottie Kendall

 

THE WINNERS for the Business Plan!

First Place:  Pre-Holiday Biz and PreHoliday Personal By Gail Robinson

Second Place:  Biz Preplans and Personal Preplans By Nina Hollander

 

Congratulations to all who entered…you all had wonderful entries and there are many other members who were able to grasp a couple of those ideas to implement it into their business plan. Others may have realized just how much they need a personal plan…just to have a balanced life.   Mahalo, Sally

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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman  is a Realtor-Associate® and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs  she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocations, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents, Home Buyers and Sellers.

 

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Comments(34)

Janis Borgueta
Newburgh, NY
Retired RE Salesperson

Congratulations to all the winners!! and I am anxious to get on with the playtime this winter

all the best to everyone that entered and thanks to the judges. They definitely picked some great people. 

Janis

Dec 08, 2013 06:15 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Definitely a great contest, Sally, and a tough one to judge - there were SO many wonderful entries!  Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who entered - you're ALL winners!  Much success to everyone in the upcoming year and thank you Sally, for your continued dedication to AR!

Dec 08, 2013 07:06 AM
Les & Sarah Oswald
Realty One Group - Eastvale, CA
Broker, Realtor and Investor

Congratulations to all the winners. Wishing all those who participated in the Pre Business / and Pre Personal Plan much continued success for 2014!!!

Sally...thanks for such an awesome and great contest.

Dec 08, 2013 07:23 AM
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

Thank you to all who entered and for those who supported the entries by reading and commenting. This contest was by far the hardest contest I've had ...to judge. Many entries to read, reread and sort into categories. I was amazed at the creativity for both biz plans and personal plans. One thing is for certain...we ALL learn from each other and everyone had different ideas to implement into their own to make for a balanced life. One without the other makes for imbalance. It's always good to take a step back and revamp for the new year. Happy Holidays to all and thanks again...to the Judges...for without the. This contest would not happen...Sally

Dec 08, 2013 07:55 AM
Randy L. Prothero
eXp Realty - Hollister, MO
Missouri REALTOR, (808) 384-5645

Congratulations to the winners!  Thank you to everyone who shared for the benefit of everyone.

Dec 08, 2013 08:16 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

What a great contest.  I can't wait to read these posts.. Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to all the judges!

Dec 08, 2013 09:28 AM
Nancy Conner
Olympia, WA
Olympia/Thurston County WA
This was really a good contest! Fun to think thru what to write, and lots of great ideas to glean reading what others posted. Thanks for organizing - and congrats to the winners!
Dec 08, 2013 09:29 AM
Gail Robinson
William Raveis Real Estate - Southport, CT
CRS, GRI, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT

Sally, Oh no, now I'm going to have to actually do these things I planned!!!  (Just kidding, I do these things every year.) 

I read the other winning entries and got some new ideas to implement.  In fact, I feel like changing my personal plans completely after reading the winning entries.  I'm trying to do too much. 

Thank you for sponsoring a great contest and thank you to all the judges who read all these entries.  It's not easy taking the time out to do do that at this time of year.

Dec 08, 2013 10:32 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Congrats to everyone! The photo alone is worth the post on here! Bless it!

Dec 08, 2013 12:36 PM
Christina Sanchez Hood
Palo Alto, CA
#SiliconValleyHOODS | Inspired Living

Sally, what a great contest!  I am enjoying reading the many entrants and the winners posts.  So many great ideas.

Dec 08, 2013 01:56 PM
Jeff Fritzson: Frisco Real Estate Pro
Jeff Fritzson Real Estate, Ebby Halliday Realtors - Frisco, TX
Your Success is My Focus!

Great job to the authors and the judges. FRom each and every one of those winners and so many more I learned something. Now to find the time to implement those ideas. What a stocking full of ideas to choose from over the next year to help me. Thanks!

Dec 08, 2013 09:34 PM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Sally, a lot of good information learned from the entrants. Congratulations to the winners and all who participated.

Dec 08, 2013 11:39 PM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

All deserving and worthy of mention...good show to all

Dec 08, 2013 11:48 PM
Aaron Hofmann
Atlanta Communities - Smyrna, GA
aka Mr. Smyrna Vinings

Congratulations to everyone that entered the competition and particularly to the winners. Keep up the good work.

Dec 09, 2013 12:12 AM
David Shamansky
US Mortgages - David Shamansky - Highlands Ranch, CO
Creative, Aggressive & 560 FICO - OK, Colorado Mtg

Dang it. I missed this and was going to write and excellent biz plan... summarized as follows...

Take names and kick some serious booty! lol

jk

Have fun and maybe next time

Dec 09, 2013 02:06 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Thanks for awarding me second place. Enjoy your trip to my state next month!

Dec 09, 2013 03:34 AM
Jason Crouch
Austin Texas Homes, LLC - Austin, TX
Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)

Hi Sally - I recently returned to AR. Let me know if you need any help judging contests. I am an old pro at that.  :)

Dec 09, 2013 03:52 AM
Kevin Mackessy
Blue Olive Properties, LLC - Highlands Ranch, CO
Dedicated. Qualified. Local.

Congrats to the winners.  We should all take a leaf out of Kathleen's post and focus on things like reading, exercising, and seeing any loved ones we might have in the hospital.  

Dec 09, 2013 04:57 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for the contest. Congratulations to the winners.

Dec 09, 2013 05:06 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Thanks for a very interesting contest. There were many great entries.

Dec 13, 2013 03:49 AM