Jasper, GA

The following 2 quotes caught my eye and for the first time I thought I would participate in Motivational Monday

"It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse"

Adlai Stevenson

I love this quote because in our business it is so true. You really do have to believe in yourself in order to get others to believe in you.

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"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

Lyndon Johnson

Positive energy for me is the name of the game. It is too easy to blame others and criticize those who are doing. I am Motivated this week and I will broker a deal which , will make my buyers happy , make a seller happy, make my wife who manages the bank book happy, and make my dentist happy as yesterday I had a crown fall into my hands. Have a great week all

The Old Fashion Barber shop is exactly what it says it is. A small building on South Main Street in Jasper Georgia.

The Barber poll works and is the traditional advertisement. There is a bench outside where you can sit if you do not want to wait inside. This shop has many things that make it a wonderful experience.

It is not called a boutique, a salon, or a hair emporium. It is a Barber shop. And it really is a barber shop in the many ways that some of us who have gray hair can remember.

Yes that is right they have the old time Barber chairs. I am almost 6'4" and love the fact that I do not have some plastic seat cutting into my back about 1/2 way up. You can see the old sinks mirrors and paraphernalia in this picture.

The 2 Barbers are Becky and Mary. They own this shop and are each wonderful to have cut your hair.

I am a Barbers kid so I grew up around a shop my father had in Woodside Queens where there were big chairs, men smoking cigars, opera on the radio, and always good talk. The Old Fashion Barber shop has Oldies playing and folks talking about crops as well as local events. It is really a community hub. It is a place to go chat and learn. If any of you have seen the movie Barber shop you get the idea.

Becky and Mary give great haircut's and if you really want the full experience you can even get a shave from a straight razor.

The Old fashion Barber shop is a complete hair cutting experience. They do great work, and oh by the way, at the end they have electric back Massagers for when you are done!!! Even my father did not have that !

In my opinion this is the best hair cut you can get North of Atlanta

Zondervan farms is a new addition to our North Georgia Landscape. North Georgia has a very active and large horse loving community. Whether you are attending steeple chase in Alpharetta or riding our trail North Georgians love their horses. Zondervan farms specializes in Dutch Warm Bloods

Thatcher is a Champion Warm Blood. Here he is being handled by co-owner of the farm Jody Cunningham. This is a family owned business. The folks here take care of their animals and work to provide only the best to their clients

Check out this great little guy. The folks at Zondervan breed their animals with quality in mind. The name Zondervan comes from the Dutch for a group of Christian Business people who established their business in the U.S . many years ago. Speaking of quality

Jody and husband Jim have been working with home grown champions for many years and are highly regarded in the Dutch Warm Blood Community. Don't have time to go to Holland? How about a trip to Rome? Rome Georgia that is. If you are looking for Champion warm blood that can trace their blood lines back to Holland look no further. Think you know the North Georgia Mountains? Think again

There was not going to be a working with boomers 2 except for a headline I saw in business week. The headline read Boomers Nest Egg Shrinking.

So the question is should you dump working with boomers? The anser is no. My blog gives some great strategies for working with boomers. But if the nest egg shrinking is the case now more then ever there are some things you should focus on.

1 Down sizing means smaller areas to heat and cool. This is something we fail to stress. In the general scheme of things boomers say they want to downsize so they have less to take care of. In Boomer code this can often mean things will cost less

2 Look seriously at a reverse mortgage. A boomer moving to your area selling a 200,000 home may want to buy a 200,000 home to avoid a mortgage. Work with them and have them pay 150 for that home have 50K in reserve and if the math works right get a small check every month

Look for the value and the overall cost of living in your area along and you will be providing a great service and successful in working with this demographic

WYYZ radio in Jasper is the epitome of a local business. They broadcast Gospel as well as talk radio. They have won numerous awards and in fact this year alone they one 4 merit awards from the Georgia Association of Broadcasting.

We present the " Mountain Real Estate Report" on Wyyz weekly. But that is only part of the story. The folks on WYYZ have been featured by the New York Times. I was honored when they asked me to help interview U.S. Senator Isakson about his housing bill. Wyyz also cover events in the mountains. You can get local events like garage sales and things like that on for free.

They have been active in many community services. They have also structured programs and helped us non radio people become pros in our business. This is the way small town America is. Yes they need to make money to continue broadcasting. But they always have an idea and focus on community. This is what makes them a great station.

This piano is sometimes set up with Mics and gospel shows are broadcast live. An image of a George Clooney movie comes to mind

Matt Youngblood one of Wyyz's local hosts can trace his family in Georgia back to the early 1800's. Matt is active in bringing the community news about many local and national issues. He also is getting a fledgling show for musicians off the ground.

This sign proudly displays the fact that Wyyz was Georgia's Radio station of the year for small town Georgia in the recent past. They are striving to once again win that award in 2009.

I hope you find this piece of small town, non syndicated American broadcasting interesting. Wyyz is a cut above many and can be heard on line at Wyyzradio.net You can hear the mountain real estate report every Thursday around noon on line as well