Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
What can I do to Increase the value of my home?
That's a question I receive a lot. I ran across this article that may help answer that question. Hope you find it helpful.
Dale Nichols
Friday, August 6, 2010
Lisa Kendall's Inspirational Story
I recently attended this Gateway Conference and wanted to share the facebook comments of Greg Herder, owner and commenter on the event. I hope it touches you as it did me:
"During the Gateway I conducted this week, I was truly inspired by one of Hobbs/Herder’s clients, an agent by the name of Lisa Kendall. After day one of the Gateway, which wrapped up about 7:30 pm, Linda was walking a few blocks from the convention center to the hotel she was staying at. She was talking to her husband on her cell phone when 3 people attacked her. At first she was a little confused and fought back. She was then hit in the head a number of times and decided to give them her purse, board, and You2 book. Her cell phone and been knocked to the ground and her husband heard her screams as she was attacked. Once they had her stuff, the 3 people left and Lisa composed herself, found her cell phone told her husband what had happened and called 911.
The police came and took a report, which took most of the night. She got one hour of sleep and first thing in the morning went to the doctor to make sure her head and face were okay. She then rushed back to the seminar and walked as if nothing had happened, found a chair and started taking notes. At the Hobbs/Herder hang out after the seminar, I had the great pleasure of talking to Lisa. She apologized for being a little tired during the day and for closing her eyes every now and then. She said that she had not gotten a lot of sleep the night before. I eventually found out that she had been mugged and spent the night filling out a police report. One of the ladies listening to the story asked in amazement, “How are you dealing with it so well?” Lisa simply looked at her and calmly said that as soon as it was over and she realized she was ok, she was grateful that she lost only things that could be replaced and decided that she needed to put this experience in the past and move forward. She said she was really glad she did not miss much of the seminar and had really enjoyed herself that day.
As she talked, I was blown away by her amazing attitude about being attacked and beaten, and she had bruises on her face and head that looked painful. She decided to move forward and enjoy the rest of the seminar that she had come for. It reminded me that it is truly not what happens in our life that determines the quality of our life, but it’s what we do about what happens.
As we talked, Lisa told me that when she had gone to urgent care to get checked out by a doctor, the receptionist was amazed at how calm she was after being mugged. Lisa told her that in her personal brochure her slogan is “Because Every Moment Counts” and I am trying to live what I talk about. The receptionist asked for a copy of her brochure, so Lisa got some from her car and gave one to the receptionist. When the doctor came in to examine her, the receptionist had told the doctor about her brochure, and he asked for one. When she gave it to him, he took the time to read it right there and told her what an amazing attitude she had. Lisa was sent for an x-ray. The x-ray technician asked what she was doing in town and she told her she was attending a real estate marketing seminar. The x-ray technician said she was looking for a house; Lisa gave her a copy of her brochure. The x-ray technician read it while they were waiting and said, “I sure wish I could find a Realtor like you here to work with me.” Lisa told her she would happy to find a great Realtor for her locally, that she would receive a referral fee and she would make sure she was well taken care of. The x-ray technician was thrilled and gave Lisa all of her contact information and told her how much she appreciated Lisa helping her out.
This is one of the most amazing ways I have heard of an agent using their personal brochure. I really want to thank you, Lisa, for your inspirational lesson in moving forward and focusing on the good things in our lives. As Jim Rohn would say: It’s not what happens that makes a difference in the quality of our lives, it’s what we do about what happens."
Greg Herder
"During the Gateway I conducted this week, I was truly inspired by one of Hobbs/Herder’s clients, an agent by the name of Lisa Kendall. After day one of the Gateway, which wrapped up about 7:30 pm, Linda was walking a few blocks from the convention center to the hotel she was staying at. She was talking to her husband on her cell phone when 3 people attacked her. At first she was a little confused and fought back. She was then hit in the head a number of times and decided to give them her purse, board, and You2 book. Her cell phone and been knocked to the ground and her husband heard her screams as she was attacked. Once they had her stuff, the 3 people left and Lisa composed herself, found her cell phone told her husband what had happened and called 911.
The police came and took a report, which took most of the night. She got one hour of sleep and first thing in the morning went to the doctor to make sure her head and face were okay. She then rushed back to the seminar and walked as if nothing had happened, found a chair and started taking notes. At the Hobbs/Herder hang out after the seminar, I had the great pleasure of talking to Lisa. She apologized for being a little tired during the day and for closing her eyes every now and then. She said that she had not gotten a lot of sleep the night before. I eventually found out that she had been mugged and spent the night filling out a police report. One of the ladies listening to the story asked in amazement, “How are you dealing with it so well?” Lisa simply looked at her and calmly said that as soon as it was over and she realized she was ok, she was grateful that she lost only things that could be replaced and decided that she needed to put this experience in the past and move forward. She said she was really glad she did not miss much of the seminar and had really enjoyed herself that day.
As she talked, I was blown away by her amazing attitude about being attacked and beaten, and she had bruises on her face and head that looked painful. She decided to move forward and enjoy the rest of the seminar that she had come for. It reminded me that it is truly not what happens in our life that determines the quality of our life, but it’s what we do about what happens.
As we talked, Lisa told me that when she had gone to urgent care to get checked out by a doctor, the receptionist was amazed at how calm she was after being mugged. Lisa told her that in her personal brochure her slogan is “Because Every Moment Counts” and I am trying to live what I talk about. The receptionist asked for a copy of her brochure, so Lisa got some from her car and gave one to the receptionist. When the doctor came in to examine her, the receptionist had told the doctor about her brochure, and he asked for one. When she gave it to him, he took the time to read it right there and told her what an amazing attitude she had. Lisa was sent for an x-ray. The x-ray technician asked what she was doing in town and she told her she was attending a real estate marketing seminar. The x-ray technician said she was looking for a house; Lisa gave her a copy of her brochure. The x-ray technician read it while they were waiting and said, “I sure wish I could find a Realtor like you here to work with me.” Lisa told her she would happy to find a great Realtor for her locally, that she would receive a referral fee and she would make sure she was well taken care of. The x-ray technician was thrilled and gave Lisa all of her contact information and told her how much she appreciated Lisa helping her out.
This is one of the most amazing ways I have heard of an agent using their personal brochure. I really want to thank you, Lisa, for your inspirational lesson in moving forward and focusing on the good things in our lives. As Jim Rohn would say: It’s not what happens that makes a difference in the quality of our lives, it’s what we do about what happens."
Greg Herder
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Make Your Kids Smarter in the Car
For all you parents out there who will be taking vacation in the car, with the kids. I thought this was a pretty good article.
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