This Week...The Golden Rule and a Normal Day

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Home Stager with Room Service Home Staging

This Week...The Golden Rule and a Normal Day

 

This week a post by Debe Maxwell reminded me of something we all learned as children...it was drummed into us almost from day one...The Golden Rule.

 

 

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.' Orison Swett Marden

I’ll be seeing Mini-me tonight and will ask her if she knows what it is. 

 

 

When I am faced with an action to take, I have done my best to follow that rule. I can’t lie and say I’ve always followed it or that it has been easy but we have to live by some kind of guiding principles. 

 

We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life. Edwin Markham



If you are a fan of N.C.I.S. and know Leroy Jethro Gibbs then you are aware of Gibbs rules. And you know what rule #9 is!!!! 

 

America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but restoration. Warren G. Harding



Myrl Jeffcoat and Anna Banana Kruchten CRS CRB, Phoenix Broker pondered on normalcy and it loosely tied in with the Golden Rule for me.

 

Normalcy is within us. For me, it is like a comfortable blanket that we crawl under when we’re tired or cold.

It is our home we gravitate to at the end of a long journey. 

 

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. Jane Austen

 



Have a wonderful weekend!

Comments (31)

Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

I love NCIS and watch all 3 of them.  My favorite being NCIS New Orleans.  I have enjoyed watching NCIS with Debb's Mom when I visited.  

Dec 19, 2020 07:53 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Kathy Streib ,

A wonderful thoughtful post incorporating so many wonderful quotes, thoughts and images. Can't wait to read a follow up post on your conversation with mini-me..it will be good. Thanks for the link to Gibbs Rules..awesome!

Dec 19, 2020 08:14 AM
Anna Banana Kruchten CRS, CRB, Phoenix Broker
HomeSmart Real Estate BR030809000 - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Hi Kathy normalcy is like being covered up with a soft cozy blanket! Mini me will be learning a new idea today. I look forward to hearing about it.

Dec 19, 2020 08:19 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
www.iCharlotteHomes.com | The Maxwell House Group | RE/MAX Executive | (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The right Charlotte REALTOR!

Love Gibbs Rules also and thank you for the mention, Kathy. The quote that struck a chord with me is 

"We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life." Edwin Markham

I am also anxously awaiting the conversation - I know you are going to masterfully teach this very important lesson!

Dec 19, 2020 08:49 AM
Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
Superior Service!

Good morning Kathy Streib so does this mean that your mini me is getting a knife for Christmas?  (Gibbs rule number 9)

Dec 19, 2020 09:16 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
GreatWest Realty - Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Real Estate Agent

I'm always inspired by your photos, Kathy!  And, your thoughts too!

Dec 19, 2020 10:11 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
GreatWest Realty - Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Real Estate Agent

CONGRATULATIONS Kathy, on having this blog FEATURED in the PHOTOS group!

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Dec 19, 2020 10:11 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Hi Ed Silva I always wonder how he gets away with slapping everyone's heads. 

Carol Williams I started writing out my own set of rules but need to add and edit them. 

Donald Urschalitz I like all three of the NCIS shows but the original is still my favorite. 

Dec 19, 2020 10:55 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Wayne Martin for me the Golden Rule is the basis for my actions. 

Nina Hollander we made one batch of Four o'clocks and will be working on more today!!!  I have to make an appetizer for tonight. (very small family gathering for my niece's virtual MBA ceremony.)

Dec 19, 2020 10:57 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

So true Grant Schneider we have to see things from someone else's eyes. 

Kat Palmiotti I actually do almost always follow Rule #9. 

Michael Jacobs I can't wait to ask her. I did hear that she and some other wee ones at school got into it over Santa. From what the teacher told my niece, she may have a career as an attorney. 

Dec 19, 2020 11:00 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Hi Raymond Henson, SRES, GRI I don't think we can ever go wrong if we do our best to follow that rule and in business, to put ourselves in our client's shoes. 

Hi Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD I enjoy procedural law and order, cops etc shows. (besides football)

Dec 19, 2020 11:06 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Hi Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS that is a very kind thing to say. Thank you. 

Sharon Lee that one has always been #3 for me but I still like them all. 

Dec 19, 2020 11:08 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR I need to make a mental note or else I'll forget!!!   

Anna Banana Kruchten CRS CRB, Phoenix Broker I think that one of my niece's kids has my blanket from when I was a kid. 

Dec 19, 2020 11:10 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Debe Maxwell, CRS I love that quote as well. We know it but it's important to live by it. 

Rocky Dickerson LOL...not yet!!! And when she gets one it will have to be pink!!!  Total girl. 

Dec 19, 2020 11:12 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kathy,

What a lovely post!  We agree with you.  We even drive the speed limit by setting our cruise control, just because we do not want to add more stress by looking our the Highway Patrol...and kindness and compassion...A

Dec 19, 2020 11:12 AM
Kathy Streib
Room Service Home Staging - Delray Beach, FL
Home Stager - Palm Beach County,FL -561-914-6224

Myrl Jeffcoat Thank you so much for the feature in your group. 

Dec 19, 2020 11:13 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster REALTORS®, Gainesville, VA - Bristow, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

The Golden Rule never goes out of fashion.  More people need to live by it.

Dec 19, 2020 12:46 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy like you said the Golden Rule may not always be easy to follow, but you can never go wrong following it.

Dec 19, 2020 04:26 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR
Exceptional Agents, Outstanding Results

Morning Kathy.

In my former profession I saw little of the Golden Rule, now it is everywhere I see,

Dec 20, 2020 12:32 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Kathy:

What a wonderful, and inspiring photo filled with great wisdom and beautiful photos. I particularly liked Markham's quote about the Golden Rule - right on target!!

Jeff

Dec 20, 2020 02:01 PM

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