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Women's Council of REALTORS- San Antonio ~ Art Expo to benefit the Gordon Hartman Foundation

I'm so excited about this event that is coming up this Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the "Campanas" area located in Cibolo Canyon Subdivision hosted by Sitterle Homes.

All of the art was submitted by family members of the Women's Council of REALTORS (also knows as WCR).

My sister, Sandra Moran McGann has submitted 2 pieces (see next post) of her photography. There are going to be so many different pieces that you will just have to join us to enjoy!

Don't forget that this event:

Women's Council of REALTORS- San Antonio ~ Art Expo to benefits the Gordon Hartman Foundation

Remembering ~ The lives, my family and the Twin Towers

Back in October of 2001 I wrote some of the following in a Newsletter to my sphere. Yes, back in the day (before Active Rain) we REALTORS wrote Newsletters! This is some part of the Newsletter that as I look back on it I just thought I would share.

THE LIVES

I won't share the disbelief as all of that was unfolding on national television as I know so many of us have our own story. I just wanted to make mention that I know those that were taken that day will not be forgotten.

MY FAMILY

First off, I have 3 New York City Fire Fighter's (well, they were back in 2001) Cousins that were on duty that atrocious day. I would like to Thank them again for their work that day (as well as every other day) protecting our citizens and property. They are:

Brian Donovan, Engine 275, S. Jamaica, Queens, NY

Michael Donovan, Station 290, Brooklyn, NY (promoted to Captain and moved to the Commissioners office that same week)

John Wolfe, Staten Island, NY, Jewett Avenue Fire Station

Not just them, but all Fire Fighters as well as Military, Police and other public servants of our great Nation.

One cousin has a particular story of being in charge and sending his entire crew up into the building and none of them returning. It's so hard to hear someone talk about such a thing. I can't even image being in his shoes.

THE TWIN TOWERS

I have fond memories as a child of the Twin Towers in New York City. As a child I used to spend my summers visiting my grandparents in Staten Island. My Grandfather's office was located in the Towers and I remember how excited I was to walk into that building. As a short kid it sure was something like I had never seen growing up in San Antonio, Texas.

Before my grandfather passed away in 2002 I sat down with him and interviewed him on a few things in life. See my Grandfather, Richard Decker was a Chief Engineer for Moran Transportation & Towing which back in the day was located in NY, NY. He worked there from 1943 until his retirement (which I guess to be around the 1980's or so). He would tell me stories about working on the tug boat out in the Hudson River carefully navigating larger ships in and out of the waters.

The following is a remembrance that he had about the Towers being built (interview conducted roughly October 2001).

"I would drive my car from Staten Island to Journal Square and take the Hudson Tube to Moran Transportation and Towing Company. The office was located in Tower 2 until about 10 years ago when they relocated to Connecticut.

I would "tie-up" at the old piers in New York City about the time that the excavation on Tower 1 was beginning. You could look down in the enormous hole (about 5 stories deep) and see the subway trains exposed under the ground. When the construction was first stared, wreckage of ancient sailing ships were discovered under water. The elevators in the Twin Towers could go about 60 miles per hour. My nephew, Tommy Donovan worked for Otis Elevator who installed the elevators. My son-in-law, Harold Christiansen also helped in the building of the towers. The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world until the Towers were built around 1972 or so.

One particular time I took my granddaughter, Sheila Moran (about 4-5 years old) to the "city" and I took her to the Twin Towers to show her where I worked. I can remember that they had a dancer in the foyer of the towers and Sheila watched the entertainment and sat on the edge of the steps dangling her little legs. That was about 30 years ago. "

I don't have any video to share. Just some words from an 82 year old man before he passed about certain memories that he had.

I hope you don't mind me sharing.

God bless America and the people that fight every day for our freedom!

We are so excited to be hosting the next blogging workshop next Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 4:30p.m. at the Fairfield Inn located at 35North and 3009 in Schertz, Texas.

The workshop will be conducted by Kristin Moran. Also on hand will be Matt Stigliano, Jeanna Martinez, Pat O'Brien and myself.

Breaking Habits ~ Putting into play what I learned ~ Thank You Coach Bauerle

Week 1, check it out here

Week 2 And part 2 is here

Week 3- check it out here

Week 4- and again

and Week 5

Last but not least, Week 6

This course lasted for 9 weeks. I'm missing 2 weeks as those were reviews to back track, review and make sure that if something didn't get implemented that we had an opportunity to do so. It was very helpful.

But here we come to the end of the 9 weeks. I notice that our class has grown reliant on each other, celebrating our accomplishments and giving each other encouragement as well as feedback.

I'm amazed that a class that I thought I was to finish on my own actually provided me with a room full of new friends, each person dedicated to knowledge of what we had learned and how to implement it.

With that I wrote this letter to my Coach, Dane Bauerle.

You will notice that it pretty much sums up my enthusiasm and encouragement for anyone that is interested in Improving their Performance and Results.

19115 FM 2252, Ste. 7

Garden Ridge, TX 78266

210-657-7500 FAX 657-7506

www.SistersThatSell.com

August 10, 2009

Mr. Dane Bauerle

The Dynamic Leader

Dear Dane,

I first would like to say thank you for the inspiration, coaching, coaxing, as well as the skills you have helped me define and refine during our sessions together over the past nine weeks.

The Improving Performance and Results program has been instrumental in teaching me many things. The most important of which is identifying those tasks that are necessary and vital to the future of my team and brokerage.

The great lessons presented have allowed me to attain skills to:

•- Organize and prepare for my appointments and tasks

•- Recognize the need for and take the necessary steps in the art of "saying no"

•- Implement a balance in managing my time with high payoff activities

•- Achieve real goal setting sessions with appropriate actions for setting timelines that turn my "baby steps" into a real walk towards making my goals realities.

While this list might not look very impressive, I can tell you that the tools and systems learned in this class are invaluable, and the results - IMPRESSIVE! I, through this program, have learned how to change my habits, my thoughts, my processes, and turn them into the tasks and activities that are so critical to my future. This process has been, and will continue to be, of great value to myself, my team, and my company. I have learned how to reevaluate my tasks as hand, delegation, stay on track, and schedule, so they actually get done.

I am delighted to recommend your Improving Performance and Results program to any Executive or Individual that is looking to make a strong change in their future.

With enthusiasm, excitement, and gratitude,

Sheila Moran Stanush

Owner/Broker/REALTOR

Recession 101: What if nobody participated?

Driving along a cut away street on the North East side of San Antonio I curiously came across these billboards.

I couldn't believe my eyes and stopped the car and photographed each and every one. I'm sure I was a spectacle to the cars driving by. I hope the billboards were also a spectacle.

I was so pleased that someone was out there putting positive words out to the masses.

It was then that I read the story of how these billboards came to be. An anonymous donor wanted to remind Americans to collectively "take a deep breath". Have you ever heard of such a thing? Not me. Do I like it and appreciate it? You bet.

The entire campaign is geared to raising Americans spirits and lift them up according to the website: www.recession101.org or you can catch them on twitter: twitter.com/recession101

I tell you that morning there was nothing better than seeing these uplifting words "up in the sky".

To anonymous donor, I thank you. I'm sure many Americans would also give a "collective" sigh of relief too.

Either we participate or we don't.