Business Strategies

I had a conversation with another agent yesterday that simultaneously made a light bulb go off in my head and also made me realize how easy it is to get off track when you are not accountable to someone else.  I had a business coach years ago that used to talk about the ‘legs of…

Have you ever tried to loose weight by following a diet plan and had really amazing success only to fall off the wagon and when you tried it again it didn’t seem to work as well?  Why is that?  Doesn’t it seem like it should be the other way around? My theory is that the…

I have spent the last 2 hours of my day trying to do various things on a computer that should have taken 10 minutes and I want those other 110 minutes back!  I typed a blog post in word a few days ago because I was working off line and just went to copy and…

Every few months I get together with some other real estate moms here in the area to chat about the market, find out what is working and gain insights on the things that we are struggling with.  We had a meeting yesterday and it was just great!  There were so many awesome ideas and insights that I…

When Alex was 2 I started having a tough time getting him to brush his teeth.  He didn’t want to do it, or if he did, then he would barely get the tooth brush in his mouth before declaring that he was done.  So I pulled out my mommy skills to figure out a way…

In virtually every area of the country Sellers are looking at selling for less today than if they sold a year ago.  It is the fact of the market.  It isn’t pretty, but it is what it is.  So what do you do about it?  You tell them the truth!!! I just listed 2 homes…

I have heard several times before that even when things are turned off, if they are still plugged into an electrical outlet the are drawing electricity and therefore increasing your power bill.  Hmm, interesting.  So we decided to give it a shot and see what sort of impact it actually made on our gas and…

Alex, our oldest got one of those baseball things yesterday where the ball is basically on a tether and you spin it around and then practice hitting the ball. (I’m sure there is a technical name for it which is escaping me, but hopefully you know what I’m talking about.)  Anytime he gets something new he…

I am in the process of reading ‘The Laws of Success’ by Napoleon Hill.  He made the comment that there is no new information to be discovered in the realm of achieving success and your goals.  I have heard this before and truly if you read a lot of books or materials on achieving your goals not…

Yes, there are lots of classes out there that will tell you how to classify people according to their personalities so that you can better relate to them.  I don’t know about you, but every time I have taken one of those classes I end up with so much information in my head that I…