Stay focused until you finish!
“Studies show that the average attention of a goldfish is 9 seconds. The average attention span of a human being is just 8 seconds that is down from 12 seconds. “ How many times have you started out to do something and then ended up doing something completely […]
Acts of Kindness
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” ~Princess Diana “Kindness in action is sharing a whisper from the universe to someone letting them know that they are not alone on […]
Impossible is just an opinion…
“I begin by imagining the impossible and end by accomplishing the impossible.” ~Sri Chinmoy “All things are always possible. End of story. Go bask in your glory.” ~Michelle Keaton-Barrow Society thought that the human body could not run fast enough to run a mile in four minutes or less. They […]
Value of a Business Card
Yesterday I received an email from a person who sat next to me on an airplane 4 months ago. I held a brief conversation with her, explained my business, and gave her a card. She literally slept the rest of the flight. She contacted me to let me know that […]
Bury Old Habits!
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit.” ~Aristotle Admit it. You have bad habits, I do as well. My three worst ones are procrastination, not keeping promises that I make to myself, and being unorganized. So, let’s bury one bad habit at […]
Build Customer Loyalty
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you will do things differently.” ~ Warren Buffett Today I met with a client who I sold an apartment building to 20 years ago. He called me to get advice on […]
Even a Boss Can Lose a Car
Just in case you do not know, Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) has 10,000 parking spaces. I recently flew to San Jose, California and my return flight 6 days later arrived at midnight. After gathering luggage (I did remember what that looked like), I went up to level 3 to find my […]
Money Matters!
“You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will ever control you.” – Dave Ramsey I have had hundreds of potential clients come to me to purchase a home who find out that they have low credit scores and have not saved enough money to be […]
Stress Busters
“Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not!” ~Unknown Stop stressing! Not good for you and not good for anyone around you. Find ways to wind down and relax every day. I meditate, read books, and play golf. Need some new ideas? Check out the ones below. ~ […]
What is your passion?
“Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you are passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.” ~ Yo-Yo Ma Are you excited when you get up in the morning? I hope that you have not become complacent and are just settling…… Think about […]
Boss Goals
“Review your goals twice a day in order to be focused on achieving them.” ~ Les Brown Are you serious about achieving your goals? Are you one of those people who tells everyone about what you plan on doing but never take the time to sit down and write out […]
Be a Confident Boss
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to […]