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It was time.  We all have that love-hate relationship with our phones.  We know the technology bullet train is racing along faster than we can keep up.  But there comes a time when enough is enough and we break down and get the latest and greatest mobile phone available on the market.   So now I...
11/18/2010
 The numbers keep changing, but the last I heard there are 15 million Americans who are now unemployed.  The holidays have always been a time of reflection and thanksgiving and giving a helping hand to those less fortunate.  The number of people who are relying on food banks has roughly quadrupl...
10/26/2010
In June of this year, Advance Realty USA made the move to cloud computing with Google Apps and in July we began training our brokers and agents. We have freed ourselves from file server bondage and we haven't looked back. The change has been dramatically liberating.  We have been freed from dimin...
09/08/2010
Although the last day of summer is officially September 21st this year, I have already begun heralding summer's end; and these were just some of the highlights of my last week's activities.  It all began with back to school shopping, changing the schedule and routine to adjust, and all of the to-...
09/07/2010
Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity; I am still tired!  We had our first ever Health Fair at our new corporate location to meet and greet our neighbors, the surrounding businesses, and members of the community.  It was a fun--albeit busy--experience.  There were signs, flyers, emails etc. that ...
08/26/2010
It's that time again! In a few months fall will begin and we will run the holiday marathon all over again.  Wouldn't it be great to get a healthy head start and come out a winner of the scale tipping and tape measure rodeo? Two months ago I organized a Biggest Loser Challenge with our agents and ...
07/30/2010
We rely so heavily on technology these days that it can be a real challenge when things don't go as planned; but the situation can be even worse when you think everything is okay and it really isn't. Let's face it, websites can change, emails change, vendors change--the whole technology environme...
07/28/2010
We just moved our corporate offices and all I can think is: "There has to be a better way."   No matter how many times I do this, whether it's for home or office it just feels like I'm doing it all wrong!  In this day and age of technology, laser beams, infrared, bluetooth, nanotechnology----we a...
07/16/2010
More Open House success and great tips!I have a closing this week that is the result of an open house, my website and a blog posted on Active Rain.        Until a couple of years ago I thought that open houses were pretty much a waste of time.  I had never had a closing that I could trace back to...
07/10/2010
This chinese proverb is one of my favorite quotes and I think it rather timely for today's environment.  It clearly defines that life is what we make it and although there are reasons to be negative, there are also reasons to be joyful.  Worrying about things never improves a situation you just s...
07/06/2010
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