Carol Williams' Real Estate Marketing and Goal Setting Blog

“Your body is a masterpiece of invisible engineering.”  Did you know...The human body contains about 60,000 miles of blood vessels? If all the arteries, veins, and capillaries in your body were stretched end to end, they would extend roughly 60,000 miles. That is enough distance to circle the Ear...

"One foot, then another. Always forward" - Aura AlexFrom time to time, a book comes along that reminds us how deeply personal the idea of home really is.On Tuesday evening, I finished reading the recently published book Crossing Paths: The Immigrant’s Emotional Journey Home by Aura Alex.  It is a...

“Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you do not win unless you hate them.” — Richard Nixon Born: January 9, 1913 (Yorba Linda, CA)Died: April 22, 1994 (New York City, NY) President: 1969 - 1974President Nixon's story began far from power or privilege. He grew up in a strict Q...

"Community isn’t built by chance, it’s built by people who choose to show up for each other.”   Warning: This is a long post!Some people scroll. Some people skim. And then there are the people who actually consistently show up and read what I have to say. This post is to show my appreciation for ...

Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time, but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."   -Carol Williams  Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post...

"Every ordinary step is part of an extraordinary journey.”  Did you know...The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the Earth’s circumference during their lifetime.Three times. Let that sink in. The circumference of the Earth is about 24,901 miles. Multiply that by three, and...

"Adversity does not have the final word. Courage does."I don't remember exactly when it happened, but somehow I got started watching reels on Facebook by a woman named Portia Louder. It is her story about going to federal prison for real estate fraud. When I found out she had written a book, I co...

“Power does not change who you are, it reveals who you are.”- Lyndon B JohnsonBorn: August 28, 1908 near Stonewall, TexasDied: January 22, 1973 at his LBJ Ranch near Stonewall, Texas President: 1963 - 1969 Lyndon Baines Johnson stepped into the presidency in one of the most shocking moments in Am...

Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time, but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."   -Carol Williams  Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post...

“What seems ordinary today may have taken an extraordinary journey to get here.”Did you know... Carrots were not always orange. The earliest carrots, grown over 1,000 years ago in Persia, were purple, yellow, red, and even white. The now-familiar orange carrot was developed in the Netherlands in ...