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The Goals We Attain are often Sweeter when they're harder won.
I wrote a post about winning after I watched the Nick Nolte movie Blue Chips.  It was more than a basketball movie, and one that showed us the importance of how you play the game. In his closing speech, Nolte's character looks back and recalls his favorite game.  It wasn't the one they had just won with his star players... no it was the one they'd played the year before with average players.  What was so memorable was that these players gave their all and played the best they could.  This is what meant the most and was so memorable  to Nolte's character...
Haven't we all been playing our game under tough conditions?  Poor economy... fewer buyers.... falling home prices... short sales.... rising gas prices... businesses closing. 
It's easy to win when optimal conditions exist, when its a no-brainer.  But for the last few years, most of us have had to struggle to play a game we thought we knew.  Many have had to play with new players- Short Sales and Foreclosures.  We've had to learn new skills, find new resources for leads and clients, discover new avenues for revenue generation. 
And yet, I hear daily of Realtors, Stagers, ... more

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