Carol Williams' Real Estate Marketing and Goal Setting Blog

"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 ...

“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”  -John F. Kennedy “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”  -John F. KennedyBorn: May 29, 1917, at his ...

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...

“The mind is not limited by capacity; it is expanded by curiosity.” Have you ever heard that humans only use 10% of their brains?It is one of the most popular and persistent myths out there. It shows up in movies, books, and motivational speeches. Myth:Humans only use 10% of their brain. Fact: Mo...

“We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.”— Dwight D. EisenhowerBorn: October 14, 1890 in Denison, TexasDied: March 28, 1969 in Washington, D.C.President: 1953 - 1961 (Buried in Abilene, Kansas) Eisenhower’s journey from “Little Ike” in small-town Kansas to Supreme Allied Comm...

"Family isn’t always blood. Sometimes it’s the people who make you feel at home.”For the February Who Do I Appreciate Challenge, this person came to mind quickly.I appreciate my friend Anna "Banana" Kruchten and her husband, Gary.Anna is one of the most positive people I know, and she is a true c...