Monthly Archives: January 2011

An Enticing Proposition

The Utah Association of REALTORS has launched a new public awareness campaign to help prospective homebuyers understand that the market is ripe with excellent opportunities to become a homeowner. The campaign is centered around a cute little girl named Lilly … Continue reading

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Utah Jazz Have the Loudest Fans in NBA

You remember the movie “So I Married An Axe Murderer”? Well, they could do another movie loosely based on my life – “So I Married A Jazz Fan”! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the Jazz; and my wife, Marci, … Continue reading

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Rising from the Ashes

The other day I shared with you the inspiring story of Neil Pasricha and the 3 A’s of Awesome. I’ve stumbled across another inspirational story that I just had to share with you. This time it’s about an amazing woman right … Continue reading

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The 3 A’s of Awesome

We’ve all heard the saying, “Is the glass half empty or half full?” Perspective, it can play such a pivotal role in everything we do. Last night I had quite possibly the worst flight experience of my life as a … Continue reading

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A Safari of Self Discovery

I was fortunate enough to be invited by Stefan Swanepoel to read an advance copy of his newest book “Surviving Your Serengeti“. The book can only be aptly described as an incredible ‘Safari of Self Discovery’! So often business books … Continue reading

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Statistics… be very, very careful

I love being an insider in the real estate market and knowing better than the news outlets what’s REALLY going on. You see the news loves to share with the general public all sorts of stats that make it seem … Continue reading

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Compartments – A Great App for Homeowners

Today the Mac App Store launched and one of their featured apps immediately caught my eye as a great tool for REALTORS® to share with their past clients. The app is called Compartments and is a very slick tool to … Continue reading

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Social Media Influence vs. Number of Followers

I started off 2011 with two really nice surprises! I moved into the most influential category for my city (Orem, UT – population 100,000) on WeFollow.com and TwitterGrader.com. Now, I am not sharing this to simply toot my own horn … Continue reading

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1-1-11 It’s Time to Get #CRACKING!

First off – HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The number one seems to hold some very special significance, as it is essentially the starting point. And here we are on 1-1-11 the start of a new year and a new decade. There’s … Continue reading

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