Lee was already seated when we walked in the door at Mom Can Cook Thai restaurant. He was beginning to explain his custom order to the waitress as my 16-year-old son, and I sat down at the table next to him. He was very specific in his order, asking for the soup they serve at […]
Returning To My Roots
No, I’m not moving back to West Virginia, though that thought does cross my mind more often than some might imagine. I’m referring to my roots in the real estate industry. Today, I am announcing that on October 1 I will be leaving my full-time position at RealSatisfied (a Placester company) and have accepted the position […]
The Value Of Writing – Viewing My Thoughts Through The Medium Of You
The process of passing an idea through this medium of writing changes its direction. This is not the same post I started writing last night when I quickly jotted down the premise.
Your Words Are Not My Words, Even If Our Words Are The Same
The excuses I make for not writing are much simpler than the fear of divulging my deepest, darkest secrets. There are many excuses, but the one that has stood in my way more often than others is this: “I don’t need to say this. It has already been said.”
People Don’t Want To Be Customers On Social Media
We’re now seven or eight years into this “social media” thing, and the conversations around it are still the same. I bit on a tweet this morning from Laura Monroe, even though I tend to follow a simple rule popularized by Gahlord Dewald – “I stopped reading anything with a question in the headline.” In general, this […]
Facebook, Diversity, And Building New Cherished Relationships
I awoke to three new friend requests on Facebook this morning. One request was from a REALTOR® I have never heard of or met, a second from a guy who is friends with 11 real estate related people I know in Phoenix, but I have no clue who he is, none, and his Facebook page […]