attitude
Have You Thanked Your Customers Lately?
With the onslaught of social media and the digital age many people, myself included, lament the loss of humanization – that personal touch, face-to-face contact, handwritten notes and handshakes or hugs. In the interest of doing things faster and getting more accomplished in a shorter time, we tend to overlook the most important part of…
Read MoreImproving the Real Estate Market with Diligence & Sharing
Like many other real estate agents, I am often dismayed by the real estate news headlines, which consist of assaults on the housing market, with lots of dire predictions about where housing is headed. We see more positive stories nowadays, but they are still mixed in with overwhelming negative ones. We cannot begin to fix…
Read MoreWhat’s in Your Problem-Solving Tool Box?
A client told me a few days ago that I have one of the hardest jobs, and she doesn’t know how I do it every day. She was referring to the difficult situations I face daily in regards to short sales, short sale lenders, and getting buyers qualified to buy properties. There are some days,…
Read MoreThe Secrets to a Good Life (as Learned from Lori)
Today would have been my sister-in-law Lori’s 51st birthday. She was that person you knew who was always full of life, always laughing, creating, joking, happy. She loved to play pranks on her friends, to decorate and remodel homes, to plan. She was an amazing photographer, wife, mother, sister and friend. What I loved most…
Read MoreChange for the Better
Change. It is a powerful word that conjures up a plethora of emotions, from excitement to fear. The very idea of change can make you panic or it can energize you, but you shouldn’t let your response to change prevent you from making it, as you could end up missing out on some fantastic opportunities.…
Read MoreTo Whom are You Accountable?
To whom are you accountable? What popped into your head first – boss? Spouse? Friend? Yourself? I am amazed every day by people, and usually in a positive way. I believe that the majority of people are good, have big hearts and care about others, seek to do justice and hold themselves accountable. But of…
Read MoreQuitting Is So Easy
There are times in life where everyone feels the urge to give up – whether it be your job, a relationship, exercise routine, diet, or learning something. At those times it is easy to find a multitude of reasons why quitting would be so easy, and we tell ourselves this we can actually justify it.…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Bin Laden’s Death
As I watched the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death unfold last night I had, as did many others, mixed emotions. I was happy that a man who had such an evil mind, a man who killed people like they were no more than ants, will no longer be around to spread his toxic hatred.…
Read MoreWhat Song are YOU Singing?
I was listening to a Journey song recently and one phrase in particular struck me and got me thinking: “some were born to sing the blues.” Have you ever thought about this? We all have songs that we sing, songs that can describe us. They may not have a title and may not even have…
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