Competition Is Critical

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A famous world class athelete once commented, “A common trait among those who perform at the highest level in any sport or business is that they take losing personally.” The list is long Competition has an unusual affect on people.  It often: Causes us to want something more badly Inspires us to exert more energy in attaining… Read More

The “Big Stage” Fright

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I’ve been watching a lot of high school basketball lately.  My son is on the local school team and at his age there certainly can be a large discrepancy in talent level from team to team. The Chicken or the Egg I’ve noticed that some of the boys, especially on the weaker teams, seem anxious while playing… Read More

Decisions Void of Ego

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One of the challenges that we face every day is making decisions that are void of ego.  That is particularly the case with independent business owners, which of course realtors essentially are, whereby those decisions can make the difference between a business that booms and a business that busts. What is Ego? Ego is the… Read More

The Security of Consistency

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Security is very important to humans.  In fact it’s about as important of a feeling as any that there is.  When it comes to emotional upheaval, loss of control, concerns about finance or simply the behavior that we consistently demonstrate, one way or another it can all be traced to security or a lack thereof. Consistency There certainly… Read More

Time to Make Hay

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  As written in this past Friday’s blog, the Monday after Super Bowl Sunday marks the beginning of the Spring real estate market. The Weather’s Blessing Adding to the prospects of brisk sales in February is the unusually calm weather that we’ve been experiencing in the northeast and most of the country.  Open houses have been extremely well attended, scheduled… Read More

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