Online Newsletter for the Week Ending Dec 5

QUOTE: “They who know a lot, know little, unless they use what they know productively!” Unknown

THE NEXT BUBBLE TO BURST: COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE. This article speaks for itself. This has been predicted for some time. Question is what follows what, does the market follow the news media or does the news media follow the market? http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920206&grpId=3659174697244816&nav=Groupspace

DOOR KNOCKING FOR SHORT SALES: Interesting article. For those new to the business and also you-know-who, N.O.D. stands for Notice of Default and N.O.T.S. stands for Notice of Trustee Sale. http://activerain.com/blogsview/1357158/door-knocking-for-short-sales
10 STUPID THINGS SALES PEOPLE DO (AND HOW TO AVOID THEM). AMEN TO THIS ARTICLE! See if any of these 10 items apply to you. A word to the wise “should” be sufficient: http://activerain.com/blogsview/1360886/top-10-stupid-things-sales-people-do-and-how-to-avoid-doing-them-

WITH CHRISTMAS AND GIFT BUYING HERE, CHECK OUT THESE SITES TO GET THE BEST DEALS AND/OR ALERTS:

• www.WalletPop.com
• www.GottaDeal.com
• www.PriceGrabber.com
• www.PriceProtectr.com

5 TIPS TO DEVELOP POSITIVE KIDS: Sure could have used this back in the 60’s!
http://www.jongordon.com/newsletter-113009-positivekids.html

THE PINK GLOVE DANCE: Imagine an entire hospital staff, from doctors to the maintenance crew coming together to make a statement about breast cancer awareness. May you be inspired by the efforts of people to came together to show they cared. -Sonny Melendrez
http://www.sonnyradio.com/pinkglovedance.html

25 TIPS FOR AN EFFECTIVE EMAIL COMPAING, eBook uploaded to www.SlidellCalendar.com Inthe Documents section under Ebooks.

TIME IS ON YOUR SIDE AS LONG AS YOU UNDERSTAND IT. A GREAT article by Jeffrey Gitomer, who else? He and I are on the same page on this one. You would be amazed at what you can do when you stop doing things that are non-productive.
http://www.gitomer.com/articles/ViewPublicArticle.html?key=ajcdMibak3P3WRvJ0Msqqg%3D%3D

MAKING IT A GREAT TIME FOR GIVING, by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. With the Christmas Holidays fast approaching, this article by Jeffers may help change to a less stressful attitude:
http://www.susanjeffers.com/home/article.cfm


UPCOMING CHRISTMAS EVENTS:

Dec 3, MetLife Home Loans, Appreciation Cocktail Party, 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Time Out Martini Bar & Lounge 205 Cousin Street. RSVP by November 30 690-4960, already past but you might give it a try.

Dec 9, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Holiday Celebration. Palmettos on the Bayou, 3:00 to 5:00, RSVP by December 4 985-641-1041

Dec 10, Multiple Sponsors, at Shooters, 7:00 – 11:00 pm, RSVP by December 7 to Lisa Harris 646-0166

Dec 10, Gulf Coast Association of REALTORS Christmas Party, 5:30 to 8:30 PM at the Board Office in Gulfport.

Dec 18, Pearl River Board of REALTORS Christmas Party, at The Bridges Waveland, 7:00 to 10:00 PM