Posts by Nicole Mangina
What Is Your Frog?
Outliers, The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is a great writer. He is able to relay very relevant information in such a way that it captures your attention and makes the process of reading his book very enjoyable. He is also the author of the Tipping Point and Blink. In Outliers, Malcolm researches what is really behind successful people and how…
Read MoreBe Spontaneous
This past weekend was the Thanksgiving holiday and I must say, it was probably the best one that I have ever had. We did lots of great things. I checked out the Macy’s parade on Friday morning which was incredibly cool, we went downtown Seattle as a family for the tree lighting and rode the…
Read MoreNinja Mom’s Meeting, November 2009
Thank you to everyone that joined in at the last Ninja Mom’s meeting and for all of the wonderful ideas that you shared! The general topic of the day was: “What have you done outside of the box this year?” which sparked lots of great conversation. Here are some of the things that we talked…
Read MoreTick-Tock, Tick-Tock, Pick Up The Phone And Make Those Calls
Thanksgiving is next week, which means that there are about 6 weeks left in 2009. What you do now will determine how your 2010 goes with your business. Now is the time to be calling your clients to touch base and ask FORD questions and getting together with people and sending note cards letting people…
Read MoreAn Update And Twist On The Client Happy Hours
Kelly, a fellow agent in the Seattle area shared with us a few weeks ago, her system for doing quarterly happy hours with her clients. It started as an opportunity for her clients to swing by, say hello and get any Real Estate of lending questions answered in the meantime. Her first few were very successful,…
Read MoreCould Time Blocking Actually Work?
For years people have been advocating time blocking. Virtually every coach I have ever had and every class I have taken swears that in order to be successful you need to block your time. Well after almost 14 years in Real Estate, I have yet to see the light. For those of you not completely…
Read MoreA Great Idea For Your Kids
My sister in law, Suzanne, is incredibly creative. She makes these amazing scrap books for the kids that are so thoughtfully put together with all sorts of fun embellishments. She has started a tradition that she does one for each of her nieces and nephews and they get it on their 16th birthday. They always…
Read MoreThings Have A Funny Way Of Working Out
When the boys were babies I was really caught up in proving to myself and the world that I could do it all. Yes, I had a child, but I could still do just as much business as I have ever done. So we got a nanny and off to work I went. I would…
Read MoreMeet Allison Simson, Ninja Mom Of The Month November 2009
I am so honored to have Allison Simson with Summit Real Estate in Dillon, Colorado contribute to the Ninja Moms blog with her interview this month. Not only was she recommended by Larry Kendall himself, so you know that she is a true Ninja, but she was so completely honest and open in her responses. Here…
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