Sara Goss, Realtor, Houston Bay Area, Texas

Concerts in the Park, sponsored by the city of Friendswood TX, are free to the public. Each Friday in May and June people flock to Stevenson Park, 1100 S. Friendswood Drive. It becomes filled with the sights and sounds of a friendly community enjoying great live music. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, dinner, your kids . . . this is a community social venue and the bands are pretty good. Starts at 7:00 pm to approx 9:00 pm. Some food sold there too. Did I mention the music and parking is free? And there are raffle giveaways during intermission with prizes donated by local merchants. (Friendswood TX, a city located south of Houston, has a wonderful small town atmosphere but is convenient to big city amenities. Did you know it used to be a Quaker colony?)

May 8 - Level One Band - Classic R&B/Pop
May 15 - Neil Imber - Country
May 22 - Posse - Variety
May 29 - Mr. Hands Revenge - Pop Dance 80's
June 5 - Funksion - Funk Rock
June 12 - Andy & The Dreamsicles - Classic Rock, early 70's
June 19 - Johnny & The Hearbreakers - Oldies/Classic Rock
June 26 - Vocal Trash - Variety
&
***June 20 - Josh Ward - Country
This show only at: (Evelyn B. Newman Ampitheatre at Centennial Park
2200 S. Friendswood. Starts at 7:00 pm)

Wheeee!
Look at me look at me . . . I'm flying!

(photos copyright 2009 Sara Goss)



Yay!! this is so fun I want to do this forever! Ha ha you can't catch me!



Aw, now they say i have to
stay indoors for the night . . .
well, goodnight then and let's do
this flying thing again tomorrow!

Galveston cemetary in a sea of coreopsis . . . wild flowers certainly provide natural beauty for life's journey. I was driving down 61st Street on my way to the beach and saw masses and masses of wildflowers enveloping the cemetary with their yellow and green beauty. I just had to pull over and luckily I had my camera with me!

I decided to get my R.E. license after my husband had a lay-off scare, and those were 3 really long, awful weeks. I was working with kids, subbing and teaching art, and became sick twice during the school year for a month each time. Two months vanished from my life. And no way my income could support us. Decided to pursue another type of business.

I signed up for some local r.e. classes to get my license, but was terrified because I am not a natural born salesperson. The instructor was entertaining and that made the classes fun. But, what I found really valuable was the break time when we got to talk amongst ourselves. Met some folks, both would-be-agents like myself and licensed agents, that I still keep in touch with. Passed my exam but had to locate a broker. I am initially described as "quiet" and I really don't like to be the center of attention but figured I had to "sell" myself. Interviewed and went with the first broker that went beyond phone-tag. Instinctively I really felt it was a good fit.

I have been informed that only aggressive sales people succeed in r.e. and called a cockroach by some near and dears after telling them I was in this business. Loved ones support (or not) is for a different post but so far . . . my clients are usually more like myself than not. They are not natural born salespeople either and probably trust them as little as I do. Real relationships and trust are what matter.

Occasionally I still feel pressured to participate in high-powered networking, but, that is not my style or comfort zone. Is there such a thing as low-powered networking? .. .. well, that is what I do. Do I need to be the chairman of this or that committee and participate in all events going on? I am involved on a small-scale. I find confidence and power in being knowledgable and informed on issues for my clients, and pursuing those areas/niches of real estate that I am most interested in. That attracts buyers and sellers seeking the set of particular skills that I have. I like applying all the skills gained from prior careers/jobs into my real estate business.

And interestingly, after getting bronchitis yearly for a month at a time, for decades, since getting my license I have not had bronchitis once.

I won a flat of begonias during a raffle at my homeowners association meeting this week, and although I don't have a lot of space for adding more flowers to my garden, I still accepted the award. Now, after thinking twice because these 18 individual plants might perish if I don't get them planted quickly, I have thought of another solution. I can spread some earth day cheer and also promote myself, if only on a small scale. Eighteen plants with my business card tucked alongside each will be an Earth Day doorstep treat for a few households. I love gardening anyway and would rather promote myself with a plant rather than a pen, or a calendar, or a magnet . . . happy earth day, happy earth week!


SARA GOSS, REALTOR®
HatmakerGroup.com GMAC Real Estate
Search Listings: www.har.com/saragoss

Serving home buyers and home sellers in the greater Houston/Galveston area of Texas.