You have heard others say it thousands of times in your life, or you have said it yourself: “I want to have balance in my life.” What does having balance really mean? A simple dictionary definition defines balance as “a state in which different things occur in equal or proper amounts or have an equal […]
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It feels good to be liked, but there’s a difference between being liked and being respected. If it’s a choice between the two, which would you rather be? I believe the correct answer is respected. You see, you can be liked, but not respected, but if you’re respected, the odds are good that you’ll be liked.
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I have been in real estate for 15 years now and I enjoy going on listing appointments. When I do go on a listing appointment, one of the first points I make to all of my sellers is this: buyers are always looking for space. They are looking for space on the floors, the walls,
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One day, while watering my garden I got to thinking how preparing and growing vegetables is similar to growing your connections in business. Sounds crazy but it’s an apt metaphor. Indulge me as I tell you about my recent horticultural endeavors to explain what I mean. Three years ago I took up gardening as a hobby. I had had an itch
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This spring, I watched proudly as my daughter graduated from St. Ursula School. She had been attending the K-8 school since kindergarten, and was leaving as an eighth grade graduate on her way to experience the next phase of her journey, in high school. There’s sadness to the end of this season of our daughter’s life,
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Some call it a rite of passage. I call it a blessing or simply wonderful. You bring your children up in a world of unknowns and try to do the best you can. From the time your kids are born to when they walk for the first time, ride a bike, go off to school, grow into
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Growing up, I was never much of a Bruce Springsteen fan. I had nothing against him; I just wasn’t a fan of much of his music. I knew a few songs, “Born in the USA,” “Glory Days,” and a few others. About two months ago when tickets went on sale for his concert at the
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Several years ago when I gave my first public speech to a crowd of 650 people, I recorded it and gave it to my business coach, a very gifted public speaker, to evaluate how I performed and what I could do better. After I sent it to him, a few months went by before I
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You’ve probably read recently that Baltimore properties are still weighed down by negative equity — ranking fourth in the nation for metropolitan areas with homes underwater — where the value of the property is less than the debt owed on the homes. Zillow, the gigantic online clearinghouse for the real estate market and an incredible source for
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A devout German Catholic mother, a reserved Italian father, six siblings, a three-bedroom house. That’s how I grew up in the Baltimore neighborhood of Belair Edison. We didn’t have any money growing up. I can remember waiting for social services to deliver a 5-pound block of cheese each week when my parents were particularly strapped.
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