Monday Morning Coffee

“#1”

I was sitting in my Doctor’s office about a month ago when I noticed on the wall there was a framed picture of the cover of the March 2010 issue of Washingtonian magazine. The picture was touting one of their Doctor’s as one of the “2009 top Doctor’s in the Washington area”. Being me, my first thought of course was that was two years ago. What happened last year and should I trust him to my slightly high Blood pressure and cholesterol? Then I got to thinking about how RE/MAX is really bragging on the JD Powers award for 2010 and what if we don’t win it in 2011?(side note: no Real Estate Company has ever won it for both buyers and sellers in the same year until us). If we don’t win it next year are we no longer number one? Do we want to push it if there is a chance of this happening? Then I learned (and please don’t tell Lisa) that I was wrong! The new number one logo and the JD Powers awards are not related. It is a long story that we heard but in the end RE/MAX, because of its dominance in so many category’s has the right to call itself the number one Real Estate Company on the planet! Total volume, transactions, volume per agent, transactions per agents… the list was very long. So nobody sell more real estate then RE/MAX and the #1 logo is here to stay! I encourage all of you to go on RE/MAX.net and download the new logo’s and use them to your advantage. Your email signature would be a great place to start. See Below:

Don’t forget, 9:30 sales meeting tomorrow in Germantown.

Enjoy the coffee,

Joe

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"No matter where you go, there you are."
 

- Unknown

YOU CAN'T HIDE!

In an old "Peanuts" comic strip, Snoopy sits listening to Linus and Charlie Brown having a conversation. Linus asks Charlie, "Do you ever feel like running away?" Charlie answers, "Of course . . . sometimes I feel like I want to run away from everything." In the next panel, Snoopy is seen considering their conversation as he thinks to himself, "I remember having that feeling once when I was at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. I climbed over the fence, but I was still in the world."

If you've ever tried climbing "over the fence," a.k.a. getting away from it all, you undoubtedly also realized that you were "still in the world." It's actually quite difficult to get away from yourself, isn't it? The good news is - there's no need to.

The phrase "You have no problems, you only think you do," carries the solution. No matter what you consider a problem, it's really the way it affects you that is your concern. If someone has been short with you and you feel hurt, you might try running away from the hurt. If you do, you'll find that the feeling of hurt goes with you. Only when you stop, plant your feet, and say, "I'm not going to feel hurt," will the problem go away. In other words, it's not you that needs to go away, but the concern itself, and you are the one to send it packing.

Remember when Dorothy ran away to the Land of Oz? Her problems only multiplied. She was chased by a witch and strange flying monkeys. Her mind conjured up a Tin Man, a Scarecrow, and a Cowardly Lion to help her. Her imagination led her down a Yellow Brick Road in search of a Wizard who wasn't a wizard at all. Consider what great lengths she went to in order to solve her problems. Yet, only when she confronted the Wizard face-to-face did she realize there "was no place like home."

The next time you have the urge to run away, leave your "ruby slippers" behind. Just sit down face to face with your "Auntie Em." You'll be amazed at the outcome.