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Being a former journalism student in high school and later as my first major in college, I was exposed to the following when writing a story:Who – Identifies the people involved in the storyWhat – Identifies the existing story or future storyWhere – Identifies the locationWhen – Identifies the ti...
12/13/2024
The words of Sam Walton still ring true and maybe even more so in today’s real estate market.“There is only one boss.  The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”Then Peter Drucker builds upon the foundation of Wa...
12/12/2024
The words of the great Greek philosophers often surface at the most unexpected times."Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher and philosophy begins in wonder." SocratesThese words by Socrates brought to mind the comments by Michael Jacobs  as well as those by Endre Barath, Jr. . Both are philosoph...
12/11/2024
Many real estate agents have heard “Selling real estate is easy money” or something similar to that. However, professional real estate agents know that selling real estate is not easy nor is it simple. Each real estate transaction is unique beginning with the individuals who are parties to the tr...
12/11/2024
Earlier on Strategic Thinking Countdown Day 24 possibly you started reviewing your real estate results for the current year. Now it is time to dig a little deeper by looking at current marketing efforts: Market Segment such as Vacant Land, Residential Properties which may be further separated int...
12/10/2024
Hope is a word we hear often. I recently came across this quote and had to ponder it. "Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still."Thales of Miletus, Greek philosopherFor me, the Christmas season is the second season of Hope for me. The first s...
12/09/2024
Many in business, from the small business owners to the CEO’s of corporate entities, know of the SWOT Analysis. S=Strengths W=Weaknesses O=Opportunities T=Threats. This is a simple though not necessarily easy task.Over 20 years ago, I was certified as an Attribute Index consultant. This psychomet...
12/09/2024
Often professional real estate agents become so focused working IN their real estate practices, they fail to work ON their practices.  Taking time to Assess and Clarify is essential before agents can Execute (ACE) if those agents want to make the future better than the past. For some, this is ref...
12/08/2024
Possibly one may remember the TV series Mission Impossible.  The top agency agent portrayed by Peter Graves, would receive a self destructing tape message about the mission if the agent would decided to accept it.  The message would specifically state what had to be achieved (who, what, where, wh...
12/07/2024
For many, vision is the first step when engaging in a strategic thinking and planning process. In my workbook Triage Business Planning, I include this short story.Alice in Wonderland comes across the Cheshire Cat sitting in the tree where there are several paths. She politely asks the Cat “Which ...
12/06/2024
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