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Monday Morning Motivator & Some Points to Ponder...

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Home Inspector with Complete Home Inspections, Inc. TN Lic#050

Monday Morning Motivator & Some Points to Ponder...

     "Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." ~ Will Rogers

     Procrastination. We are all guilty of it; especially when faced with that that task that is as much fun as a "sharp stick in the eye."

     We often sit like a bump on a log, waiting for an inspiration to strike. Then there are those times when we think we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and we slack off and wait. Don't wait too long, that light just might be that speeding train...


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Comments (16)

Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

You're so right Michael...don't want any time to pass me by at this point..off to ponder..thanks

Jul 25, 2010 11:59 PM
Paddy (Patricia) Pizappi
Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty - Pine Bush, NY
Real Estate Associate Broker Hudson Valley NY

Morning Michael.  Thanks for the kick in the butt!  Hi Ho it's off to chase the light I go.  Have a great week.

Jul 26, 2010 12:09 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Michael-I woke up this morning and realized that the stack of files on my desk needed attention.  Thanks for reminding me to move it this morning.

Jul 26, 2010 12:20 AM
Marian Goetzinger
Pine Knoll Shores Realty 252-422-9000 - Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Crystal Coast Real Estate NC

Good Morning Michael.  I love these short and sweet motivations.  Thanks for posting them.  I have suggested this one for a feature.  I hope Active Rain will always feature motivational things.  We all need them. 

I just love Will Rogers and can't believe I hadn't heard this one.

Jul 26, 2010 01:00 AM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Ginny, thanks for stopping by. I need to get off the computer and get some work done...

Paddy, l need to kick my butt off this box. I see the light, I feel the rumble...

Cindy, I hope you make it through your stack of folders...

Marian, Thank You, and tanks for the suggestion... 

Jul 26, 2010 01:19 AM
June Piper-Brandon
Coldwell Banker Realty - Columbia, MD
Creating Generational Wealth Through Homeownership

Michael, I love this.  So many great agents are frozen or paralyzed by the news of this bad real estate market we are in.  They are sitting in the middle of the track with all the right tools but because someone somewhere has said that this is a terrible market they aren't doing anything.   I wrote 39 contracts last week.  I feel like a one armed paper hanger at a paper hanging contest.  What's everyone else doing?

Jul 26, 2010 03:18 AM
Kim Darling
Keller Williams Westland Realty BRE# 01864461 - Fresno, CA
CRS,GRI, "Your Home Team" Fresno/Clovis Homes

Thanks Michael, of course I looked for your Monday motivational for my first blog read of the week!!! I see the light and am going towards it, and looking forward to being in it soon.  This week, I have to take the next plunge and start making those phone calls to my SOI.  It's the one part of prospecting I dread, but I know it's needed, so I'm ready to make my calls this week!!!

Jul 26, 2010 04:34 AM
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Wow June! That is totally awesome! 39 Contracts - You rock girl...

Kim, Thanks. I dread making phone calls too but it is a necessary part of the business...

Jul 26, 2010 04:38 AM
Lori Cofer
Beasley Realty - Moscow, ID
REALTOR, Moscow Idaho Real Estate

Thanks for the quote ...  I'm a go, go, go person -- a workaholic .. lol

 

Lori Cofer

Jul 26, 2010 09:30 AM
Renée Donohue~Home Photography
Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI
Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer

Oh sad face!  Procrastination is my best motivator ;)

Jul 26, 2010 11:54 AM
Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Procrastination is something that can kiil all of your previous efforts to get something accomplished.  There are days that we need to push ourself past the urge to sit and wait.

Jul 26, 2010 12:00 PM
Carl Winters
Canyon Lake, TX

Superman has Arrived. Never know what to expect.

I sometimes drag my fee and that does not sit well with Ceil; she wants things done and over with and then on to something else. Her favorite saying ... GET'ER DONE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY WITH IT LATER.

Jul 26, 2010 03:16 PM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

Michael, thanks for putting on some clothes.  Now I can pay attention to your blogs. 

Jul 26, 2010 03:32 PM
John Cannata
214-728-0449 http://TexasLoanGuy.com - Frisco, TX
Texas Home Mortgage - Purchase or Refinance

So true... speak it brother!! :-)  Some people do just wait around and figure that eventually things will work out or that the buyer, client, etc will just come pounding on their door when they are ready....

Jul 26, 2010 05:12 PM
Jay Lloyd
Cape Coral Florida - Cape Coral, FL
Allpro Home Inspection

Hi Michael (superman and great motivator), One of my favs is "Early to bed, Early to rise, Work like hell, and Advertise"  ...Ted Turner   ....jay

Jul 26, 2010 08:12 PM
Diane Williams
Pell City, AL

Michael, good motivator, sometimes if we sit and wait it will never happen. We need to go out on a limb and make it happen. Nice quote and beautiful picture.

Jul 27, 2010 11:48 AM