Barry Owen's Blog
Tips and commentary For Home Buyers & Sellers and REALTORS with primary focus on LIVE - Work - Play - Life Rhythm - Life Performance Oriented thinking for regular folks
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If this is useful . . . Use it . . . If not, no worries :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear __________ The white board on our refrigerator says: "7 Days til Christmas" Our children have been counting down the days since December 1. And, ...
12/19/2008
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We had a great SPRINT (Power Hour) session this morning. It was story telling time for us. We learned about the importance and power of the "Pattern Interrupt" with a collage of great stories about our kids. In my family, we tend to get silly when we see one of us getting in a foul mood . . . Oft...
12/19/2008
WOW! Friday already . . . Mark Wood is "The Big Island Reporter" He publishes Hawaii's Internet Newspaper and shared an open letter I wrote with his readers (and posted here on AR) at this link: http://thebigislandreporter.com/page10.html You simply MUST go to this link not as much to see my post...
12/19/2008
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Yesterday, my nitrous Oxide post seems to have boosted my motivation to get the word out . . . I see no point in standing around and complaining when we REALTORS really DO have the capacity and influence to be instrumental in the Economic recovery. So it was a day of writing and thinking ... I ev...
12/17/2008
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The "common" use for nitrous oxide is as "laughing gas" - You might've had it at your Dentist's office . . . and while used that way, there may be some benefit as you lose focus and stop caring about pain . . . That's not the use I'm talking about here. A Nitrous Oxide System NOS is often used in...
12/16/2008
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I think we're having too much fun at church. In that hour we wait as our daughters attend Sunday School, we "hang-out" in Fellowship Hall and mingle with the other parents doing the same thing. We're all truant from the adult religious learning opportunities, but we justify that by the fact that ...
12/15/2008
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We talk a lot about coming from contribution. "It is more blessed to give than to receive" Do unto others as you would have them do unto you... I find all of these to be true . . . and I know that if you don't take care of yourSELF first, you won't have much to give. Even the most caring and comp...
12/14/2008
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IN the 36:12:3 Course, we learn that building a strong foundation for your business is the critical first step . . . Validity and Positioning in the Marketplace . . . Marketing . . . Prospecting . . . Building your database . . . Communicating with your sphere of influence in an effective and sus...
12/14/2008
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Last night, Deb and I headed out with the kids to find a Christmas tree. We found a great one - Opted for our first Douglas Fir . . . A fat 8 Foot tall bundle of green. Setting this tree up was the classic Christmas comedy with all 5 of us busily rearranging the furniture to get our Christmas "ne...
12/12/2008
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Sorry about the multiple posts . . . Seems AR was having tech difficulties . . . and as you can see, I was persistent, b
12/12/2008
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Stream of consciousness commentary on the real estate industry from the perspective of a Principal Real Estate Broker and Founder of Pareto REalty, LLC in Middlle Tennessee - Also a Career Development Coach with vast Organizational Development/Transformation training and experience - in the industry since 1993