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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Friday, June 15, 2007
Discerning the market
Someone asked me a few days ago about the real estate market. There are quite a few answers I could give them, I asked which part of the market? Were they buyers, sellers, investors, developers, they all affect each other but it depends on your position in the market. Your perspective is going to be determined by your position. Well, this is more than about which space you take up on a HUD. This is in more than just a market. This is business life. My position and where I choose to stand and plant my feet, this is where my perspective and my perception is based. A bird will not have the perspective of an ant, neither will an ant have the perspective of a fish.
Sean Connery said something in the movie Alkatraz which caught my attention, I do not remember the exact wording of it, but it went something like this: "Your advantage for fighting is best if you are elevated. Fight from above, not from down here." His perspective would not have changed with just a better view from above, because he already knew the situation he was in, he just knew the advantages were better from a different location.
Regardless of the vision we have in our current locations, our perspective should be on the whole picture, the greater picture of life. This can not be changed by markets being fast or slow, this will not be changed by markets. Keep your feet planted in strong soil and your mind on good things, the rest will come.
"The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom."
Deuteronomy 28:13
Sean Connery said something in the movie Alkatraz which caught my attention, I do not remember the exact wording of it, but it went something like this: "Your advantage for fighting is best if you are elevated. Fight from above, not from down here." His perspective would not have changed with just a better view from above, because he already knew the situation he was in, he just knew the advantages were better from a different location.
Regardless of the vision we have in our current locations, our perspective should be on the whole picture, the greater picture of life. This can not be changed by markets being fast or slow, this will not be changed by markets. Keep your feet planted in strong soil and your mind on good things, the rest will come.
"The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom."
Deuteronomy 28:13
Thursday, June 7, 2007
fuel
We have conversations all the time in our office about what fuels us. Personally, without vanilla lattes, I wouldn't be much use. I know it sounds cliche, but I NEED my coffee in the morning. We went a weeklong period without creamer here and I was not a happy camper. (We each kept forgetting to bring the creamer, thanks Jen for saving the day!!) Normally my attitude is not necessarily bred by environments, but that week it definately was.
Success is something that should be a result of fuel, not the necessary motivation. People become destroyed by greed and leave a sum of destruction along the way. Carelessness certainly follows all actions fueled by greed. The popular saying, "It's the thought that counts" is very accurate for more than just birthday gifts. Our thoughts govern our actions and those actions become habits and work ethic. To give in to thoughts that do not edify or bring substance to what we apply our hands to is causing destructive things in what we apply our hands to.
May your week be filled with Soy Vanilla latte's and much success.
Success is something that should be a result of fuel, not the necessary motivation. People become destroyed by greed and leave a sum of destruction along the way. Carelessness certainly follows all actions fueled by greed. The popular saying, "It's the thought that counts" is very accurate for more than just birthday gifts. Our thoughts govern our actions and those actions become habits and work ethic. To give in to thoughts that do not edify or bring substance to what we apply our hands to is causing destructive things in what we apply our hands to.
May your week be filled with Soy Vanilla latte's and much success.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
A little bit of everything
There is much to describe in this world of LAI, this is such a multi-faceted company and we all cross into other places of influence besides our own positions here. But, I will try and narrow what it is that I do down. My exact title is a Property Acquisitions Associate; I handle short sales and foreclosures. We have helped so many people keep their homes and the ones who needed to get from underneath their home, we sold it for them. It is so nice to take a call from someone at the end of their rope, then be able to help them out of that situation and give them a fresh start.
There are many in this industry who do similar things to us. Some of them we work with and are great people of integrity and we keep each other on our toes. The rest, and most, I hate to admit it, are crooked and greedy without morals. Business is business and profit is what drives working, but success without integrity isn't worth the trip to the bank. Well, I have to get back to work now, for more information about us, visit www.LAIUSA.net.
There are many in this industry who do similar things to us. Some of them we work with and are great people of integrity and we keep each other on our toes. The rest, and most, I hate to admit it, are crooked and greedy without morals. Business is business and profit is what drives working, but success without integrity isn't worth the trip to the bank. Well, I have to get back to work now, for more information about us, visit www.LAIUSA.net.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
productivity..
Well, today is a lovely Thursday morning on the East Coast. I am currently less than 3 miles from the Atlantic and in my office. The blinds are pulled up and there is sunshine hitting every nook and cranny of my office. I have the lights off, because brightness is good, but natural light is so much better.
I am the person, you know the one, that lives outdoors. I am not exactly sporty, but I am either in the garden or outside as much as I can be. I have a beach chair and towel in my car just waiting for a break from paperwork and a few moments in the sun. I took out the trash today in the office just as an excuse to walk outside, and that it needed to be done. If it wasnt for a lunch appointment, I would be outside at this moment. I think all board meetings should happen picnic style in a park, or even in the grove right beside the office. It would be more productive except for those of us with ADD who would be distracted by everything that moves outside.
I guess the point of this blog is to mention work place environments. Not necessarily the individual things that determine the workplace, but as a whole. I happen to like my office environment. Great co-workers and boss, walls and doors that keep people out when I am in the 'Zone' and can't be interupted because I have found that perfect work mode, windows with trees and the horizon. More than anything else, your mindset determines your productivity and your environment.
Make it work for you.
I am the person, you know the one, that lives outdoors. I am not exactly sporty, but I am either in the garden or outside as much as I can be. I have a beach chair and towel in my car just waiting for a break from paperwork and a few moments in the sun. I took out the trash today in the office just as an excuse to walk outside, and that it needed to be done. If it wasnt for a lunch appointment, I would be outside at this moment. I think all board meetings should happen picnic style in a park, or even in the grove right beside the office. It would be more productive except for those of us with ADD who would be distracted by everything that moves outside.
I guess the point of this blog is to mention work place environments. Not necessarily the individual things that determine the workplace, but as a whole. I happen to like my office environment. Great co-workers and boss, walls and doors that keep people out when I am in the 'Zone' and can't be interupted because I have found that perfect work mode, windows with trees and the horizon. More than anything else, your mindset determines your productivity and your environment.
Make it work for you.
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