success: Declare Yourself a Rhino! - 03/15/11 01:42 AM
 
Last week was really weird for me.  I got the stomach flu and it zapped all of the energy from me.  Luckily I was well taken care of by my lady feeding me my Ms. Grass soup and Saltine crackers, she was a lifesaver J
 

When I’m sick not only am I the biggest baby in the world, but I want to be left alone to my Godfather movies and reading.  I’m in the middle of reading Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (I strongly recommend) on my Kindle, but I had to recharge it.  So I needed a quick … (0 comments)

success: Are you Creative? You Have to Be to Change Your Habits! - 02/22/11 11:04 AM
So I’m at the gym this morning.  Long ago are the days of ‘heavy lifting’ I’ve downsized to circuit training and implementing the HIIT System (High Intensity Interval Training).  Things have been going grand.  I’m a person that likes to take a look around and really ‘take in’ the atmosphere.  Whether it’s at the gym, mall, airport etc. 
 
 
 
One thing I did notice is the gym has about 1/3 of the people working out than it had a month ago.  Most of the ‘resolutionists’ are gone.  In a way I’m glad as I’m able to get my workout … (0 comments)

success: What Kind of Dog are You? - 01/31/11 12:42 PM
 
People who know me will tell you that I’m the epitome of a ‘dog lover’.  Rhodie is my Rhodesian Ridgeback mix that I adopted in 2006.  We have been thru quite a bit together.  He is my true buddy that is always there for me.  No matter how bad of a day I have he is there waiting for me with a big smile (metaphorically of course) and his tail wagging a mile a minute.  I can truly say he ‘completes’ me.  One thing that people say is that Rhodie has quite a few of the same traits that I … (0 comments)

success: Meeting New Contacts – And the FHA 203k Program – Great Program for Home Purchases! - 01/24/11 10:59 AM
I have a pretty solid team in place and have strategic alliances with representatives from about every field in Real Estate.  Everyone from title companies, mortgage reps, contractors, notaries…you get the gist…heck I even have people in my rolodex who will pay you before your deal even closes J
 
 
I am not too keen about meeting new mortgage reps due to the lack of follow up you generally get, which I really don’t get it, basically it’s just laziness and frankly without trying to sound arrogant, I stay away from lazy people in the business world.  But I know with … (0 comments)

success: Short Term Memory – Stay in the Moment! - 01/17/11 03:04 PM
So everyone from a child running for student council to someone like me in this crazy world of real estate has been in a situation where everything seems to be going great.  You have life by the ‘tail’ nothing can stop you and then BAM! Something falls apart.  You feel as if the world is crumbling and why even bother moving forward.  You try to find the confidence to move forward but it’s nowhere to be found
 
 
This seems to happen to me on a daily basis, deals fall apart.  I used to just sit there and become paralyzed … (3 comments)

success: You Must Act! Success Leaves Clues – Learn From Others Who Have Been There - 01/31/10 04:07 AM
Waking up every day and doing what I was called to do feels like a blessing.  I absolutely love the feeling of being able to give people excellent service and help them Achieve the Dream of Home Ownership.   
 
The feeling started immediately 1998 when I first started in the Real Estate business in the Metro Detroit area.  I was super motivated young and ‘dumb’ but eager to learn. 
 
There seemed like there were about a million ways to approach business.  I would sit there and analyze each and every one to the point of exhaustion.  I picked the … (3 comments)

success: 3 Quick Tips to Believing In Yourself – Utilizing the Fabulous Wonder of Positive Self Talk - 01/11/10 11:35 AM
Ok, so you see the title of the article ‘fabulous wonders of positive self talk’.  Blah blah blah.  And you’re saying to yourself ‘is this another crappy rah rah article?’ All that I’m going to say is that I was once told that “you can’t push people to the top without getting closer to the top yourself”.  I remember when I would just sit in my own lonesome and wonder what’s holding me back?  Why is it that Joe Blow down the street is moving to the elite subdivision and I’m stuck here barely getting by?   I know I had potential, … (0 comments)