Carmel, CA

93rd Annual Carmel-by-the-Sea Birthday Celebration

and Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 31, 2009

THIS IS REALLY A FUN EVENT! WE HAVE ATTENDED FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS!

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, CA -The City of Carmel-by-the Sea is proud to announce its 93rd Annual

Birthday Celebration and Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 31, 2009. The parade begins at

11 a.m. meandering through our commercial district on Ocean Avenue. Adults, children and

leashed dogs are welcome to participate in the parade. Make sure you wear your costume and

join City Dignitaries riding in grand old cars as the City salutes its residents, as well as our elected

and appointed officials. Complimentary ice cream will follow the parade for all participants!

A wonderful hot dog lunch and entertainment await outdoors at Sunset Center parking lot

(located on San Carlos between 8th and 10th) beginning at high Noon! Tickets for the lunch are

now available for purchase at Carmel-by-the-Sea City Hall and at the event, buy early, as a

limited number are available. $5 for a hot dog lunch including chili, chips, a drink, ice cream, cake

and coffee (donated by the Carmel Chapter of the American Red Cross). For ticket information

please call (831) 620-2020.

For up to date information, please call (831) 620-2020 or e-mail clopez@ci.carmel.ca.us.

Before the Superbowl on Sunday a friend and I couldn't help but go out and enjoy the phenomenal weather that we are having here on the Monterey Peninsula.

Where did we go you ask....Point Lobos!

Point Lobos is a few miles south of Carmel on Highway 1 before you reach Carmel Highlands. A state park that many people flock to during the migration of the whales every year. If you park outside of the park it is free to walk in. Click here to get more information.

So back to Sunday... it was one of those days that made Point Lobos almost more breathtaking than normal.

Here are some of the photos that I took I hope you will enjoy them.

Along the trail!

The Sea lions enjoying the February Sun!

Are those California Poppy's before spring?

This morning I received this email and it looks very interesting and just what I need in the changed market. So I thought that I would pass it along to anyone interested.

L O R N A H I N E S

Positive Time in a Negative Market

I'm always surprised when I hear people blame their lack of opportunity or eminent failure on the circumstance of 'time'. So many assume that 'time' is accountable for our failure and we have no control over our success or defeat. "It's not a good time to buy," they say, or "This isn't a good time to be selling real estate," or "My timing is off... I should have sold sooner." There are so many ways we can blame time for keeping us away from getting what we want.

Real success comes from our ability to make time our friend.

Every minute of every day is an opportunity that time grants us. Time is the benefit that we have to help us turn fear into courage, frustration into hope, and defeat into success. Our relationship with time and how we perceive and use it can give us more of everything we want. We can use our time for all of the good things in life. It's a good time to make a gratitude list. Every day take stock of all of the benefits and good fortune we have and every day remember the most important benefit: the benefit of time and how we use it.

How do we use the time we have to talk to people?

What positive conversation do we have with our potential clients in order to draw them to us and into this market? How do we use our time at open house? Are we creating new clients and building a better business? Do we use our time to speak with everyone about the opportunities of this market? Are we using our time to build our business in a more positive place or are we letting the negativity in the world take us away from our success?

It is a good time for investors to put money into real estate. It is a good time to buy a home for much less than in the past many years. It is a good time to sell a home if you want to be somewhere else. It is always a good time to do the thing we want to do to build and achieve our future success.

Real estate trends in cycles of time. I always ask the client, "When the cycle evolves, and because of time you have created more equity, would you rather be here (where you are) or would you rather be there (where you want to be)? Where do you receive the most benefit?"

Time can be a foe, or for the very wise - no matter the circumstance - a friend.

When I was young and frustration and defeat seemed to overwhelm me, my mother would say, "Give it time. It will look better in the morning. Time heals everything." She's 83 years old now and recently said to me, "Time marches on and doesn't wait for any of us. Right now is the best time we have." How good it would be for all of us to remember each and every day that right now is our time. It is this very time that this market gives us so many opportunities for our success. We should make it our best time.

It's time to make a plan.

Let's use our time in a better, smarter way than we ever have before. Let's plan for a stronger and more productive year than we ever have before. Let's plan on this being the best year yet. Let's plan to stay in better and more personal touch with our sphere and with our past clients; do more open houses and be more effective; make more appointments and quit chasing leads.

Let's plan to use our time to remember all of the opportunities in this market and convey those opportunities to our potential clients. Let's use our time to say the things our clients need to hear to overcome their fear. Let's use our time to overcome our fear and plan for our success. And most of all, let's remember what a great business real estate is and how fortunate we are to work in it.

Let's quit getting ready to get ready to go... and let's go!

It's almost 2009! It's our time. It's going to be our best year yet. And how do I know? Because we can make it so. It's always a good time and a good market to do the things we want to do and achieve the success we desire. It's time to recognize the opportunities of this market. They are out there... reach out and seize them!

Sincerely,
Lorna

L A S T C H A N C E T O R E G I S T E R!
Lorna Hines Annual Business Planning Conference
Coming to Carmel This Week!

Lorna Hines Two-Day Conference
Annual Business Planning Conference for 2009

Two-Day Event - Thursday & Friday - December 4 & 5, 2008
Check-In, Materials Distribution, Morning Coffee & Networking Begin at 8:00 am
Workshops Begin at 9:00 am Sharp & Conclude at 2:00 pm (both days)
Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club in Carmel, California

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Complete Conference Details & Online Registration
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Carmel Shopping

The Crossroads

After you finish shopping in downtown Carmel, you don't want to miss two other shopping areas- the Crossroads and the Barn yard. The Crossroads is just to the other side of Highway One off of Rio Rd. There are a number of unique small shops and a number of great restaurants. Lots of "pet friendly" outdoor seating is available.

The Barnyard is just off Carmel Valley Road. The grounds and the flowers are beautiful. Several events are held here thru out the year. The parking is free and there are over 50 unique boutique shops as well as a number of great restaurants. The address is 3618 The Barnyard Carmel, CA 93923

For more information about the Carmel area and information about Carmel Real Estate