For anyone or any couple who has ever hunted for a house, chances are that you are likely very well aware of the variety of emotions that entered into the exercise! But as we enter the Spring home buying season, if you haven’t yet had the house hunting experience you can either take our word […]
Sometimes our worst enemy whether in life or in business does not come from without but rather from within! At one time or another we have all come up against that faceless voice that attempts to inject our minds with feelings of doubt or insecurity. In one of his recent blog posts, Seth Godin speaks […]
Seth Godin’s articles are always interesting and thought provoking whether concerning things personal, business or a combination of the two! And a combination of the two is more often the rule than the exception because the two are in some way typically going to be intertwined! This is a repost of today’s article and, if […]
This simple thought about stress management came to me this morning concerning the way in which we live life and conduct business! In life as in business, anxiety and stress typically stem from feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and an inability, whether real or simply perceived, to affect change! When those feeling creep in, it is […]
Spending a Sunday on the couch watching ‘professionals’ play brought this question of victory versus loss to my mind! Moral Victory: A moral victory occurs when a person, team, army or other group loses a confrontation, and yet achieves some other moral gain. This gain might be unrelated to the confrontation in question, and the […]
For so many people it’s the fear of public speaking, Glossophobia, that terrifies them the most! And while for anyone who speaks in public the anxiety will typically be present before and possibly during their program, as long as you are doing it why not do it well! From Inc.com these are 7 simples tips for creating […]
Thought of the Day Which one of these are you? You receive feedback from two people who you work with. The first person, someone with whom you have daily contact, is extremely positive with only great things to say about you. The second, a person who does not know you as well and with whom […]
What does a poker-style ‘tell’ have to do with buying a home? Well let’s first define a ‘tell’! Tell: an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception. In real estate the dance between a potential buyer and seller often has each side trying to convince the other side of certain things. Buyers will […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service ____________________________________________________________________________________ Whether you are a Realtor, a real estate attorney, a mortgage originator or the actual buyer in the home purchasing process, at some point the question may arise that asks ‘Are you actually ready to buy a home?’ This is a question that will hopefully have been asked and answered […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service If you live in, are trying to stay in or seek to get into the ‘glitzy scene’ in NYC, the effort can take a toll that was apparently evidenced by the recent suicide of designer L’Wren Scott! Of course there’s the expensive real estate that makes owning or renting in NYC a […]
