Posts from January 2025

Not to get sappy here, but I have certainly been grateful the last few days for a warm home. Shelter is something we use daily and we can become complacent about. Shelter is normal for us. Taking my first steps outside early yesterday morning with a reading of 18°F woke me up to how fortunate I am to have a warm and safe home. Sometimes it takes extreme events to wake-up grateful!

Coming back into the house yesterday morning, I remembered a real estate sale we made in Foley about eight years ago. It was a brand-new starter home. On the first reasonably cold day following the sale, we received a call from the young buyers. They said they had tried to find how to turn the heat on but couldn't figure it out. Come to find out, the HVAC system that was installed only had a cooling function, no heat. I had never come across a situation like that...

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Did you use the connectivity app, "If This Then That" (IFTTT) when it came out a few years ago? Full disclosure: I never did but I love the name and the idea behind it. Using IFTTT, I could arrange my settings so IF I post to Instagram, THEN it would auto-post to my X account, etc. You get the idea. Using a tool, I could have gotten to my goals more quickly.

I remember talking about IFTTT in 2017 with colleagues. I remember I did not actually...

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Many of you have heard this:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 1 tells us that words are divine, eternal, powerful, and real, tangible things.

How about this?

"Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world."

Attributed to Buddha, this quote reminds us that we can have a good and/or bad effect on our world with the words we speak.

Everything starts with a word. Words are powerful. Words are our most important tool. They can encourage or discourage, and they shape our realities. Without words, our thoughts can never actually bec...

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I hope you had a great and safe Holiday Season and are ready for the New Year because it is HERE!

A new year is like a new chapter of your business. It feels like a brand-new start, a chance to reset, refocus and take control of what's ahead in your business. A new year is not just about setting new goals or having resolutions; it's about changing how you think and approach your business.

Your mindset is the only thing you control 100% of the time. Your mindset has the power to shape everything… how you handle your business, your clients, your money, your confidence and even how you handle challenges. When you start a new year with a positive mindset, you lay the foundation for new and exciting growth personally and professionally.

This year, instead of hoping things will get better, why not believe YOU can...

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