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real estate: Tiger Woods wins again! Persistance though pain...
- 06/16/08 09:55 AM
I have never played a game of golf in my life, but I enjoy keeping up with a guy like Tiger Woods. Tiger was seeking his 14th majors win, all the while playing on a bad knee where he had surgery about two months ago. This is an incredible example to me of persistence even when the going gets tough! It took him 91 holes to win, but he finally did!
In real estate, here in Bryan and College Station TX, I find some parallels. To be successful, I have to have persistance and patience! Make that extra phone call, stay in … (7 comments)
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real estate: Live music at the Arkitex Studio in Downtown Bryan, TX
- 06/04/08 09:21 AM
I have been asked by the Arkitex Studio at 308 N. Bryan Ave. to play my classical guitar this Friday at 5:30 to 7:30pm for their "First Fridays" of the month. There will also be original art by Dick Davison.
The "First Friday" is a program by a local "association created to revitalize and maintain the commercial and aesthetic viability of the historic business district of Downtown Bryan" For more information go to www.downtownbryan.com In other words, one the first Friday of the month, local downtown businesses stay open later into the evening so people can come by and hear come live music, or eat … (1 comments)
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real estate: Preparation is key to success in Classical Guitar and Real Estate
- 05/06/08 03:41 AM
I found out last Tuesday that I would be playing my classical guitar on Thursday for a group of ~1,000 people at a conference that I was attending! Needless to say, that is not much time to prepare. So, I decide to play "What a Friend We have in Jesus", a hymn arrangement that wasn't too hard, and that I could polish up in a short amount of time. The piece went well and I wasn't nervous until the last chord!
In Real Estate, being prepared to answer a seller's objections, like, "How much commission do you charge?" or "I want to think about it." … (4 comments)
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real estate: Take a step backward, and get......perspective!
- 04/16/08 02:23 AM
Recently I was playing Table tennis with my brother Nekoda, we were having a good 'ol time, until he started beating me about as much as I was beating him! Normally, I don't have this problem, so I took a step backward to see if I could figure out what went wrong. Then it dawned on me...I had fixed the problem! I fixed it by taking a literal step back from the table while I was playing. This gave me more time to react to the spins that Nekoda was giving me. Consequently, I started winning pretty much all of the games!
In … (6 comments)
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real estate: Jugglers...otherwise know as Realtors!
- 02/29/08 06:50 AM
As I am becoming more familiar with my job as a real estate agent here in College Station, TX, I am realizing how much like juggling my job is. If it is not one thing, it is another...what with driving down the road, talking on the phone, writing down info. Or in the office, ending one conversation on your cell phone only to have to answer the office phone or respond to the myriad of emails. Quite the challenge but fun!
PS By the way, I actually can juggle three objects for about 15 to 20 seconds :)
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real estate: Buyers beware...Things not to do before you purchase a home
- 02/21/08 09:21 AM
I have been working with a young couple that wanted to buy a house here in Bryan College Station, TX. When they talked to the loan officer to get pre-approved, it came up that they recently bought a new car last month. This might have been okay except that the car dealer wound up pulling their credit score over a dozen times. As a result their credit score suffered.
The car is actually for a relative that is paying them cash, which in turn, they use to make the payment. Unfortunately, the loan officer has to have twelve months worth of cancel … (7 comments)
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real estate: No pain? No gain in guitar and real estate!
- 02/14/08 03:15 AM
I am continually being amazed by my guitar students' excuses for not practicing. And then they wonder "why am I not getting better, faster?" Some find the strings of the guitar to hurt their fingers as they play, others get too busy with "homework", while another student said, "my friends came over, so I went and played with them". Anything to get out of practice.
It is the same in Real Estate, if you don't put in the calls, follow-up with people, and do what you say you will do. How can you expect to get ahead in the real estate game! … (8 comments)
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real estate: Augustin Barrios and the Classical guitar
- 02/12/08 06:52 AM
One of my favorite composers for the classical guitar is Augustin Barrios. Barrios was born in 1885 in Paraguay, he was a phenomenal guitarist every bit as good as his contemporary "El Maestro" Andres Segovia. Currently when I am not helping people buy and sell homes here in College Station/Bryan, TX, I am learning a piece that Barrios wrote called the "Primavera-vals" (waltz) it has a very beautiful melody.
For those that might be interested in hearing his music, I would recommend buying David Russell's recording of Barrios' music, or John William's, either one is absolutely gorgeous. You should be able to find it in … (3 comments)
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real estate: Patience & Persistence with people, pays!
- 11/09/07 07:25 AM
I teach classical guitar lessons part time, and one thing that I have noticed is that for some students, I have to repeat myself two, three, or maybe even four different lessons for something that I am saying to sink-in. Finally if I repeat myself loud enough, often enough and long enough, it gets through to my students, and they will start remembering what they need to do differently, that is persistence! Now some of my students will start implementing what I have told them and get it the first time that I say something, that is always nice, but it … (7 comments)
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