I don't know how much golf you watched the past few days or even if it was of much interest to you. But, there's no question it will go down in history as one of the best matches ever. And Tiger's tenacity has a lot of lessons for us. Think about it. Tiger hadn't played a round of golf in two
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06/17/2008
If you're like me, you need something simple, easy and handy to keep track of your calander and daily activities. Technology is great but not suited to everyone or every situation. For me, I've found that a simple, inexpensive, 9" x 12"soft cover portfolio works well. It has a variety of pocke
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06/16/2008
The best advice I've ever received about goal setting was to meke S.M.A.R.T. goals. S for Specific M for Measurable A for Attainable R for Real T for Time-based. Example: I will make 5 telephone calls per day to my client base over the next two weeks. As most of you know, goals help us with focus
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06/15/2008
I read the following illustration in our church bulletin this morning: A little girl followed her father as he carefully stepped through a new garden. She stepped exactly where he stepped and said, "Daddy, if you don't get mud on your feet, I won't get any mud on mine." Recently I came across the
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06/15/2008
Another book I have on my shelf that is a must read for struggling agents is Failing Forward by John Maxwell. The message of this book is a simple one: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. If you're struggling and need so
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06/14/2008
Over the past couple months my team and I have read and discussed the classic book by Michael E. Gerber titled, "The E Myth Revisited." This is a great read for any broker or team leader. In the first half of the book he discusses why most small business don't work and then in the second h
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06/14/2008
For folks who are waiting for the bottom in the real estate market, please consider . . . 1. Local inventory of homes for sale is beginning to shrink somewhat. 2. Overall home prices in South Carolina haven't seen any significant decrease. 3. Thirty-year mortgage rates have risen from
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06/13/2008
The blog by Pedro Gonzalez earlier today got me thinking about sharing my written life purpose statement -- something I believe everyone should have. I know this isn't a web site about religion and I'm not real sure how many of you will react to my purpose statement -- but it does reflect wh
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06/12/2008
I don't really know if it's in my genetic makeup or not, but I've always been geared toward teamwork. That's why when I became a real estate agent a few years ago I immediately set out to build a team. It's been a learning process to say the least. To date, I think I have identified at le
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06/11/2008
It's tough to make it as a real estate agent. I don't know how many times I've heard that 80% of newly licensed agents don't make past their first full year. Recently I heard that 92% don't survive the second year. If the data supports anything near those figures, that means real estate i
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06/06/2008