Carol Williams' Real Estate Marketing and Goal Setting Blog

“Every lesson learned becomes a light we can pass forward.”  Here it is, the last day of the month AND year, and I haven't written a single entry for this month's Challenge hosted by Patricia Feager and Lew Corcoran. Shame on me. I had good intentions if that counts for anything. If there were a ...

"Politics makes me sick."-William Howard Taft Born: September 15, 1857, Cincinnati, OhioDied: March 8, 1930, Washington, D.C.President: 1909–1913Before we begin this presidential edition, a brief housekeeping note. In my earlier posts, I wrote about President #26 (Theodore Roosevelt) and then jum...

“After delivering joy to the world, Santa finally delivers himself to a beach chair.”Have you ever wondered what Santa and Mrs. Claus do after Christmas is over? It turns out, the moment Christmas officially ended and the sleigh was parked for the season, Santa and Mrs. Claus had plans to enjoy s...

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 road less traveled is where the best stories are created."Last Tuesday, Bob "RealMan" Timm gave us a look into some interesting (and many unknown) things about the state of North Dakota. Our assignment was to write about something we learned during the session. It will come as no surprise to...

“Sometimes the best therapy is a long drive and a good playlist.”This week’s ActiveRain Zoom homework was simple on the surface:Create a Zoom background that represents your personality.Easy assignment, right? Except when you stop and think about it, personality is not just one thing. It’s a coll...

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.”— Woodrow WilsonBorn: December 28, 1856 (Staunton, Virginia) Died: February 3, 1924 (Washington D.C.)President: 1913-1921 Woodrow W...

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 best lines always arrive right after the conversation ends.”I had a lot of fun chatting with Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400  on her radio show All About Real Estate! on Sunday. We talked about my book The ABCs of Life: Letters to My Granddaughter, what “refirement” means to me, and how...

“A good cheerleader isn’t measured by the height of the jumps, but by the span of the spirit.”  -UnknownA few days ago, Doug Jones wrote a blog post titled: Be Your Own Cheerleader: Winning the Game of Real Estate and Life.  It got me thinking that ActiveRain has turned into one big cheerleading ...