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04Jan 2012 by Rita

Taking Fear and Self Doubt Out of Your Road to Success

Motivation
This title is a bit confusing to some as they would ask, “fear of success”. I don’t fear success; I fear that I won’t have success. So I would ask them, why aren’t you successful? The first step you must take to omit any concern of fear is to have a plan. In fact you must plan everything. You plan your good days, months, years and then you plan your vacation dates, haircut appointments. When you have a plan you are building a road to a successful future. Stepping out of your comfort zone is most unsettling for everyone. When you need to go to the next level and it involves new territories, new friends, new prospecting, it’s fearful. Being in the same town, same house, same office, same circle…
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12Oct 2011 by Rita

What’s Holding You Back?

Motivation
Success is not easily defined. You know it when it happens to you and you feel it when it occurs to you in various life activities. Most individuals desire success in all aspects of life whether it is personal or business success. If you are not achieving what you deserve, here are some helpful suggestions. One must be personally motivated. Others cannot motivate you to change behavior. Sales agents must have the personal drive and leap of faith to start each day with a can do spirit. Where does it come from? I believe it comes from the courage to believe in ones’ self. Courage means dealing with fear. The fear sales people work under is the fear of having to meet strangers and fear of being rejected when asking…
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12Jul 2011 by Rita

QR code = Quick Response Code

Technology
From Wikipedia: a QR code abbreviated from Quick Response code is a specific matrix barcode or two dimensional code that is readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera telephones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded may be text, URL, or other data. Common in Japan, where it was created by Toyota subsidiary Denso-Wave in 1994, the QR code is the one of the most popular types of two-dimensional barcodes. The QR code was designed to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. There are two main things that you have to have when you want to use QR codes:  A mobile phone with a camera and internet connectivity  A QR code reader Where do I…
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28Mar 2011 by Rita

The Business Cycle That Will Take Us to the Next Level Is Right around the Corner

Real Estate, Trends
Top Ten Reasons the Cycle Has to Move in an Upwards Trend 1. Companies are moving to Texas from all over the US due to our being a “less taxing State” 2. Affordability for employees – Texas homes are the most affordable in the country 3. More homes in more price ranges to choose from than anywhere in the country 4. Stable local market – we had an appreciating median home price last year 5. Interest rates are affordably awesome! 6. NOW is the time to buy – homes are “on Sale” 7. Texas’s economy is strong and household incomes are rising 8. Home prices are stable 9. Texas Lifestyle is filled with amenities – climate, year round recreational opportunities, sporting events, lakes, Gulf of Mexico, cruises, arts and museums…
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09Feb 2011 by Rita

5 Changes in Your Business Approach for Dynamic Success

Career, Motivation, Real Estate
First off let's get the negative out of the way by discussing the don'ts in your business approach. Our attitude is a choice. Let's not complain about the economy, or our real estate production or company. Let's not wait for things to change. Let's not wait for our finances, the market, or our marriage to change. The best approach is to create the change by putting our creative thoughts into the challenge and jumpstart the change in our lives. There are gimmicks out there in the market place for getting ahead fast, easy, no effort but as Thomas Edison said, "Success comes dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work". Don't avoid the difficult called prospecting because you are afraid of rejection. Successful people know that out of hard…
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