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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2012
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In most Professions that require any form of official licensure, there’s a mandate for a level of periodic “Continuing Education” in the form of “Approved Courses” often offered by Local Associations. This is true for REALTORS, and I am a HUGE advocate of the requirement. I wonder, sometimes, w...
01/12/2012
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“SOMEONE” should . . . “SOMEONE” should call 911! “SOMEONE” should pick up all of that trash! “SOMEONE” should invent a gadget that Automatically solves this problem! “SOMEONE” needs to get busy and FIX this economy! “SOMEONE” should start a business that fills this gap in our community! “SOMEONE...
01/11/2012
If you’re in Middle Tennessee, you’re hereby invited to a 2 hour “Reading of the REALTOR Code of Ethics” followed by a FREE LUNCH sponsored by Lakeside Title & Escrow. FRIDAY January 13 – 9 til 11 (Lunch Following) Pinnacle Bank Learning Center Green Hills 2307 Crestmoor Please RSVP by return e...
01/09/2012
How many times do you hear “Thank You!” each day? How many times do you SAY “Thank You!” each day? When you hear “Thank You!” and/or say “Thank You!” how does it feel? An unexpected, unconditional “Thank You!” goes a LONG way in today’s world. My daughter Allison has perfected the “Thank you!” ...
01/09/2012
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Call Office – Leave Message – No response! Call Cell Phone – Leave Message – No response! Send Text Message – No Response! Send Email – No Response! Congratulations! You’ve found a “Communication Black Hole” If there’s ONE thing that can single-handedly stifle achievement of success in business...
01/05/2012
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It’s January 4, 2012. January 1 was a Sunday – New Years Day – For most people, it was a day of doing NOTHING after a night of revelry ringing in the new year . . . and RECOVERY from the (probable) month-long antics that go with “The Holiday Season” (Parties, Shopping, Travelling, Family, etc) ...
01/03/2012
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Seth Godin wrote a thought provoking post this morning (Imagine that). My observation throughout my life is that “Pain avoidance” tends to squelch forward motion. I’m not talking about the kind of pain you feel when you’re ill . . . That’s pain that might be best addressed with a doctor. Seth’s...
01/02/2012
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I met Charlie for the first time 5 weeks ago and sat with him and his wife, and we 3 explored possibilities for them as they considered buying their next house. Charlie was a strong man with a keen wit, and I remember him describing the house of his dreams (with a wink) knowing that it was not ...
01/02/2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you’ve had a fabulous celebration and have 2011 out of your current reality and are bursting into 2012 with enthusiasm and gusto. Today, many people are still on Holiday, although my suspicion is that most folks are ready to find some “normalcy” and routine after a month ...
01/02/2012
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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