We all get older. We have a range of ages here on Active Rain and consumers that read these blogs. But inevitably if you are lucky as Mr. Spock says from Star Trek to Live Long and Prosper you will slowly fall apart. From the Sound of Music, One Of My Favorite Things Is Laughing At Yourself. From
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07/12/2009
In thriving in these chaotic times in real estate there is a good question to ask yourself, How Good Are You At Turning Things Upside Down? Some are naturally good at stirring the pot and coming up with fresh ideas. Others of us live in very consistent and structured worlds. But creative thinking
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07/11/2009
This time of year many people pack their possessions for at least a week including the family dog and head out on vacation. Did you ever think Why Buying Houses Is Like A Summer Road Trip? Many common elements the agent like the driver handles like with his passengers, the clients. Be Happy. The
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07/11/2009
Many real estate brokerages are very civic and community minded giving back to the towns are areas they are involved with. In my particular company, Keller Williams, they have a KW Cares organization that requests donations from our closings to put forward to good use in the community and also or
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07/10/2009
There comes a time in your business you need to ask yourself Are You Getting Your Client's Attention? I'm talking prospective new clients here! Do they pause and ask if you are the one to serve them? Now while I know an Active Rainer or two who probably have this kind of Pink Hair and accessor
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07/09/2009
Sometimes you get your best thoughts of reflection after going intravenous with at least two cups of coffee at the beginning of the day. Are you more a day person or a night person? I am definitely more a night person, but live in both a forced morning and late night world. But sometimes to adapt
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07/08/2009
I got to thinking the other day how in schools across the land how technology keeps shaping our children's and young adult's lives. We may soon be hearing My Dog Ate My iPhone. That will be the excuse for the missing homework that was in an email, or saved as an image, or uploaded to a personal
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07/08/2009
There is a book out there that made me think, Will Active Rain and Social Networking Make You Live Longer? The book is Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. In it there is discussion of research done on the small rural Pennsylvania town of Roseto. The people there just die of old age, not heart attacks,
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07/07/2009