Spring is just around the corner! New growth is everywhere. Sometimes we just get stuck doing the same old things. So, spring reminds us to come out of that winter hibernation and grow!
I love photography… the ability to capture just one moment… the light, the color, the action of a single moment. I am learning to stretch my ability to see these moments. I went on my first meet up of a photography group. What I learned was to look from a different angle.
So here is a slide show of my favorite photos of the Space Needle. Note the angles, perspective, reflections, comparisons, and how I just caught some sections of the Needle.
It’s the time of year to try new things! To Stretch! To Grow!
Look at your listings from another angle. Take a more active approach and “choose” your clients and get rid of those that are dragging you down. Try marketing yourself and your business in some new ways. Discover new ideas by reading, watching youtube videos, and searching on Google. Learn from others around you.
Most of all, don’t be intimidated by others tools or ability… Avoid letting critics, even those inside your head, get in the way! Use what you have and stretch and grow your real estate business this spring!
Get Certified to Teach Clockhours
You can teach clockhour classes to a few agents at a time or to a large group. Share your knowledge. Get the certification! There are several Instructor Development Workshops scheduled over the next couple months. There are periodic meetings at Third Place Books to learn more if you have questions… or just email Natalie. Click on the tab for Instructor Development workshop for the next classes and the Instructor Meetings!
We admire the skyline of our beautiful city of Seattle, but few of us know anything about the buildings. Natalie is a volunteer tour guide for the Seattle Architectural Foundation. The newest tour is "Seattle's Greatest Hits" which focuses on some of the most notable buildings in the downtown...
Just the name of the course makes it sound "boring" but it is filled with the newest information on legal issues from disclosure, anti-trust and earnest money.
Natalie Danielson, the owner/administrator of Professional Direction teaches the class on a regular basis in real estate offices. She was involved from the...
Wayne Bailey, First Horizon Home Loans, is teaching a 3 clockhour course "Beware of Loser Loans" on May 15th at H.D. Hotspurs Restaurant in Kent. Registration is at 11:30 am. Tuition $28 includes a fantastic lunch. Wayne Bailey is a well respected instructor who shares mortage information in a...
I have my google reader up on my desktop all the time I am online. Ok.. maybe it is a big diversion... but I learn alot.
I read Seth Godin's blog every day. He is a marketing guru and I am always picking up some kind of tip....
The U.S. Federal Government is studying the Real Estate industry. The internet has changed the way we do business. It has changed how the information on listings gets to the consumer and it has changed many business models. the government is studying how this affects the...
Prior to January of last year a loan officer originating the loan for your clients could have been a convicted felon just out of prison after serving time for identity theft.
Ok. Wasn't that insane?
So, finally our Department of Financial Institutions was instrumental in getting our legislators in Olympia to...