Do you find yourself thinking....WHY did I do that? Or repeating something that you've done over and over...maybe in a job or a relationship? Ever wonder why you do what you do?
Click on the title above to hear a great talk by Tony Robbins. It'll make you think.....
Friday, June 27, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
A trip to the lake....
Grady and I just got back from a short 2 day trip to our condo on Canyon Lake. It's always great to get out of town for a while!
Traditionally, we have a frozen stuffed crust pizza and a salad on our first night, then eat the cold pizza in the morning for leftovers. To spice things up a bit, I made a banana shake and we sat on the balcony and watched the sun set - the photo above is from about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2008. Very pretty and relaxing.
Traditionally, we have a frozen stuffed crust pizza and a salad on our first night, then eat the cold pizza in the morning for leftovers. To spice things up a bit, I made a banana shake and we sat on the balcony and watched the sun set - the photo above is from about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2008. Very pretty and relaxing.
Grady went in to San Marcos and spent the day at the spa. He always comes back looking so cute. I had lunch with an old friend of mine at a San Marcos favorite - Herberts Taco Hut.
I made the obligatory trip to the outlet mall and went by Tommy Bahama's store. "Buy 5 items and get 50% off your entire purchase!" the employees shouted as people walked in. Normally I can't find 5 things I'd want to pay Tommy Bahama prices for...but on this trip I was able to get 4 fantastic panel back shirts and a great pair of shorts.
Today I'm back at the office wrapping up some loose ends and looking at next months marketing. I've also been spending a few brain waves thinking about really kicking it in on the Systemized Touchpoints business and potentially picking up a tanning salon in San Marcos. We'll see...I need to sell some more houses first!
That said, when you're talking to your friends and loved ones and they mention they're looking for a home, think of me first and put us in touch with one another!
That said, when you're talking to your friends and loved ones and they mention they're looking for a home, think of me first and put us in touch with one another!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Prioritizing....
Do you remember the first time you thought how great it was to be able to do multiple things at once - or multi-task? I remember being in college thinking I was a hot-shot because I could "multi-task" - when being intereviewed for campus leadership positions it was a huge buzz word - one I used and one I heard.
My coach Scott Gordon and I have had a few conversations about this whole multi-tasking stuff. Joe Stumpf, likely the best real estate trainer in the country, also has a lot to say about multi-tasking. The main point...it's really not good. When we've got a bunch of stuff on our plate and we're trying to do a little on one project and a little on the other projects, it leads to poor quality and slower results.
So what should we do? Prioritize. What's the most important thing to accomplish RIGHT NOW - the highest and best use of your time and brain waves. Sometimes I have a really hard time figuring that out. When it is choose between activity A and activity B, it's easy. When I have a list of 12 things - it's not quite that easy.
The other day Scott shared a great tool with me - the Prioritizer.
http://prioritizer.idea-sandbox.com/
Click on the link or put the URL above in your browser, then put in your list of activities or chores. Click next. You'll go through several questions, and end up with a prioritized list.
Cool stuff. I hope it's as helpful to you as it has been to me.
My coach Scott Gordon and I have had a few conversations about this whole multi-tasking stuff. Joe Stumpf, likely the best real estate trainer in the country, also has a lot to say about multi-tasking. The main point...it's really not good. When we've got a bunch of stuff on our plate and we're trying to do a little on one project and a little on the other projects, it leads to poor quality and slower results.
So what should we do? Prioritize. What's the most important thing to accomplish RIGHT NOW - the highest and best use of your time and brain waves. Sometimes I have a really hard time figuring that out. When it is choose between activity A and activity B, it's easy. When I have a list of 12 things - it's not quite that easy.
The other day Scott shared a great tool with me - the Prioritizer.
http://prioritizer.idea-sandbox.com/
Click on the link or put the URL above in your browser, then put in your list of activities or chores. Click next. You'll go through several questions, and end up with a prioritized list.
Cool stuff. I hope it's as helpful to you as it has been to me.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Lake Conroe
It has been a few years since I've spent the day on the lake....man do I miss it. Rick and I went to Spring, TX to visit one of his patients, who has a boat on Lake Conroe. We drove up Saturday, hit the lake about 3 and stayed until about 7:30.
While we were driving around I noticed some buildings that looked like Silverleaf Resorts Presidential units....we drove over and sure enough, there was Silverleaf's Piney Shores resort. Hopefully next time we go we'll stay at the resort and have a little more lake time, with an easy retreat from the sun to re-energize.
We arrived back in Austin around 1 today....one of the things I had forgotten was how much energy the lake/sun can suck out of you. Now that I've had my three hour nap, vacuumed and dusted, folded laundry and run the dishwasher....it's time to think about dinner.
Cheddars? Red Lobster? Chili's? Applebees? I really want a cheap nasty buffet but Rick is a weenie and won't go to any with me.....so if any of you reading are up for a buffet visit - let me know...mexican, chinese, american, doesn't matter...LET'S EAT.
Which reminds me of a book I want to check out, called The Cardio Free Diet. I'll let you know if I actually read it... ;)
While we were driving around I noticed some buildings that looked like Silverleaf Resorts Presidential units....we drove over and sure enough, there was Silverleaf's Piney Shores resort. Hopefully next time we go we'll stay at the resort and have a little more lake time, with an easy retreat from the sun to re-energize.
We arrived back in Austin around 1 today....one of the things I had forgotten was how much energy the lake/sun can suck out of you. Now that I've had my three hour nap, vacuumed and dusted, folded laundry and run the dishwasher....it's time to think about dinner.
Cheddars? Red Lobster? Chili's? Applebees? I really want a cheap nasty buffet but Rick is a weenie and won't go to any with me.....so if any of you reading are up for a buffet visit - let me know...mexican, chinese, american, doesn't matter...LET'S EAT.
Which reminds me of a book I want to check out, called The Cardio Free Diet. I'll let you know if I actually read it... ;)
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