Tom Ninness's (tomninness) Blog

  Keeping a Watchful Eye on Your Business  The year was 1900.  The first sign of any incoming storm came on August 28.  For the next few days, the storm would move across the Atlantic, growing in intensity moment by moment while going virtually undetected.  On September 8, the Category 4 hurrican...

Game bird hunters depend on their dogs. Each dog is carefully trained to sniff out the birds, vigilantly sending them to flight and then watching intently as their masters take a shot. When birds are hit, the dog immediately seeks it out for retrieval. A dog's natural instinct would be to grab th...

Speaking Lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.   In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, I decided to dedicate this week's letter to his incredible speech he gave on August 28, 1963.  Those that I coach and mentor, I emphasize the importance of speaking as it "ups" your chances to get clients, meet...

Happy New Year!!  A Quote from Lance Armstrong  "Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose."   Lance Armstrong (1971 - ) American cyclist7-time ...

"If at the end of each day, you can honestly say that you did your very best and that you intentionally choose excellence over mediocrity-you will achieve success beyond your wildest dreams".  -Author unknown. What do you want differently in 2010? Goal setting will be my focus this week.  For us...

What to focus at the end of the year Daily Prospecting It's hard to believe that we are in December.  I believe that December is the toughest month of the year to stay motivated and consistent in many areas of our business.  Number one would be prospecting.  You could have the mindset that everyo...

Take Time to Journal This Weekend  Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope that you had a wonderful time with friends and loved ones giving thanks, reminiscing, and most likely eating a bit too much food.  I heard on the news that the average American eats approximately 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving.  With ...

The "OP" Factor The buzz was "Other People's Money", OPM.  Real estate empires have been built on it, credit card companies issued credit based on it and banks used our money as the basis for questionable loans. OPM created a financial disaster. That doesn't mean, however, that OPM is obsolete.  ...

Good morning!! Mastermind Groups can change your business in many ways.  I have co-authored a book with Mark Boersma, my business coach for 14 years titled "Mastermind Magic".  We will be doing a Seven-Part Series and by clicking on the link below, you can learn more what we will be covering alon...

SUCCESS IS A CHALLENGE  "Challenge" is an understatement regarding the markets today.  Credit is tight, Wall Street flops up and down like a fish out of water and the mortgage industry is still reeling from recent regulations and changes.  Difficult? Yes.  Challenging? Definitely.  Impossible? No...