I have caught myself in many business and personal situations saying to myself,"Life Will Surprise You Sometimes"There are two categories of these surprises, bad ones and good ones. I try not to dwell on the bad ones too long, someone dying suddenly, disappointment, not meeting expectations, thin
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03/12/2016
I have written in the past about the importance of Disconnect Zones or periods in the day where you"unplug" from your phone but what about asking, Tool or Toy?Today's powerful phone IS a computer more than a phone and if you are on it all the time HOW do you get anything ELSE done?I think yo
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03/07/2016
There is a concept in advertising that pushes the bounds of exaggeration and deception called PUFFERY. In looking at things presented to you, products or services, a real estate property, a real estate agent, a hamburger, a hair cut place, WHAT are they telling you? Promotion or a lie?Puffery is
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03/05/2016
In our regular world and also the real estate world, don't believe everything you read. It brings to mind the thought to be a better critical thinker in all things you read, hear, and even see. Is it fact or opinion, real or an illusion, clarity or trickery? Especially all you may read on the INT
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02/29/2016
In real estate sometimes the service a client gets from an agent who represents them is nothing short of BAD. Not to besmirch or single out any individual in particular but this comes from a variety of reasons: the barrier to the industry education and experience wise is too low laziness, and poo
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02/24/2016
Happy Valentine's Day everyone. I used to say for men at least, the most highly stressful day of the year for them on relationships or lack thereof. But I have since gone back to my third grade roots and WE ALL should celebrate ALL our friendships, mild love, deep love relationships we have with
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02/13/2016
I have always said in a real estate transaction, there are four main parties, buyer, buyer agent, seller, seller agent. True, there are ALL the other parties, lenders, inspectors, appraisers, settlement companies, stagers, etc. but these four are like the oarsmen in a boat.It has fascinated me AL
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01/31/2016
With the current spate of winter weather hitting various parts of the country and the warnings that we are all gonna die, I thought, well not all of us. It is funny watching approaching snow storms, and the grocery store shelves being emptied of milk and bread. Panic drives behavior crazy at time
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01/22/2016
Happy New Year everyone. Sorry I have not written too much of late, doing that recharge with friends and family over the holidays. Thinking of achieving those goals for the next 12 months, HERE is a tip:Starve your distractions. Feed your focus.It really is a sorting into those two buckets. What
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01/08/2016