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Clear Space For 2017

By Nicole Mangina | December 30, 2016

“Keeping baggage from the past will leave no room for happiness in the future” Wayne L. Misner 2017 is hours away. A blank slate of hope and possibility. Are you ready? We usually think we are, but in reality we are holding on to the past. This makes it’s hard to create  space for something new…

Make Your Goals About Experiences vs Stuff

By Nicole Mangina | December 23, 2016

“A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions” Ralph Waldo Emerson Isn’t that the whole point of setting goals? To become more tomorrow than we are today. Typically we focus on things when we set goals. Money, objects, etc. We think that if we focus on them, the rest…

They Said They’re Thinking About It, Now What?

By Nicole Mangina | December 16, 2016

“I’m thinking about buying something next year” or “We’ll probably sell next year” Chances are it’s a phrase you will hear often at holiday gatherings these next 2 weeks. When they say this you think to yourself, “Hurray, I’ve got a live one!”. Someone that could be a client. This is awesome! And then panic…

Be Open To A New Outcome

By Nicole Mangina | December 1, 2016

  This week’s video is an follow up to Embrace Your Try. The courage to Try requires that you believe there is a chance it will work this time. Today’s video gives you 5 tips to help you get moving, and open up to new results. One bonus tip that isn’t in the video: Imperfect…

Embrace Your Try

By Nicole Mangina | November 18, 2016

Yoda once said, “do or do not, there is no try”. I whole heartedly believed that … until last week. Valerie Garcia turned my definition of the word Try on it’s head. And my world will never be the same. Yoda’s definition of try is essentially: why bother. It’s failure wrapped in a pre-emptive excuse.…

To List Or Not To List, That Is The Question

By Nicole Mangina | November 3, 2016

It’s a common question this time of year. Between the election next week, and the holidays approaching, we all want to know how it will affect the market. So what do you say if you have someone looking to sell right now? Is it better to act now, or wait for the Spring market, which is…

It Won’t Go The Way You Planned

By Nicole Mangina | October 28, 2016

And that is a good thing. Sometimes things happen with such a perfect message, that it’s too good not to share. Last weekend I was in Sedona with some girlfriends for a mediation retreat. I was so excited for this trip I could hardly stand it. I was looking forward to the retreat, but also…

Trust The Process And Throw Away The Clock

By Nicole Mangina | October 21, 2016

In today’s instant gratification world we often have a love / hate relationship with time. Especially right now. It’s the 4th quarter. If you still have room to go on your goals, your window of opportunity is closing. Time is my kryptonite. The more I focus on it, the more stressed I become, and the farther…

Time Hack To Get More Done

By Nicole Mangina | October 13, 2016

Hurray! You’re busy, everything that you’ve been doing is working. It’s awesome right? But now you have a new set of challenges. How do you keep it all going? Those things that made you successful are starting to slip. Suddenly the personal touch you have prided yourself on is getting outsourced, or worse, isn’t happening…

When Telling The Truth Means You Don’t Get Paid Today

By Nicole Mangina | September 30, 2016

Your client calls; they’ve found the perfect house and want to write an offer. Excellent! There’s just one problem. The house isn’t even remotely inline with what they said they wanted. It’s further from their family vs closer. It’s the wrong layout. The timing isn’t right. If they buy before they sell they run the…