preparation: The Time Will Come - 11/18/17 01:46 PM
The Time Will Come 
“Prepare! The time will come when winter will ask
 what you were doing all summer.”
Henry Clay 1777 – 1857, Former Speaker of the House of
Representatives, American Lawyer, Planter and Statesman
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . . .
The time will come
 
The time will come . . . . that the level of your preparation will come to the surface. At that point you are either prepared for what you have to do . . . . or you’re not.
 
A lack of preparation in what you have to do . . . . comes at steep … (12 comments)

preparation: What You Do in Practice - 10/08/17 07:36 AM
What You Do in Practice
 “Don’t do anything in practice that you wouldn’t
do in a game.”
George Halas 1895 – 1983, Football Player, Coach and
Founder of the Chicago Bears
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
What you do in practice
 
Practice for a sports team is the preparation for the game.
 
Practice . . . . and coaching in the real estate industry is preparing for show time . . . . The face to face encounter between the real estate professional and the customer.
 
A real estate professional first has to get it right in practice in order to get … (10 comments)

preparation: When You’re Not Practicing - 09/23/17 06:09 PM
When You’re Not Practicing 
“When you’re not practicing, remember that someone
somewhere is practicing, and when you next meet
him he will win.”
Ed Macauley 1928 – 2011, American Professional
Basketball Player
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
When you’re not practicing
 
Perfect practice . . . . makes you better . . . .
 
The lack of perfect practice . . . . makes you susceptible to achieving less than your desired results.
 
When you’re not practicing . . . .  and your competition is.  Your losing your strategic business advantage . . . . and your competition will gain on you. Unless … (5 comments)

preparation: An Important Key to Self-Confidence - 08/27/17 08:19 PM
An Important Key to Self-Confidence  
“One important key to success is self-confidence.
An important key to self-confidence
 is preparation.”
Arthur Ashe 1943 – 1993, America Professional Tennis Player,
He won r Grand Slam Titles, First Black Selected to the
Davis Cup Team, The only Blackman to Win a Singles
Title at Wimbledon
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
An important key to self-confidence
 
When you’re prepared you will have self-confidence in your-self . . . . and in your actions.
 
You will go into what you’re doing with a high degree of confidence . . . . and with the expectation that you will be … (10 comments)

preparation: Your Training - 07/23/17 09:35 PM
Your Training
“We do not rise to the level of our expectations.
We fall to the level of our training.”
Archilochus 650 BC, Greek Soldier, Poet
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Your training
 
Perfect training makes you better . . . .
 
The level of your training will come to the surface in key situations in your life and business. You will have to draw on your training . . . . in working with buyers. On a listing appointment . . . . in closing a sale . . . . and in overcoming a challenging situation in the business … (14 comments)

preparation: Learning Will Attract New Business Opportunities - 06/28/17 03:34 AM
Learning Will Attract New Business Opportunities
“Those who embrace learning will attract new
 business opportunities.”
Lou Ludwig Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Tips, Speaker, Trainer and Author
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . . .
Learning will attract new business opportunities
 
Those who embrace learning will attract new business opportunities . . . . and success in the future. While the non-learner will no longer be able to . . . .  effectively compete for new business opportunities.
 
The person that commits themselves to continuous learning will acquire the skills . . . . and techniques necessary to successfully compete in a changing business environment. … (11 comments)

preparation: A Dream Come True - 06/10/17 07:03 AM
A Dream Come True
 “Playing baseball is not real life. It’s a fantasy world . . . .
 It’s a dream come true.”
Dale Murphy, Professional Baseball Player
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
A dream come true
 
I had the opportunity to watch Dale Murphy play baseball . . . . He played the game with passion . . . . and he made the challenging things look easy.
 
He made things look easy as a result of his dictation to the game . . . .  and to his career. He trained hard . . . . he worked hard … (8 comments)

preparation: The Ability to Meet Your Life’s Situations - 06/04/17 04:55 PM
 
The Ability to Meet Your Life’s Situations
 “Education and training combined with preparation will give
you the ability to meet your life’s situations.”
Lou Ludwig Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
The ability to meet your life’s situations
 
Your educations and training becomes an enormous resource to you on your success journey. You will be able to draw on your education and training . . . . to put it to good use . . . . as you need it.
 
Your education and training . . . . will be … (1 comments)

preparation: Luck . . . . Sure - 05/20/17 09:05 PM
Luck . . . . Sure
 “Luck? Sure only after long practice and only with
the ability to think under pressure.”
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1911 - 1956, Founder of the LPGA,
Golf, Basketball and Track and Field Athlete
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Luck . . . . Sure
 
Luck is the result of hard work . . . . long hours of practice . . . . and developing your skills to a fine edge.
 
Luck is being in a position that you prepared yourself for . . . . and coming through as a result of your … (7 comments)

preparation: Take the . . . . Initiative - 05/15/17 05:54 AM
Take the . . . . Initiative 
“You’ve got to take the initiative and play your game
decisive set, confidence is the difference”
Chris Evert, Former #1 Professional Tennis Player,
Won 18 Grand Slam Single Championships and
3 Double Titles
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Take the . . . . initiative
 
In your business endeavors pursue then with a plan to succeed . . . . and work your plan to create successful results.
 
When Chris Evert went into a tennis match . . . . she went into the match with a plan to win the match . . . … (10 comments)

preparation: Hard Work Makes it Look Easy - 05/13/17 07:09 AM
Hard Work Makes it Look Easy
 “Hard work made it easy. That’s my secret.
That is why I win.”
Nedia Comaneci, Romanian Olympic Gold Medalist
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Hard work makes it look easy
 
The time invested in preparation makes what do look easy.
 
In preparation you work at doing it right . . . . you may have to work that same thing a 100 time or more before you get it right. Preparation is hard work . . . . investing an endless amount of time . . . . and effort to be at your … (7 comments)

preparation: Success is Won - 04/29/17 08:51 PM
Success is Won
 “Success is won by those who believe in winning and
then prepare for this moment. You were meant
 to be here. The moment is yours.”
Herb Brooks 1937 – 2003, Coached the United States
Olympic Hockey Team to a Gold Medal in 1980
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Success is won
 
1980 United States Olympic hockey team won the gold medal on the ice of the 1980 Olympics.
 
What earned the team the Olympic Gold medal was the preparation leading up to the games . . . . The team was not considered to be a front runner . … (14 comments)

preparation: Makes Things Look Easy - 03/16/17 05:50 AM
Makes Things Look Easy
 “Preparation . . . . and hard work makes thing look easy.”
Lou Ludwig Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
 
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Makes things look easy
 
The level of your preparation will make all the difference.
 
It will determine if you see the opportunity . . . . or it slips away unnoticed.
 
It will determine if you grasp the opportunity . . . . and maximize it . . . or if you miss the opportunities potential.
 
Opportunities come and go . . . . When your prepared you will grasp … (9 comments)

preparation: Knowing You Did Your Best - 02/11/17 08:39 PM
Knowing You Did Your Best
 “Success Comes from knowing you did your
best to become the best that your
 capable of becoming.”
John Wooden 1910 -2010, American Basketball Coach
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Knowing You Did Your Best
 
In doing your best . . . . you can still come up short . . . . Miss a goal . . . . or flat out have to do it over. Life can be hard . . . . and there will be times that you gave your best . . . . and things just don’t work out.
 
They are … (14 comments)

preparation: The Will to Prepare to Succeed Matters - 01/15/17 07:17 AM
The Will to Prepare to Succeed Matters
“The it’s not the will to win that matters – everyone has that.
It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.”
Paul “Bear” Bryant 1913 -1983 American Football Coach
at the University of Alabama
  
 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The will to prepare to succeed matters
 
Preparation is a cornerstone to any successful endeavor.
 
Successful people . . . . don’t leave their future to chance. They prepare themselves to succeed . . . . In their preparation they increase their potential of creating successful results . . . . and achieving their … (10 comments)

preparation: Preparation is the Key - 11/05/16 01:16 PM
Preparation is the Key
“Preparation is the key. . . . in both sports and business.
Successful teams prepare to win . . . . and successful
business professionals prepare to succeed.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
 
 
As I see it
Preparation is the key
 
you have two choices when you faced with a challenge. One is you can be prepared for the challenge . . . . and face it head on. Or you can let the challenge control you.
 
When you’re willing to face your challenges . . . . and commit yourself to overcoming them You grow beyond … (11 comments)

preparation: Preparation Creates Confidence - 05/30/16 04:09 AM
Preparation Creates Confidence
“Fools worry: The wise prepare.”
Duane Alan Hahn, Writer   
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Preparation Creates Confidence   
 
Preparation creates confidence in the person . . . . and the lack of preparation creates doubt.
 
The person that prepared operates within their confidence zone . . . . and will move forward with a sense of self-assurance in their actions. They will have the self-confidence to make the tough decisions . . . . and choices that will be needed to achieved the desired outcome.
 
A person that prepares themselves is prepared to respond to the varied conditions … (6 comments)

preparation: Preparation is the Winner’s Edge - 03/18/16 09:45 AM
Preparation is the Winner’s Edge
“Success depends upon previous preparation
and without such preparation
their is sure to be failure.”
Confucius   
 
Preparation is the edge . . . . that winner create to succeed.
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Preparation the winner’s edge
 
Preparation becomes the difference between a person succeeding . . . . or failing. The margin of success can be measured in a very thin slice but that thin slice is enough to propel the person into the winners circle.
 
The difference in a person’s reaching the winner’s circle . . . . is their commitment to preparation. That … (6 comments)

preparation: The Level of Your Preparation Makes the Difference - 12/03/15 01:01 AM
The Level of Your Preparation Makes the Difference 
“Success depends upon previous preparation
and without such preparation
their is sure to be failure.”
Confucius   551 BC to 470 BC, Chinese Teacher,
Editor, Politician and Philosopher
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The level of your preparation makes the difference
 
The difference in a person’s preparation . . . . becomes the difference between one’s success or failure.
 
A prepared person has prepared themselves for their success journey . . . . and the contingencies that they encounter on their success journey. When a person is prepared . . . . they know with … (11 comments)

preparation: Prepare Yourself and Look Forward with Optimism - 11/10/15 01:32 PM
Prepare Yourself and Look Forward with Optimism
“Before anything else, preparation is the key to succeed.”
Alexander Graham Bell 1847 – 1922, Scottish-Born
Scientist, Inventor, Engineer, Innovator
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Prepare your and look forward with optimism 
 
Prepare yourself for your future success . . . . and look forward to the future with optimism.
 
Maximize the value of each new each day . . . . By investing in preparation for your future success . . . . And in the productive activities that will move you in the direction of successfully achieving your objectives.
 
Live each day … (16 comments)

 
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Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

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