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Anything You Bring Me Santa Will Be Fine! Today I had the opportunity to play Santa Clause at a local real estate office, Better Homes and Gardens in Livermore, CA. Since Santa is very busy this time of year, they needed a stand-in. When I was asked a month or so ago by Sophie Aretta, the Sal...
12/01/2012
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New Listing in The Oaks Livermore I recently completed a photo shoot for one of my clients in Livermore, CA on a beautiful home in The Oaks. Tastefully appointed, highly upgraded and beautiful custom mill work adds to the charm of this Craftsman style home. Open House is on Sun 12/2 1-4pm. Are ...
11/30/2012
Farewell to a Great Man… I mentioned in a blog the other day that Zig Ziglar was one of my father’s favorite mentors and motivational writer/speakers. We lost Stephen Covey earlier this year, and now Zig Ziglar has passed away at the age of 86 in Plano, Texas. These are truly two of the great...
11/29/2012
A Burning Desire… Have You Burned Your Ships? As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog I am reading (again), or actually listening to Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill on my daily walks. I thought I would write a little summary or thought for the day from each chapter. Today I was listening to Ch...
11/28/2012
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Think and Grow Rich… Really? I was first introduced to Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill by my father over 30 years ago was I was a teenager (oops, giving away my age). My father was an entrepreneur and salesperson all his life and instilled in me many of his traits and beliefs. One of the...
11/27/2012
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Mastery is Not What You Think… As I continue to read and put to work the lessons and philosophy of the book I am currently reading, The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, I found today’s chapter to be very enlightening. The topic was Mastery and Jeff went on to explain that Mastery is not a destinatio...
11/26/2012
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High-Trust Leadership & the Blue Angels As a member of a small mentoring group we were privileged to have as our guest speaker, Captain George Dom, USN (Ret) last month. Captain Dom not only delivered a very articulate and informative presentation on the topic of High-Trust Leadership, but he s...
11/25/2012
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The Slight Edge As a member of a small mentoring group, it was recommended by one of the members this month to read a book called The Slight Edge, by Jeff Olson. Now every month we have several book recommendations and some I read and others I mean to read and just never get around to it. Wel...
11/24/2012
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Social Media and Social Networking 101 First, let's take a look at the difference between social media and social networking and a little history lesson. Social networking is not new. You and I have been doing it for centuries, okay maybe not you and me, but the human race. When we mingle wi...
11/23/2012
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Come On Out Turkeys… It’s Safe Now! Today is Thanksgiving so I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving Day! Since this is a holiday, and I certainly hope you are relaxing and enjoying your day with family and friends. And now, the turkeys can come out from hiding and enjoy tomorrow, w...
11/22/2012