Carol Williams' Real Estate Marketing and Goal Setting Blog
As a retired agent, broker/owner, and property manager my blog is a menagerie of wisdom and ramblings from my career and life in general.
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2016
I have been to Arlington National Cemetary and it gives me goosebumps to think about how amazing it must look with all these wreaths. Thanks Lise Howe for this post. Santa's Elves were at it again this weekend. Or rather the wonderful people from Wreaths Across America. This year, 44,000 volunt...
12/18/2016
Can you distinguish the snowman from the snow woman?Last week-end I had the pleasure of spending part of an afternoon walking through the Geiser conservatory at Manito Park in Spokane, Washington. Every year they turn the greenhouse into a holiday wonderland of plants and Christmas lights. Entr...
12/17/2016
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"No amount of money will buy you credibility. You have to earn it."-Carol WilliamsActiveRain Rainmaker Lyn Sims posted a link today in the Q&A section, The link led to The Zillow Group Report On Consumer Housing Trends. Regardless of your opinion of Zillow, I encourage you to read this report, ...
12/16/2016
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Is there greater joy in giving or receiving help?Yesterday I wrote the post "Christmas Can Be The Most Difficult Time Of Year." In that post, I encouraged those who need help to seek it. In that spirit, I want to share a personal story about the blessing of asking for and/or receiving help.Ab...
12/15/2016
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"Christmas is the happ happ happiest time of the year."Christmas is NOT the happiest time of year for everyone. It can be downright difficult for many. According to the National Institude of Health: "Christmas is the time of year that people experience a high incidence of depression. Hospital...
12/14/2016
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Since I was gone most of last week, this round-up is a short one.Follow Your Heart: "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life..."What The Fudge: "Only I didn't say fudge. I said THE word..."If you missed this one last week, please check it out. It is a hilarious account of making ...
12/13/2016
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"Only I didn't say fudge. I said THE word. The big one. The queen mother of dirty words. The F_ _ _ word."-Ralphie from A Christmas StoryAbout 11 years ago I sold a new construction home to some newlyweds relocating from Reno, Nevada. For Christmas that year we received a lovely box of Christma...
12/07/2016
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"Up Up and Away."I have been retired from active real estate sales for about 5 years, so don't normally do market reports. However, I still keep an eye on the monthly Snapshot put out by Pacific Appraisal Associates in Wenatchee. Since agents in Wenatchee seem to currently be active in The Rain,...
12/06/2016
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"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll kn...
12/05/2016
Here is a round-up of my quotes and posts from last week. Click on the quote to access the complete post."Do not set goals based on what you want. Set goals based on who you want to become.""Have you ever thought of your blog as a financial planning tool?" "Learn from the past. Live for the ...
12/05/2016
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