Online Newsletter for the Week Ending April 22

QUOTE:  From Jeffrey Gitomer’s NEW book, Little (Brown) Book of Leadership.  “It takes a person of character to come up with something that is forward-moving rather than self-defeating, something that’s on the offense rather than being offensive, something that states willingness rather than creates a defense, something that says what you can do rather than what you can’t, and something that states what could happen rather than restates what just happened.”  Gymbeaux’s advice would be READ THE BOOK!

50 NEW RULES OF WORK by Robin Sharma.  This is a powerful list that you should post near your desk where you can read them and be reminded of them especially Rule 37.  “Words can inspire.  Words can destroy.  Choose yours (words) wisely.  Gymbeaux Note:  Words are like feathers in the wind.  Once disbursed you can never retrieve them.  Remember your mother was right.  If you can’t say something nice about someone, say nothing at all!  http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/03/the-50-new-rules-of-work/

MOVIE TIME IN THE MARKET CENTER.  Come see the life-changing movie, The Secret, on Thursday, April 21.  The movie will start at 10:30 and last until about noon.  Bring your movie munchies and refreshments.  This movie has changed and will continue to change lives by changing the way you think.

EEDGE UPDATE:  Everyone needs to make certain they have registered for their eEdge website and access.  If you have NOT registered, go to http://mykw.kw.com and log in using your Keller Williams user name and password.  If you have NOT registered you will see entry boxes to do so, follow the guidelines.  If jyou HAVE registered, you need to make certain you have proper access to all the KWLS listings.  To do so go to http://mykw.kw.com and log in.  Go to MY CONTACTS and you will see several choices on the left side of your screen.  Select MY WEBSITE.  Look for Office MLS.  The instructions originally directed you to insert the Market Center code given by GESRIN, you want to instead insert the KWLS Office Code which is 405.  If you have inserted the GESRIN Code you will have to first remove it by clicking on the X and then insert 405 and then SAVE, and SAVE again.

POWER PRICING TOOLS & POLISH YOUR PRESENTATION  These are great articles posted to www.SlidellCalendar.com in the Document section under Training Booklets and Articles.  They are really very educational articles that describes some of the terms like absorption rates.  You will want to keep these!

WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU TO “GET OUT OF DODGE” GET OUT OF DODGE.  Amazing video of the Tsunami.  While watching this I thought of a friend of mine in the Coast Guard stationed on an island off the coast of Alaska during an earthquake.  He said they watched islands all around them disappear beneath the ocean’s surface and wondered when they would be next.  Imagine what this camera man or woman was thinking as this was filmed. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=c3rqPPJPwLg

AMAZING YOUTUBE VIDEO ABOUT A HUMMINGBIRD:  http://www.wimp.com/babyhummingbird/

WORDS MEAN THINGS:  Check out this very short video with a great message that WORDS MEAN THINGS.  Don’t want to take away the sentiment of the video but you tell me, what has more meaning, “I’ll put your home in the MLS.”  Or, “I am going to enter your property into a computer database where over 3000 agents in the metro-New Orleans area will have immediate access to the wonderful features,  benefits, and photos (or video) of your beautiful home.”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU

HUMOR OR TRUTH:  If you can't afford a doctor, go to an airport. You'll get a free x-ray and a breast exam, and; if you mention Al Qaeda, you'll get a free colonoscopy.

MONEY MAKING TIP FROM JEFFREY GITOMER:  List the REMEDIES of your FLAWS.  Put the card in your wallet – next to your money – so that every time you’re spending dollars you can think about the actions you need to take to invest in yourself. 

JUNK MAIL SCAM:  I received a new type of email that you need to be aware of.  It said that someone needed to get in touch with me because an Edward Brown estate had been settled.  There is no Edward Brown in my family so they used the last name to get my attention as if someone was leaving me money.  There is no end to the type of scams on the net and telephone.  Be extremely careful opening emails or responding to phone calls.  A good rule to follow is the moment someone asks you for personal information it is typically a scam unless YOU generated the call or email.  I had also received an email claiming to be from PAYPAL.  Had all the PAYPAL logos on it and it sure looked real.  Again when the email asked for my social security number I knew it was not real because companies would not do that via email traffic UNLESS YOU generated the reason for the call or email.      BE CAREFULL!

THE ASTONISHING POWER OF GRATITUDE, a daily inspirational email from Wes Hopper; I have been collecting his works for over 425 days and have put them all in a word document and have uploaded it to www.SlidellCalendar.com in the Document Section in the Ebook folder.  You can sign up for his daily inspirational message AND receive a FREE eBook entitled The Astonishing Power of Gratitude by going to:  http://www.dailygratitude.com/

2011 COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS SHOWCASE:  Thursday, April 21, 2011, 2PM - 6PM, Northshore Harbor Center, Slidell, LA.  Your One-Stop Shop to Discover the Variety East St. Tammany Has to Offer!  Featuring: Health Screenings, Fire Department Smoke House, Regional & Local Businesses, Restaurant Samplings, The Blood Center Blood Mobile, LA Works Career Solutions Center, St. Tammany Parish Information Center and Coastal Cruisers Antique Car Show

RED DAY; IT’S OFFICIAL!  Red Day 2011 will be held at K Bar B Youth Ranch on Highway 190.  Our Red Day has been changed to May 14th per the Slidell Market Center.  It has been decided that it would be best to do this on a Saturday, so that we can involve the girls at K Bar B.  K Bar B is a state facility that houses troubled teens.  These are teens that have been neglected in some way and then sent here for a better chance for life.  These teens are in need of our Keller Williams family love and time.  Some of you may have had similar experiences and may relate to the girls in many ways.  We thought this would be a great opportunity to share our success stories of how we made it to where we are today to help the girls envision success in their own futures. 

Please bring your family and their happy smiles to Red Day this year.  Letting the girls see how you love and interact with your family will help them understand what it's like and inspire them to push forward.  Please tell your friends, your family or anyone you think that would like to be involved.  We are looking for monetary donations and volunteers.  The committee is trying to contact companies around town to donate things like a jump jump, a water slide, maybe a snowball machine or anything that would make that hot day more enjoyable.  These vendors will be allowed to bring a sign to put up next to their donations to advertise their company.  If you know of anyone who owns a business in town, please let them know about this wonderful networking and marketing opportunity.  If you have any ideas for Red Day, please let me know because we can use all the help we can get.

IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS:

The results of the 2011 REAL Trends 500 survey are in, and once again, you’ve dominated!

Keller Williams offices represent 24% of the top 500 by sides and 28% of the top 500 by volume.*

Here’s the amazing part: we surpassed all of the Realogy brands combined, and that includes Coldwell Banker, Century 21, ERA, Better Homes & Gardens, Sotheby’s and NRT! 

This is a testimony to YOU, YOUR leadership and proof that the BEST is yet to come!

We can't wait to see where our Canadian offices rank when the Canadian REAL Trends 250 is released in May!

Yours in Breaking on Through to No. 1!

Mark Willis, CEO
Keller Williams Realty