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You Can Find Great Ideas In The Most Random Places

By Nicole Mangina | October 23, 2009

This is one of those posts about being present.  It is easy to get so caught up in checking things off the to do list that you are not paying attention to where you actually are.  I admit it, I have had days where I dreaded running into someone that I know because catching up…

A Follow Up To The Client Happy Hour

By Nicole Mangina | October 22, 2009

As I was talking with Kelly this week to let her know that I had posted the information about the Real Estate happy hour on the blog she shared with me a twist that they are doing for the next one that they do.  This one will focus on those clients they have who own…

A Great Way To Connect With Your Clients

By Nicole Mangina | October 19, 2009

I was chatting with my good friend and fellow Realtor Kelly Pangborn the other day and she was kind enough to share with me something that has been very successful for her this year.  We are always looking for ways to stay connect to our clients, but let’s face it~ time gets away from us,…

Welcome To The Ninja Moms Blog

By Nicole Mangina | October 18, 2009

It’s official, the blog is now up and running! What is a Ninja Mom, you may be asking yourself?  If you are a working Mom, and let’s be real, we are all working Moms, then you are a Ninja Mom.  You may not feel like one right now, but trust me, YOU ARE! So who…

Preview, Preview, Preview

By Nicole Mangina | October 14, 2009

As a Real Estate agent I sell homes for a living, so of course knowing the inventory is vital to my ability to do that and do it well. That being said, there are large chunks of time in my career where I never previewed.  For anyone reading this that might not be in Real…

Meet Carla Marsh, Ninja Mom Of The Month October 2009

By Nicole Mangina | October 12, 2009

Carla Marsh is an agent with Re/Max in Bellevue, Washington that has not only survived the change in the market, but truly thrived.  In addition to being a Real Estate agent, Carla is married with two wonderful boys ages 7 and 9.  Carla and I had a chance to chat last week and she shared…

Beware The Snot Factor

By Nicole Mangina | October 5, 2009

It has gotten much better, but when the boys were little and I would give them their snuggles good bye in the morning I would inevitably be in a meeting later in the day and look down only to notice that my shoulder was covered in snot from one of them.  Not exactly the professional image…

Holiday Season Networking Reminder

By Nicole Mangina | October 1, 2009

Today is the start of the 4th quarter which means that the holiday season  will soon be upon us.  This post was sent to my by Todd Fields of The Group Inc, in Ft. Collins Colorado.  (tfields@thegroupinc.com / 970-218-3535).  It has some tremendously value advice going into the holiday season, and for every interaction that…

Have Your Values Changed Lately?

By Nicole Mangina | September 29, 2009

There is the saying that you can ‘learn to like what you can afford or learn to afford what you like’.  Well, I must admit that I have worked that phrase to my advantage in the past thinking ‘Well of course I should buy these insanely expensive shoes.  They are what I like so I’ll…

It’s All About The List

By Nicole Mangina | September 24, 2009

When I was pregnant, my friend Kim told me to write everything down in a list and then put all of my energy into remembering where the list was!  For me I was pretty on top of things pregnant, it was after having kids that I noticed myself getting more scatterbrained and distracted.  ‘The List’…