Text for Duane's Real Estate Video of the Day for August 10

Duane’s Real Estate Video August 10

“It’s a great day to be in real estate! Duane Beisner here… sales manager and a sales representative for ERA real estate.
	Duane’s Quote of the Day If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time. -- B.J. Marshall

Duane’s Joke of the Day

Ol' Fred had been a faithful Christian and was in the hospital,
near death. The family called their preacher to stand with them.

As the preacher stood next to the bed, Ol' Fred's condition
appeared to deteriorate and he motioned frantically for something
to write on.

The pastor lovingly handed him a pen and a piece of paper, and
Ol' Fred used his last bit of energy to scribble a note, then
suddenly died.

The preacher thought it best not to look at the note at that
time, so he placed it in his jacket pocket.

At the funeral, as he was finishing the message, he realized that
he was wearing the same jacket that he was wearing when Ol' Fred
died. He said, "You know, Ol' Fred handed me a note just before
he died. I haven't looked at it, but knowing Fred, I'm sure
there's a word of inspiration there for us all."
He opened the note, and read, "Please step to your left -- you're
standing on my oxygen tube!"

Duane’s Business Tip of the Day

A great Sales Manager knows what needs to be overlooked and what needs to be addressed.

Think about it.

Darwin Award of the Day

On October 26, charges were dismissed against Lucas William Stenning, 32, who six weeks earlier had pleaded guilty to knowingly violating registration required of a predatory offender. Charges were dismissed....because Lucas was dead.

In a related story, on the afternoon of October 17 in the city of Bock, an injured "hit and run victim" was reported. The pedestrian, found on the side of the road, died in the ambulance at the scene.

In a related story, police reported that a 32-year-old man had concocted a scheme to stage an accident in order to obtain prescription drugs. The plan was to jump out of a moving vehicle, become injured, go to the hospital and receive narcotic painkillers. That plan failed when its mastermind, Lucas William Stenning, died at the scene due to head injuries.

In other words: Lucas, 32, avoided a serious parole violation because he was deceased due to injuries he caused himself by leaping from a moving vehicle in order to obtain prescription painkillers. Ouch!

Duane’s Social Commentary

6 Things You Need to Know to Double Your Income Are you feeling confused in today's marketplace? Here are some tips to get your business back on track and double your income: 1. Let go of the “need to please” A recent study on marketing revealed that it's not important that your client likes you, it's more important that the client perceives that you like them.  Then your client will feel secure and confident will take good care of their needs. That does not mean that you have to bend over backwards for them, but rather build a relationship based on mutual respect. 2. Clear up your relationship with MONEY Do any of these thoughts float around in your head? ·         Money is always flowing away from me ·         I am not deserving of wealth ·         Other people can have nice things but not me Can you understand how difficult it would be to attract money to yourself with these self limiting beliefs pushing money away on a subconscious level? Remember, your beliefs create your reality. If you tell the universe that you are not deserving of money, then the universe will send you exactly what you believe and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's important that you become aware of what these beliefs are, release them, and then install Empowered Beliefs that magnetizes money to you. ·         I am a money magnet ·         Money flows to me easily and effortlessly ·         I attract abundance by working smarter not harder 3. Reprogram your self-limiting beliefs about "success" If you believe that success is hard, or that you will have to sacrifice your personal life or that to be successful you have to be selfish and aggressive, then that is what you will create. The results of holding onto these anti-success beliefs is obvious, you just keep pushing it away after day month after month and year after year.  Success always seems out of reach. If you do manage to achieve it, you'll push it away. But here's the good news: it doesn't matter how many years you've had a belief, the power to change that belief is always in the present moment.  That's why it's so important to identify the belief and bring it to the surface. That's why working with an outside coach can save you years of struggle and sacrifice.  With some outside support you can easily see the beliefs that have been blocking you and once you have that awareness, it's relatively easy to reprogram that belief out of your mind. 4. Release SELF doubt The only thing standing in the way of you feeling that you can do it all is your self-limiting beliefs. Most of them are hidden under the surface, telling you that you can't. Even if you don't currently believe in yourself, you can be taught to retrain your brain so that you have "unwavering faith" in your ability to succeed. Every moment you have a choice to be in “fear” or “faith”. 5. STOP criticizing yourself Self-criticism is a common pattern that stops people from being successful.  This pattern is somewhat insidious, it operates below the surface, you may not even know it is happening. If you're busy beating yourself up, you are destroying your self-esteem and that leaves you feeling very empty.  Then you begin to crave validation. Since you're not giving it to yourself, you crave it from others; friends, family, clients and prospective clients. As a result you give up your power and put in the hands of others. This puts you in a vulnerable position in every interaction. I recommend using the "STOP” technique whenever you suspect that your inner critic has taken over. Step one:  say STOP Step two:  take a deep breath Step three:  putting a positive new thought. Such as: ****I love and approve of myself***** ****I am committed to building myself up instead of tearing myself down**** ****I always focus on my strengths**** 6. START appreciating yourself The interesting thing about your inner critic is that it probably has good intentions for you.  It probably thinks that it can “whip you into shape”, so you'll be more successful. But that is actually the opposite of the truth. The truth is that when you are putting yourself down, you are weakening yourself and lowering your energy. The antidote to this is to begin to learn to appreciate and validate yourself. When is the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror and appreciated what you saw? Learning to validate yourself can be as simple as learning "positive self talk".  This would sound like— “I'm really proud of you” or “good job”.  In other words taking time to stop and appreciate all the good things you do. This helps you to be more successful in several ways: 1.       You're sending out a positive vibration to the universe, and attracting that in return. 2.       It raises your energy. 3.       It makes you magnetic for your ideal clients.

Duane’s Real Estate News…

Fed Considers Ways to Perk Up Slow Economy

 
Following a disappointing July jobs report, the Federal Reserve is under pressure to stimulate economic growth. At their Aug. 10 meeting, officials likely will debate whether to hold down short-term interest rates for the long term or use proceeds from mortgage-backed securities investments to buy a small amount of government debt to lower long-term interest rates; but analysts say the impact of such moves would be minimal.

While the Fed could restart programs to purchase MBS and government debt on a large scale to boost growth, there is concern that a Wall Street sell-off could occur if investors panic

Fewer Listings Took Price Cuts in July
The prices of 29.1 percent of homes listed for sale on Zillow.com during July had been cut at least once, down from 30 percent in June, Zillow reported Monday.

The median price reduction also declined slightly in July to 6.5 percent from 6.6 percent in June.

The largest reductions were in Michigan, California and Florida, with prices in Flint, Mi., trimmed by 11.8 percent; Detroit homes cut by 10.7 percent; and prices in Merced, Calif. reduced by 10.5 percent.

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