Memorial Day

Hello all,

"Memorial Day"

Feeling fortunate, thankful and blessed for those who have served and sacrificed to provide us our freedoms. 

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Enjoy the coffee,

Joe   

 

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

 

It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.

 

 

~ Katherine Mansfield

 

 

PLAY THE FAMILY GAME!

 

Feel like you're losing touch with your children? Wish you understood your spouse better? Want to enjoy closer family ties without the background noise of X-Box games or loud music? Does everyone seem to scatter the moment their last bite of food is swallowed? Introduce them to "the family game!"

 

It's a fun way to bring your family together at the dinner table and keep them there - without complaints. Furthermore, you'll soon have them willingly sharing their dreams, disappointments, likes & dislikes, interests, successes, and innermost thoughts. Finally, you will have created a new family tradition your children will delight in passing on to their own families.

 

Introduce your version of the family game at the end of a dinnertime meal when everyone is present. Don't make a big production of it, just ask everyone to remain at the table. Tell them you've heard of a fun game and would like to play it with them. Explain that each person at the table gets one turn (and only one turn). You begin by asking a question that everyone, including yourself, has to answer. For instance, your question might be, "What's the most embarrassing moment you've ever had?" Go around the table and let each family member contribute.

 

Once everyone answers, let the person at your left ask the next question. It might be, "What's the worst birthday present you've ever received?" or maybe, "If you could go back in the past and live in a different time, when would it be and why?" You'll be amazed at the sharing your family will suddenly experience.

 

Once the "family game" becomes a regular part of meals, add this twist: Before being seated, tell family members that they may sit in any seat at the table except their normal seat. The catch is that they must also "act" like the person normally seated in the chair they choose. This can produce hilarious results.

 

If your family seems fragmented and scattered, play "the family game." It's a natural for bringing joy, depth, communication and understanding back to your loved ones.

Diversity

Hello all,

"Diversity"

Lisa and I spent a couple of days in California with the top producers in the Ferry organization. Always interesting when you get that many "personalities" in a room together. The hottest topic out there was online lead generation and the changes coming down the road both from a resource and financial standpoint. Where will the leads be coming from and how much will it cost? Different theory's of who will be best at producing them but across the board everyone agreed that the price will continue to go up substantially, double to triple today's rates. 

This business changes all of the time and will continue to do so. We need to focus on having diversity in our lead generation systems. If we have all of our eggs in one basket and the basket goes away or gets to expensive we are in deep doo doo. I know I have harped on this before but I believe it is the single most important thing we need to do in our business. Everyone should have a minimum of 3-4 different lead generation systems that they work. Marketing, Farming, Newsletters, SOI, Repeat Clients, Open Houses, Websites, Online Leads... 

As always, Mark and I are free to meet with you about this.

Enjoy the coffee,

Joe

 

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

 

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome trying to succeed." 

 

 

~ Booker T. Washington 

 

 

ON-THE-JOB STRAINING? 

 

Ever get that “burned out” feeling? You’re operating at maximum capacity and doing a darn good job of it, but the inspiration and the motivation start to wane. Don’t feel badly about it – after all, you can only really hit a slump when you’ve been experiencing a streak of success! Slumps do not happen to “losers,” because frankly, they’re always in a perpetual slump! 

 

So what can be done when you hit a bump in the road? Dr. Robert H. Schuller once observed that “when you can’t solve the problem, manage it.” Maybe you can’t control whatever outside forces are weighing down on your ability to move forward. You can, however, take a break and take a step back to look at things you actually can control. 

 

If you’re banging your head against a wall, please stop and walk away! If success lies beyond that wall, you’ll have a much better chance of getting there by going around your obstacles and not through them. Walls are not doorways – you need to refresh your perspective and find passage back to your previously winning ways. 

 

Perhaps you’ve just gotten so good at what you do that you’ve forgotten “the basics” of your activities. It’s like you’re operating on “auto-pilot,” and there are a thousand little details that you don’t even think about anymore as you carry on your routine. Take some time to “re-train” yourself. Start by pretending it’s your first day on the job and everything is new. 

 

New employees who have to learn the ropes often bring a fresh perspective that exposes ways to do things more efficiently. Look through your “apprentice” eyes for new ways of working, and it’s a good bet that your performance will improve, and you’ll find yourself operating with renewed enthusiasm. Now, give yourself a bonus! 

Happy Mothers Day

Hello all,

"Happy Mothers Day"

Thanks for being the hardest working group of Mom's out there! I hope you were able to take a little break and spend some time with your family.

​Enjoy the coffee,

Joe

 

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

 

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome trying to succeed." 

 

 

~ Booker T. Washington 

 

 

ON-THE-JOB STRAINING? 

 

Ever get that “burned out” feeling? You’re operating at maximum capacity and doing a darn good job of it, but the inspiration and the motivation start to wane. Don’t feel badly about it – after all, you can only really hit a slump when you’ve been experiencing a streak of success! Slumps do not happen to “losers,” because frankly, they’re always in a perpetual slump! 

 

So what can be done when you hit a bump in the road? Dr. Robert H. Schuller once observed that “when you can’t solve the problem, manage it.” Maybe you can’t control whatever outside forces are weighing down on your ability to move forward. You can, however, take a break and take a step back to look at things you actually can control. 

 

If you’re banging your head against a wall, please stop and walk away! If success lies beyond that wall, you’ll have a much better chance of getting there by going around your obstacles and not through them. Walls are not doorways – you need to refresh your perspective and find passage back to your previously winning ways. 

 

Perhaps you’ve just gotten so good at what you do that you’ve forgotten “the basics” of your activities. It’s like you’re operating on “auto-pilot,” and there are a thousand little details that you don’t even think about anymore as you carry on your routine. Take some time to “re-train” yourself. Start by pretending it’s your first day on the job and everything is new. 

 

New employees who have to learn the ropes often bring a fresh perspective that exposes ways to do things more efficiently. Look through your “apprentice” eyes for new ways of working, and it’s a good bet that your performance will improve, and you’ll find yourself operating with renewed enthusiasm. Now, give yourself a bonus! 

Guest Trainer 5/15

Hello all,

"Guest Trainer 5/15"

Next Friday we have a trainer coming in from the Tom Ferry Organization for a training just for you.I guarantee you will learn something that will help your business! So unless there is something you can't get out of, you completely have this Real Estate thing figured out or if you just don't care about your business getting better then I expect to see you there. Lunch will be served along with a Vendor fair, please make me proud and let's have a strong attendance. 

Here is the information.

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Enjoy the coffee,

Joe

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

 

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken." 

 

 

~ James Dent 

 

 

THE DOG DAYS! 

 

The quote for today seems appropriate during these hazy summer days of sweltering heat and high grass. It's so easy to picture the perfect summer day and how we might just lie back in the hammock, or take the family to the park. Unfortunately, it's just about as easy for us to picture all the responsibilities we would be ignoring to take just such advantage of the day. 

 

However, don't forget that your physical and mental well-being are also your responsibility, and if you ignore those, you simply won't be able to successfully fulfill your other obligations. Corita Kent said, "Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries." 

 

Take time out to do something really important - taking time out - even if it means "pretending" the lawn mower (computer, phone, pda) is broken. Step back, reevaluate your priorities, and let things fall back in line. "I could have had my presentation done ahead of schedule if we hadn't taken that Sunday drive," becomes "I gave the best presentation of my life because I really cleared my head on that Sunday drive." 

 

There's room for everything you love in your life - your work, your family, your interests. An imbalance in any of these can have a negative impact on the others, so beware and be aware of your priorities. If it's time to devote attention to the (seemingly) "little things," so be it. Don't miss your golden opportunity for a beautiful moment because it seems so small you don't even perceive it. 

 

Wonder at the sun shine, feel the breeze blow, listen to the birds sing, because "life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by day, in all the thousand small, uncaring ways." (Stephen Saint Vincent Benet)