Dixie's Blog

I'm looking for success stories about Realtors who are using Facebook in their business.  How is it working out for you?  I've spoken to a few who are using it, and most feel that it is a great way to network with those people who are the most likely to hire you, such as friends, relatives, and p...

I'm reading an older book by David J. Schwartz called The Magic of Thinking Big.  It was recommended by Mary Johnson, trainer for the S.M.A.R.T. program, formerly The Floyd Wickman program, during a talk she gave to Real Living managers, brokers and owners in Columbus last year. (I'm finally gett...

To do something different on my vacation, I signed up for a 6-day church adult mission trip in June at the Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky.  What a beautiful part of the country! A group of six of us traveled South to start and complete (hopefully) a work project to help a family whose t...

It is a good time to think about the difference between a house and a home.  Think about this - The news is bombarding us with bad news about the "housing" sector and the "housing" market, not the "home-ing" sector or "home-ing" market.  Because of wild speculation in the housing market in the pa...