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Mike Jones (aka "Mike in Tucson") emailed me last week - seems he's been touching base with past Rainers and encouraging them to come back and post on the network.  I promised Mike I'd make my "comeback post" within the week.  I'm three days behind already, and I've been thinking about posting si...
04/20/2009
I was watching Tyra Banks the other night.  (No, I didn't have anything better to do.)  Steve Harvey was a guest on the show, and he started talking about a mentoring program he was working on with Disney.  He said that the first thing he told the kids in the program was that they could either be...
01/01/2008
I was reading a book a few weeks ago, and the author mentioned something that really stuck with me.  I've always heard that we should break down our goals into steps.  Do you want one listing?  You'll need to go on three listing appointments.  Want three appointments?  You'll need nine warm leads...
01/01/2008
I know, I know.  I'm outcasted (new word), ditched, left out in the cold of the blogging world (not really, it's 70 degrees here).  I haven't blogged in a month.  Gasp.  No!  The filth coming out of my mouth (I mean keyboard)!  Yes, it is true, and after all that talk of consistency.  I should be...
12/12/2007
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When I first decided to go into business for myself, I had big plans in mind.  My vision was to create something Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey big.  For me, at the time, that's what business was all about.  It was million dollar deals and paychecks bigger than you could imagine.  It...
11/16/2007
I posted a while back about tools that keep me organized.  One of the tools I mentioned was my "recipe box," which helps keep my meals in order for cooking throughout the week.  In case you missed it, here's a description of my recipe box. "I keep all my favorite recipes (but just the ingredients...
10/22/2007
I have a bad habit of forgetting to check in with my favorite bloggers here at AR.  I don't mean to forget.  I just don't think of it.  I'd have to write myself a "forwarding note" to check in every day.  That's what I have to do with my blog.  I have a reminder in my Google Calendar that emails ...
10/10/2007
You probably know by now that organization is my weakness, so I have to stay on top of it or my office and life turn upside down.  That's why I rely heavily on certain applications and tools to keep me organized.  Here's my short list.  (Side note: This list is constantly being revised.  If I fin...
04/02/2007
I spent the morning outside, cleaning my bird's cage and re-potting some of my plants.  I had an old and (what I thought to be) empty flower pot that was upside-down by my back porch.  I picked it up from the bottom (its bottom) with both hands, and out poured a huge ant bed.  The pot is at least...
03/31/2007
Do you remember this game from when you were younger?  All the players passed around cards, until eventually someone was left with the Old Maid.  Real estate transactions remind me of this game, except we don't just pass around the "Old Maid" with sly looks and smirks on our faces.  Instead, we p...
03/16/2007
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