William Piotrowski's Blog

 Selling Your Home During the HolidaysConventional wisdom used to be that trying to sell your home during the holiday season was a terrible idea. Real estate agents often counseled clients to take their homes off the market between Thanksgiving and New Year’s! Luckily, we know better now. By foll...

 How to be More Attractive and Likeable1. Treat other people with kindness and respect.2. Be generous and caring towards people that you meet.3. Don’t be preoccupied with yourself.4. Work on being a good listener.5. Take care of yourself, and develop confidence.6. Develop different interests, and...

 The Optimist’s Creed1. To be so strong and resilient that nothing will destroy your peace of mind.2. To offer love, hope and acceptance to every person you meet.3. To make all your friends feel they are special and valuable.4. To always look on the bright side of life, and to always believe that...

The best time to buy 15 big ticket itemsConsumers can see big savings by buying high priced items at the right time. Here’s what the shopping experts say...Airline Tickets You’ll get the lowest price for a domestic flight approximately 47 days in advance. The prime booking window is from 114-27 d...

 How to Improve your Productivity1. Plan your day in advance. That means you can get up and get started right away instead of frittering or wasting time. (Often writing a “to do list” is a useful idea.)2. Decide on your priorities, and do the most important things first.3. Also, do the hardest ta...

  7 Tips for Killing a Bad Mood1. Make the decision to be happy anyway.2. Fight the urge to give into your negative feelings.3. Smile – and fake it till your make it.4. Find something funny to laugh about.5. Do something thoughtful for somebody else.6. Move your body – and get some exercise.7. Li...

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 Going the Extra MileWhen walking a customer through the loan process, do you consider it working on a file, or building a relationship? That's the difference between transactional business and creating a customer for life. When you go the extra mile and take the time to develop a special connect...