Business
Mindnumbing Comfortzone
We live in a time where we can very easily be our own brand. We have the “right” tools at our disposal, they’re easy to use, free and with never-ending possibilities to expand our personal network with thousands of “friends” who all chip in to create the “YOU” brand. If it seems you’re only a [...]
Read More >>Returning Calls
In business, returning your calls is not optional. we are all busy people, it is virtually impossible to be available for every call that comes in. So at some point of time, a caller is going to get your voice mail. But will you return their call? I receive 100+ emails and dozens of calls [...]
Read More >>Value Proposition
What’s your value proposition? It’s a simple question, yet so many struggle to find an answer. Value proposition = An analysis and quantified review of the benefits, costs and value that an organization or a person can deliver to customers and other constituent groups within and outside of the organization … These days everything can [...]
Read More >>Dull stupid fatuous…
Taking a look around us, it is easy to spot dull stupid fatuous people. They are better known as jerks, and are like roaches — there is never just one. He or she is an intrusive, backstabbing, interrupting, monopolizing, bragging, paranoid, two-faced, intimidating, and SARCASTIC. Everyone is given a jerk just like a guardian angel. [...]
Read More >>First Impressions
No matter how much we might think that we are non-judgmental every one of us is ‘guilty’ of making first impressions about people. It can take as little as 3 seconds for us to make an initial first impression about somebody we meet for the very first time and this is whether we do that [...]
Read More >>Get Social Media?
Over a drink, I’m trying to explain to a colleague the concept of social media for the umpteenth time. I mean, it’s wonderfull that they show an interest, but the fact that they keep asking what’s it all about shows how far we are from Web 2.0. It’s hard for people who frequently use social [...]
Read More >>Twitter Micro-Blogging
If you’re not using Twitter yet, you may feel as if you’ve missed out. Twitter has not only tipped the tuna, but it has already jumped the shark. If it’s just not completely obvious how to get into the “club”, here’s a guide to this new platform and how as a real estate professional you [...]
Read More >>Calling a Duck a Duck!
There’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance. Nobody enjoys being in the company of an arrogant person. Even arrogant people will admit they dislike pomposity — in others anyway. Arrogant people view themselves as superior, always know what’s better for others, ae incisive in their transactions with others, never admit their mistakes, and revel [...]
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