The ramblings of a real estate veteran.
October 15, 2009 Leave a comment
Has someone told you you can’t do something lately? You’re a failure? You’ll never amount to anything? So and so is better than you? Watch this – - -
In the famous words of Dr. Laura Schlessinger, “Now go take on the day!”
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September 23, 2009 Leave a comment
The term ‘Baby Boomer‘ gets thrown around a lot in the world of advertising. It seems like everyone is trying to sell to this segment of the population; including the real estate industry. Economic statistics show that baby boomers account for 28% of the population, but over 77% of all financial assets in the United States. This generation also accounts for more than 50% of all discretionary authority in private organizations as well as in government. But do REALTORS® and builders really know what baby boomers want in a home? Do they know what features they want? What locations are preferential? How much money they’re willing to spend? A new survey conducted by the MetLife Mature Market Institute and the National Association of Home Builders entitled 55+ Housing: Builders, Buyers and Beyond was just released that sheds some light on these very questions.
July 21, 2009 1 Comment
How many times during our lives have we looked at someone else and asked the question, “I wish I had their talent?” Was it when you looked at the boy on your team who hit the game-winning home run? Perhaps it was the time you gazed in amazement at the pig-tailed girl with freckles who could tickle the ivory on the piano like no other fifth grader. I think at some point in our lives, we all have had these moments of awe and envy.
I think too many times we look at the other person’s accomplishments and we chalk it up to God-given talent. Sure, some people are born with certain attributes that belie their age or physical stature, but apparently, it’s what you do with those talents that, in the end, gets a person across the finish line faster or better than their peers.
In a recent article that appeared in REALTOR® magazine, Geoff Colvin the senior editor of Fortune magazine, granted an interview where he discussed the findings in his latest book, “Talent is Overrated.” The article appears in its entirety below:
