Business Strategies

Alex and Ryan love to play slug bug.  (It may have something to do with the fact that they get to punch someone when they see one. 😕 ) They have become quite the experts at spotting them.  The funny thing is that now I find myself spotting them even when I am not with…

Last week while I was in Hawaii with my family I had the great opportunity to teach a class to some amazing Realtors in the area.  The official topic for the day was: Easy ways to leverage what you are already doing to get better results and have clients that love you. As we went through…

I heard someone say this while I was camping last weekend.  Now a campsite, complete with tents, water sports, campfires and enough beer to refill the lake should it ever run dry is not exactly where you hear something that strikes you as profound.  But that is exactly what happened.  Proof yet again, that there…

I love Mondays, or at least I want to love them.  It is the start of the fresh week with all sorts of possibilities.  New adventures, things to accomplish and goals to achieve. Each Monday I start my week by writing out my plan for the week both personally and professionally.  Being the over achiever…

I read a great article in my USAA magazine last night written by Jean Chatzky about the 8 traits it takes to be wealthy. Here’s a static that blew my mind and I found VERY encouraging: ~ When you look at the top 30% of the population in terms of wealth, 9 out of 10 of…

Hi Nicole, Thank YOU for your kind and very gracious note (and handwritten, to boot!) I was going to send an email to you thanking you for your understanding – and you beat me to it through snail mail (the tortoise and the hare come to mind) J ! Anyway, let me just say you…

I recently listed a house where the Seller’s had interviewed 10 agents.  When I talked to them, one of the frustrations that they had was when it came to pricing, all of the agents showed up with a print out of the solds in the area and an average price solely based off of that…

Here are some great ideas that came out of the last Ninja Mom’s meeting for staying on task and getting it done: 1. Plan and prioritize your day BEFORE you open your email in the morning.  How many times have you sat down to check email thinking it will be 15 minutes and all of…

Everything in your space either adds energy ortakes it away.  Take a moment to look around you right this every moment and notice how you feel.  Do you feel overloaded, frustrated, claustrophobic or frazzled looking at all of the things in your overflowing in box?  When you feel that way, you are shutting yourself off to…

Thank you to all of you that made it this last week to the Ninja mom’s meeting.  I must say that I really needed this one.  I have been feeling a bit tired and stressed lately and being with you always helps me recharge, refocus and put things back into perspective. We covered all sorts of…