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2009
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My last blog I wrote about what keeps us going and giving 100% to our businesses. I believe that it takes more than just being commited and working hard. There are things that we must all learn to be able to stay focused and committed to real estate. I came across a quote that I found helps me...
08/30/2009
I chose a thought from our Nations past as today's thought. When he was President, John F. Kennedy hosted a dinner with I believe several Nobel Prize winners made the quote: "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White...
08/29/2009
I like to watch the TV Show Monk on USA Network. I find it to be well written and brilliantly acted. It is the highlight of my TV watching during the summer, well after the MLB All Star Game. Those that watch the show know that Mr. Monk is a brilliant detective that is afraid of, well everythi...
08/28/2009
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I have been spending some time categorizing my contacts through my Social Media. Okay, I have been on my Face book page grouping my networks, but it sounded a little better in the first sentence. I have noticed some things, first off, Facebook is addictive. The other thing that I noticed is th...
08/27/2009
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I have posted a lot of quotes about doors and windows, so I thought that I would post one more. It is from Robert Collier. "You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurabl...
08/26/2009
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The Utah Tax Review Commission which advises both the state legislature, and the Governor, are bringing up the idea of a tax on services provided. This is something that all Utahn's need to be aware of and need to contact their legislators to tell them that we can't afford another tax! This wil...
08/26/2009
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of Pete Rose's lifetime ban from baseball. I remember it clearly, I couldn't believe that the spark plug from my beloved "Big Red Machine" would be dumb nor arrogant enough to bet on baseball. As years go by, the truth has a way of finding it's way to light, and...
08/23/2009
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I came across this thought yesterday and found that in life, and especially in Real Estate it is very applicabale. The quote is by John B Gough, who if memory serves me correctly was a 19th Century religious leader in the United States. Here is the quote: "If you want to succeed in the world y...
08/23/2009
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I know that it is supposed to be speechless Sunday, but I just had to include one of the more famous draws to our area. The Parowan Gap Petroglyphs, they date back hundreds of years and experts have offered several opinions as to what they mean. I like the explanation that it is some sort of an...
08/23/2009
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I got thinking more about how things were going this year. So I ran our market data on sold properties from January 1, 2009 to today, August 23, 2009. I did a month to month comparison which showed some things that I expected, sales are up in the summer time here. I was also surprised by how m...
08/22/2009
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