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Success Simplified – The FIX or Fire It Method By Ken Brand on February 8, 2010 | Edit | Comment 2♻ G-Tweet Wise Words “What ever is happening to YOU now, YOU either created it, YOU allow it or YOU promote it.” ~Unknown Reread that.  It’s stark truth and reality for 97% of what is going on with ...

  13♻ G-Tweet Good News!  Your Raise Is Effective As Soon As YOU Are. No Brown-Nosing, glass ceilings, boot licking, politics, nepotism, seniority, annual performance reviews or begging for a raise. In our real estate world, YOU are your own boss.  That’s good news for hard persistent faithful sm...

Are We Victims? Some people allow events, people and circumstances to impact them permanently negative! These people are victims. You recognize a VICTIM like so: They mope, whine, opine and wish things were like they used to be....way back when. It's never their fault, there is no forgiveness or ...

We knew it was coming, now it’s HERE. New FHA Guidelines Announced This morning FHA’s commissioner David Stern’s announced the new changes for FHA home loans. Basically the changes aren’t dramatically significant, but they will have an impact. Here’s a few of the highlights. And here’s the CNBC ...

  12♻ G-Tweet Angels Broken Sometimes angels wings get broken. Foreclosure, bankruptcy, job loss, dinged health, divorce —  it hurts.  We don’t like it and we can’t control it, but we can learn from it. Thankfully, broken wings can heal and angels can reinvent and resurrect.  If they want too. Do...

Symmetry It’s attractive and sexy — Symmetry. Symmetry in the ways and means of Business, the science and art of Home-Economics and in the Discovery Of and The Collision With, listing and selling opportunities is profitable, beautiful and ideal. In the pursuit of the profitable, the beautiful an...

I write a weekly article for AgentGenius.com, a blog for things real estate related. Here's this monday's post. Has this ever happened to YOU? Weeks of involvement drag by. You're not having fun. Pouring yourself into it, people don't seem to appreciate you. You're likable. But, you're not connec...

Choosing A Broker To Sell Your House Can Be Tricky? Should you choose a friend?  Should you use the agent who sold you the house.  Should you ask a trusted friend for a recommendation? Spin the bottle or throw a dart? Go with the lowest commission? Start by defining what your goal is.  For most ...

Is Social Media A Time Suck Sink Hole? Seven days ago, Ines Hegedus-Garcia, posted an article titled, Social Media Is A Sink Hole For Real Estate Agents – Seriously? on AgentGenius.com Ines shares her counter-point to a blog post by Mike Parker, which appeared on the RisMedia.com blog.  Mike bas...

How To Plough Deep While Sluggards Sleep* By Ken Brand on November 16, 2009  23♻ G-Tweet Flecked spit, sharp words and universal-truth exploded from Drill Sergeant Myrick’s military mouth, ”Private Brand… Piss-Poor-Preparation Leads To Piss-Poor-Performance!” Drill Sergeant Myrick’s teachings we...