Barry Owen's Blog
Tips and commentary For Home Buyers & Sellers and REALTORS with primary focus on LIVE - Work - Play - Life Rhythm - Life Performance Oriented thinking for regular folks
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2011
Posted on January 17, 2011 by Barry Owen Good Monday Morning and Martin Luther King Day to ya! Hope you are enjoying a long weekend and getting the rest you need for a productive 4 day week. I find that I get more done in 4 day weeks than I usually get done in 5 day weeks . . . hmmm! It's been sa...
01/17/2011
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Posted on January 16, 2011 by Barry Owen Wiki says: "The opposable thumb has helped the human species develop more accurate fine motor skills. It is also thought to have directly led to the development of tools, not just in humans or their evolutionary ancestors, but other primates as well. The o...
01/16/2011
Posted on January 15, 2011 by Barry Owen Every morning and evening, we walk dog Apollo. On the surface, the "goal" is for him to empty his bowels each time. Other things happen . . . and we learn. These walks usually happen @ the same time each morning and each evening, so he always gives us a nu...
01/15/2011
Posted on January 15, 2011 by Barry Owen How much would you pay to GUARANTEE an On-Time Closing? My Friend Randa Dawson with Century 21 Dawson emailed the above picture . . . If you could purchase insurance to protect yourself from delays in closing a home (or darn near anything), how much would ...
01/15/2011
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Posted on January 13, 2011 by Barry Owen Too much to do - Not enough time . . . Too many Bills - Not enough money So many friends - Too busy to visit with them all Need to learn - Don't have time for training or coaching Love to read - Too much noise to concentrate on a book Seeking better health...
01/13/2011
Posted on January 11, 2011 by Barry Owen I don't know about you, but I'm launching into 2011 very thankful that I am where I am . . . Still over - not under (the ground) . . . still in business - and excited (albeit with a twinge of trepidation) about the potential in the coming year. I know that...
01/11/2011
Posted on January 10, 2011 by Barry Owen Good morning! The weatherman was right . . . It snowed while we slept, and it's absolutely beautiful out there. Of course, this is a large media event and I was especially amused at the reports of milk and bread being sold out at the grocery stores . ....
01/10/2011
Posted on January 9, 2011 by Barry Owen All of us, regardless of our respective professions, have endured the whole gambit of trials and tribulations in the past 4-5 years as the economy has done what it has done. There's plenty of finger pointing that can still be done, but what's the use of tha...
01/09/2011
Posted on January 8, 2011 by Barry Owen My friend Ralph Copleman died a few nights ago. The world will be a different place for many people without Ralph being around to interject his provocative and insightful comments . . . and Poetry. I know Ralph as being a lover of life and a lover of people...
01/08/2011
Posted on January 7, 2011 by Barry Owen I ask: "Where is it?" He says: "It's right over there! You Can't miss it" I go "over there" and don't see "it" . . . feeling ignorant and slightly embarrassed for my ineptitude, I ask again: "WHERE?" "Over THERE!" AACK! I go back "over there" and begin visu...
01/07/2011
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Stream of consciousness commentary on the real estate industry from the perspective of a Principal Real Estate Broker and Founder of Pareto REalty, LLC in Middlle Tennessee - Also a Career Development Coach with vast Organizational Development/Transformation training and experience - in the industry since 1993