I’ve noticed something over the past few years - a kind of “underlying” problem that has made the trials and tribulations of life harder than they should be. I’m a child of the 80s, when we saw the future as a place where walls came down, ideas soared up and people went boldly where they’d never gone before. Where leaders helped turn the future into the promised land - not by having any particular prescription - but simply by staving off: Chaos.

So, after two years, everyone who wished the market to slow down, inventory to increase, buyers to have more time and sellers to stop being so unreasonable have found themselves in the middle of the market they were waiting for... and now they're wishing for something else! Be Purposeful in What You Wish For.

You deal with change for a living. #AlwaysInspiring

Note to Self: Give People a Reason to Say, “Thank You” and the rest will happen.

Sometimes we can think ourselves into a funk.
Other times, it starts with bad behavior.
Our thumbs and tongues are tempted to find the bad,
And our minds quickly catch up and tell us we’re sad.
Give thanks, catch yourself, change the words you use,
And before long you’ll realize no matter what -

YOU can’t lose!

To all my over-achiever friends:

Your customer is grateful you give 110%
But they also need you not to burn out.

What is needed isn’t obscure. In fact it’s the exact opposite. It’s the open, clear and sensible decision to do what you can, when you can, because you can.

At a time when everyone is wondering about the "cost" of things, it may help to remind yourself that what you get paid is a reflection of what you've done to be WORTH IT! This doesn't mean pulling a price randomly out of thin air. Nor does it mean only charging what "others" charge, either. That's because what YOU DID and what YOU DO to be worth it is YOURS ALONE.

When tragedy strikes - near to us or across the world - it's overwhelming. We feel everything at once: Outrage, fear, anxiety, frustration, bewildered - even a desire for justice. Our emotions rightfully tell us something is wrong; Our intellect generates a thousand what-ifs and answers to try. Amidst this excitement of heart and mind, it's strange to think that we can also feel Helpless.