The Lesson, A Mystic and Fate

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We all should know that if we attempt to do something often enough, even if we are great at it, we will lose at least on occasion.  Conventional wisdom is that you can judge a person’s character by the way in which they handle adversity. I recently read what I thought was a similar and interesting perspective… Read More

Photography and Real Estate

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I was recently perusing one of the popular hotel websites.  The exercise served as just another reminder of the importance of photography in marketing anything in our digital world.  Selling real estate, as we are all well aware, is certainly no exception.  I don’t believe any more needs to be written about the importance of stellar… Read More

Karma

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I recently came across a list written by The Dalai Lama.  It was entitled “20 Ways to Get Good Karma.”  Number four was one that made the greatest impression on me.  It read, “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”  Isn’t that the truth? The One That Got Away Other blog… Read More

Moving From Here to There

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Leadership blogger Dan Rockwell recently wrote that, “Before one makes a case as to why they should be ‘there,’  they need to understand why they shouldn’t be “here.” The Business Conundrum Stability is one of the conundrums that we face in the world of business.  As Realtors we feel that we have to be all things to all… Read More

Commitments, Dreams and Pythagoras

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Regis McKenna, Steve Jobs’ first marketing consultant at Apple and Chairman of the Board at the Santa Clara University Center for Science, had an interesting monogram inscribed on his business card.  It read: “Regis McKenna – Himself.”  Mckenna’s message was simple.  Of all his responsibilities, his greatest responsibility to the world was to be himself. Full Commitments… Read More

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