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2011
It's not the volume of words that someone speaks that is important. It's what they actually say: A man joined a monastery and took a vow of silence in which he was allowed to say two words every seven years. After the first seven years passed, the Abbot allowed him to speak his two words. He ope...
05/31/2011
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Have you ever started working with a buyer as their second Realtor? They've already been out and seen houses with another agent and, for one reason or another, it didn't work out. Now it's your turn to help them find a house. Let's start with a story that illustrates my thinking this morning: ...
05/30/2011
An agent was relating a conversation he had with his two-year old son. They'd been teaching the child about where he lived and the discussion went somewhat like this: "Where does mommy live?" "Minneapolis." "Where does Grandma live?" "Baltimore." "Where does Grandpa live?" "Baltimore." "And where...
05/29/2011
Here's something that would never happen today: As an airliner was flying over Arizona on a clear day and the copilot was providing his passengers with a running commentary about landmarks over the PA system. "Coming up on the right, you can see the famous Meteor Crater, which is a major tourist ...
05/28/2011
It's human nature to assume that something which is repeated will continue and something that continues long enough is assumed to be a "right." A street vendor sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents each. Every day a man would leave his office building at lunch time and when he passed the ...
05/27/2011
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Communication with others can always pose problems. Here's an example of an unintended result based on one person assuming that their intent was clear to the other person: A young lady acquaintance says, "It was our second anniversary, and my husband sent me flowers at the office. He told the fl...
05/26/2011
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How are you at communicating? Realtors are in a relationship business and communication skills are a necessity. Here's an example of what I'm getting at: The Sunday sermon had gone on and on - and on and a little girl, who really had been trying to behave herself, knew that after the sermon, th...
05/25/2011
Metro Orlando surpassed New York City as the most visited city in the United States in 2010. Last year there was a record-breaking 51 and one-half million visitors to The City Beautiful. This is the first time a U.S. travel destination drew more than 50 million annual visitors. This record was ...
05/24/2011
Here's a story about making assumptions which caused me to laugh in kind of a shocked mode when I first heard it. It's got the potential to make sensitive people upset, so remember, it's just a joke. A carpet layer was installing carpet and had finished a room when he decided to step outside for...
05/24/2011
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It always helps to know whom to talk to when you're trying to make a sale. To wit: A salesman called a potential client only to have the phone answered by a young boy. He asked the lad if he could speak to his father. He replied that his father was not home. "Well, then, could I speak to your mo...
05/23/2011
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