Barry Owen's Blog
Tips and commentary For Home Buyers & Sellers and REALTORS with primary focus on LIVE - Work - Play - Life Rhythm - Life Performance Oriented thinking for regular folks
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2009
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It's not enough just to claim that you're a "Professional" . . . People will not believe you unless you are walkin' the talk that fits THEIR image of what a Professional looks like and how a professional acts. There are the basics - Look good and feel good . . . a "Polished Image". The profession...
09/17/2009
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Keep It Simple Superstar Don't make it any more difficult by imagining issues and complications. What in your business is absolutely NOT "delegatable"? Which part of your business has REALLY produced the most dollars for you? My suspicion is that the success you have enjoyed thus far comes as a r...
09/16/2009
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In Hotlanta now . . . Mo Anderson has been wowing us all day with her vision of how an ALC (Associate Leadership Council) works best. The ALC for a Keller Williams Realty Market center is akin to the Board of Directors for any corporation. No surprise! Mo knows what she's talking about. Organizat...
09/15/2009
Do you live by your "list of things to do"? Well, you've GOTTA do it because it's on your list, RIGHT? What would happen if you LOST YOUR LIST? OMG! In the Frog and Toad book "The List", frog made a list of everything he was going to do that day with the goal to mark each thing off the list as he...
09/14/2009
You can thank yourself for getting yourself to the level of success you currently enjoy. You know that to move your personal self or your career to the "next level", you'll HAVE to do something differently, RIGHT? What got you "here" won't get you "there". Do you believe that you can effect this ...
09/13/2009
Were the first things that popped into your head "material"? Or was it "World Peace"? "More love"? "More Money"? Doesn't really matter to ME what it is that YOU want. It DOES matter tremendously that YOU know what you want. Why are you here? How are you fulfilled? What is your BIG WHY? All this t...
09/10/2009
Yesterday Steve Schleutter - MAPS Coach and OP with Keller Williams Realty presented the "First step to BOLD" session to a hundred or so REALTORS here in Middle Tennessee. The message was loud and clear . . . There is NO time like the present to step up and be BOLD. Thought I'd share a few of my ...
09/09/2009
In this day, age, and time of quintessential connectivity through the internet . . . If you're counting on Buyer ignorance to help you sell your house . . . You're in trouble! The Home Buyers of today have access to statistical data that'll knock you out of the water if you are blowing smoke. Let...
09/08/2009
Guess what? We're not out of the woods yet. NOPE! The stories of frustrated Sellers and entangled Buyers continue to emerge. Sure, the past few months have been more liquid (more closings) than the few months prior, but is there relief for the weary yet? I'm not seeing it. While we ARE seeing mor...
09/08/2009
The title is a quote from an interview in Productive Magazine of Michael Bungay Stanier a highly regarded Canadian coach of personal productivity and life planning. Couldn't we all use a little improvement in THOSE areas of our lives? Micheal First got my attention with his infectious (viral) sho...
09/07/2009
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Stream of consciousness commentary on the real estate industry from the perspective of a Principal Real Estate Broker and Founder of Pareto REalty, LLC in Middlle Tennessee - Also a Career Development Coach with vast Organizational Development/Transformation training and experience - in the industry since 1993