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Success Is Dependent On Effort

January 31, 2013 By Jeff Turner 11 Comments

“The only disability in life is a bad attitude #truu” My nephew posted that on his Facebook wall today. It’s a popular way to think. And the first response from one of his friends was, “Varner used to tell us that the only thing life you have a 100% control over is your attitude.” It’s a […]

Diversity, Real Estate, And Leadership

January 23, 2013 By Jeff Turner 17 Comments

I was honored to be invited to last week’s CEO Summit in New York. Those in attendance were tasked with discussing “The Future Of Real Estate.” It seemed like the perfect topic for a gathering of some of the brightest and most truly influential people in the real estate industry. Frankly, I felt a bit […]

Easy Mobile Conference Call Dialing: Use Commas In Google Calendar

January 7, 2013 By Jeff Turner 13 Comments

The littlest things bring me such joy. One of the bains of my existence has been making it simpler to get to conference calls when I’m mobile. I want to be able to do so without having to plan in advance to have the conference call number and access code written down somewhere. I […]

Protecting Children From The Dark Side Of The Internet

January 4, 2013 By Jeff Turner 34 Comments

Every technology has both a positive and negative impact. I’ve been writing a lot about Technopoly in the past few months. In the last few days, the social media behaviors of teens in the wake of the alleged rape of a 16-year old girl in Steubenville, Ohio, have been exposed in the harsh light of […]

Cry Of The Technophiles – Don’t Worry About Terms Of Service

December 19, 2012 By Jeff Turner 5 Comments

I’m a little crazy. I’ll admit that. But I’m not insane. So I was amused by MG Siegler’s assertion that “sane people don’t quit services when they make terms of service changes. They quit them when they start to suck. Focus your energy on calling out the suckage.” Unless, oh, just for the sake of […]