How to Accept Change

By far the majority of people find most changes to be difficult to accept. We are creatures of habit. Even in our work places, for the most part our jobs are repetitive. As little as you may think of it, our daily activities are mostly the same. We get up and go to bed about the same time. Our morning …

Advantages of Online Education

Some people view change as exciting new possibilities. Most of us hate change. We’ve always done things a certain way and it works for us so why change?  Change is a necessity of life. If we never changed, we would still be getting around in a horse and buggy. We wouldn’t have electricity or pain killers when we go to …

Developing Mental Attitudes

Mental attitudes might simply be how we control our minds over matter. Life itself is comprised of thousands of decisions an individual is forced to make on a daily basis. We are a people of choice. We choose what we want to do and what we don’t want to do. In so many of the decisions we face, we give …

Reflecting on Our Freedoms

We should always appreciate our freedom and understand the sacrifices that were made so we could have those freedoms. We take our freedom for granted because the sacrifices are so far removed from us we can’t see the wounded and feel the pain. We don’t know the fear of having someone shoot at us; nor the extended time of restlessness …

Secrets of Discipline

When we think of discipline we normally think in terms of disciplining our children, or we reflect on times that our parents disciplined us. Discipline is almost always considered a consequence of a result from some action that has been taken. It seems that discipline is always considered a punishment. Many words have multiple meanings and uses, therefore the reader …

Requirements For and How to Get Alabama Real Estate License

I have been asked to simplify the licensing requirements and explain the process so I will give you a bullet point explanation of the basic requirements. For a complete list of all the requirements, contact me or refer to the Alabama License Law. A person must be 19 years of age. A citizen of the United States or have documentation …

Who Needs A Personal Coach and For How Long?

It is imperative that you understand we are referring to people whose career is in sales. With that in mind, this is the simplest question I ever have to answer. Since this is a two part question, I will first focus on who needs a coach. Everyone who aspires to reach a higher level of excellence should have a coach. …

Internet is Hurting the Buying Public

I’m sure a lot of people will disagree with my topic statement. Hopefully you’ll take time to read it and then I think you’ll agree with me; at least in part. According to the National Association of Realtors most recent studies, close to 95% of real estate buyers search the Internet to find property for sale. In some cases, by …

Friendships—Key to Success in Sales

Friends are so special. I can’t imagine what life would be like if I had no friends. Given my personality and my need for friends, I’m not sure I could even survive without having lots of friends. One might say I’m using the term “friends” very loosely; and I suppose I am. I call people that I know fairly well, …

Handling Fear of Rejection

Fear of rejection is probably the most common disease associated with sales people. No I didn’t make a slip of the tongue. I consider fear of rejection a very deadly disease to a sales career. Fear hits a person at a very early age and if uncontested, it becomes cancerous; to the point it is such a large obstacle, it …