Strike It Rich! From Commercial and Financial Chronicle (December 10, 1932) comes this quote from an article entitled “El Dorado”: “El Dorado, a country rich beyond all precedent in gold and jewels, lies at every man’s door. Your bonanza lies under your feet. Your luck is ready at hand. All is within; nothing is without, though it … Continue reading Believe It Can Happen AND It Will Happen! →

How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency. George Washington was not a huge fan of celebrating his birthday.A diary entry on his 28th birthday … Continue reading Happy Presidents’ Day! →

Self Promotion Been chasing success? Have you caught it yet? Maybe you finally landed a big contract, got that promotion, or reached bonus level at work. Setting a goal and achieving it is gratifying, but it’s not usually the end of the journey. Most of us tend to set yet another goal, and take off … Continue reading You Are Enough! →

Let Your Horse Leap! Have you ever tried to accomplish something, but given up before your plan or actions have come to fruition? Maybe you’re just trying to organize a huge stack of paperwork, or perhaps you’re trying to build up your database of leads or increase your sales by a certain percentage within a certain … Continue reading Ride To Victory! →

If you’ve ever heard real estate agents promoting the benefits of homeownership over renting, you may have thought they were doing it because they make bigger commissions when they sell a house. To be fair, they do typically make more money when they help a client buy a house than they do helping one rent a place … Continue reading Research Shows That Renting Makes People Age Faster Than Those Who Own a Home →

Where Do You Want to Go Today? With all of the unplanned minutes you will likely have this year, have you told yourself that there are certain goals you want to reach or master before December 31, 2024? Have you chosen a destination and looked carefully at the map that will take you there? A … Continue reading Navigate Your Way To Success! →

Less Is More During an NFL matchup, one of the announcers observed that the favored team’s quarterback had been guilty of trying to do too much on the field. Apparently linemen, receivers, and running backs had not been pulling their weight last season, and the quarterback was feeling all of the pressure to produce a … Continue reading Less Pressure, More Productivity! →

Fill in the blank… “I have a _________…” It doesn’t take a psychic to know what word you chose. Was it “dream”? Good chance it was. We all know this line from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech. So when we hear those first three words, it sort of naturally comes to mind. But what … Continue reading What Does MLK Have To Do With Real Estate? →

The Sun Also Rises Have you lost sight of the big picture? Has every little detail, every little brush stroke, taken on such importance that you no longer remember what you set out to create? Here’s some news for you:  it’s going to be okay, even if today’s troubles seem overwhelming and insurmountable. Even if … Continue reading The Sun WILL Come Out Tomorrow! →

The celebration of the New Year is an ancient tradition that dates back thousands of years. In fact, the earliest recorded New Year festivities are believed to have taken place in ancient Babylon over 4,000 years ago. The Babylonians celebrated the New Year in March, at the time of the vernal equinox, with eleven days … Continue reading The Joy Of New Beginnings! →

As an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense. Given the profound significance Kwanzaa has for African Americans and indeed, the world African community, it is […]

It’s that time of the year again, the most wonderful time of the year – Christmas Day! A day that brings us closer to our loved ones, a day filled with joy, laughter, and love. For many, Christmas Day is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, while for others it’s just a … Continue reading Christmas is Forever! →

Living Gratefully Being thankful isn’t just saying a prayer of gratitude on the fourth Thursday of November.  Living every day with gratefulness is a task many of us would have a hard time making a habit of.  It’s too easy to take for granted our material things, getting up every day in a warm house, … Continue reading Let’s all be more grateful →

Thanks, Nobody Who ever heard of an unsuccessful “self-made” man? Does anybody set out to become a failure? Well, of course not, but a lot of people who end up that way often end up finding fault with their circumstances or the people that surround them. What is so honorable about Joseph Heller’s man is … Continue reading Don’t Let Others Define You! →

Thank you for your service! Veterans Day is a federal holiday that honors Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force and Coast Guard U.S. military veterans. It is celebrated each year on November 11th in recognition of the end of World War I fighting on November 11, 1918 at 11:00 a.m. Veterans Day was originally Known as Armistice … Continue reading With freedom comes responsibility. →

When you list your house for sale, it almost always starts out hunky-dory and hopeful. But as time passes, and your house isn’t fetching offers, you might start feeling like your agent won’t be able to get it sold. Once you start to lose faith in your agent, you may start thinking about hiring a different agent … Continue reading 9 Things To Ask Yourself before Letting Your Listing Expire and Relisting with Another Agent →

Poverty or Plenty: A Perspective The following story is unattributed: A father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how much poverty exists in the world. They spent several days and nights on the farm of a very poor family. … Continue reading Money Can’t Always Buy Happiness! →