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We often think in terms of what we need to start doing~we need start dieting, we need to start leaving earlier for work, we need to start spending more time with the kids~and so on and so forth. But I'm coming at you from an opposite point of view today. Could it be there's something that you need to stop doing? The following list will hopefully help get your wheels turning (should they need to turn in this area)...
35 Things People Need To Stop Doing:
1. Paying with credit cards.
2. Frowning.
3. Not saying :"Thank you."
4. Discounting their worth.
5. Being pessimistic.
6. Criticizing/complaining.
7. Coming sick to work.
8. Running stop signs.
9. Burning bridges.
10. Not voting.
11. Having a self-righteous attitude.
12. Not washing their hands after going to the bathroom.
13. Fighting.
14. Quitting before the job is done.
15. Showing up late.
16. Not paying their taxes.
17. Using deodorant only every other day.
18. Overeating.
19. Coughing without covering their mouth.
20. Watching TV all day.
21. Gaining weight.
22. Burning the candle on both ends.
23. Bad-mouthing their spouse in front of others.
24. Ignoring the needy.
25. Gambling with the rent money.
26. Not working when they're on the clock.
27. Promising they'll do something and then not do it.
28. Talking behind another person's back.
29. Acting like a child when they're an adult.
30. Buying things they can't afford.
31. Calling in sick when they're not.
32. Not exercising.
33. Speeding.
34. Thinking only of themselves.
35. Coming up with long lists. ;D
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The business landscape has changed. And some will be left behind who don't consider including social media in their business approach and practice. The following video (thanks Socialnomics™) is really a call to action in this regards (in my view). Do you have a business presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc? And if you do, does it look like you're home? Is your bio complete and are you investing time connecting with people? Pretty soon much of the business done will come directly or indirectly from the relationships one has established online. It's where the people are. You need to be there, too. The video is a definite worthwhile for all. (FYI: At the bottom right corner of the player, if you click on the second button from the right, the video will expand to full screen.)
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Heavy smoke continues to blanket the Mother Lode due to the escaped controlled burn in the Big Meadow area of Yosemite. The size of the fire is no
w at approximately 2,500 acres according to thepinetree.net. The pictures of the smoke (along with the two videos below) are from near the Outpost Gas Station at Highway 108, Soulsbyville and Longeway Ave, Mono Vista area looking e
ast towards Mount Provo and Mount Elizabeth. For an excellent list of tips on how to remain ready in case of wildfires, click HERE.
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Do you have a "wish list"? And I guess if we took a survey most people's wish lists might include items like: a new car, a new house, a new swimming pool, a new Plasma TV, a new Wii game system, a new job as the President of the United Nations (okay, maybe not that one), more money, and so on and so forth. (What would be on your list?) The neat thing about wishes is they sometimes come true. (Can you point to any in your own life?) But then there's the other side of the coin. Sometimes things happen that you would never have wished for. Right? I came up with a list of these. (If you've been following my writing lately you know about me and "lists.") This list includes some silly "non-wishes" (to lighten the load) along with some very serious ones. And I guess the thing I gain from this list is that sometimes what we wouldn't wish for (just like the things we would wish for)~they happen to us (because they can and do happen to anybody). The question is: How will we respond? Some people become paralyzed while other people prevail and are the better for it. Here's the list (what would you add?)...
23 Things You Would Never Wish For:
1. Soggy cheerios.
2. Burn toast.
3. Toilet paper rationing.
4. Everyone forgetting your birthday (maybe you would wish for this?).
5. The other team scoring the winning touchdown.
6. Best friend stealing your girl (/guy).
7. To die before your time (btw, no one really does).
8. A disease.
9. Bad debt.
10. Children gone astray.
11. Broken relationships.
12. Being in the President's shoes.
13. Spouse having an affair.
14. A loved one passing away.
15. House burning down.
16. Another person's failure.
17. No weekends / Mon-Fri work week perpetually.
18. Having to lick one hundred and fifty-three stamps.
19. Evil to prevail.
20. A child dying before a parent.
21. Mom and Dad to get a divorce.
22. A job loss.
23. Drug/alcohol addiction.
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In a market where you're hungry for buyers, there's a susceptibility (all the more) to investing too much time with fakes. I think the term coined is "lookie loo's." It refers to those who aren't really interested in buying, they just appear like they are. This whole thinking of mine about fakes was stirred when I came across A Brief History of Photo Fakery at nytimes.com. It's definitely worth your while and fun to check out the pictures which you've likely seen before, but you may not have known they were doctored (and even before the time of Photoshop!). I found myself going back and forth between slides to try and see if I could notice the tampering. The fact is I couldn't tell. (Maybe you'll do better than me.) And I guess that's the core issue with "lookie loo's" versus genuine buyers. It can sometimes just be a hard thing to separate the real from the fake. I asked two real estate professionals how they do it. Both their answers were questions that they ask potential clients: "Are you pre-approved?" and "If you find a house you like, are you ready to write it up (the contract) through me?" So how do you personally protect yourself from "lookie loo's"?
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TUOLUMNE COUNTY: JAMESTOWN - Black Jack Bluff, Chinese Camp, Chicken Ranch, Golden Oaks, Jamestown Proper, Kanaka Creek, Keystone, Mill Villa, Moccasin, Mother Lode West, O'Byrnes Ferry, Park Avenue, Peppermints Falls, Pulpit Rock, Rawhide MHP, Rawhide Road, Rolling Hills, Rolling Oaks, Sonora T Lodge, Stent/Jacksonville, Twin Pines, Volponi/Fairway Acres, Yosemite Junction, Jamestown Road; COLUMBIA - Big Hill Area, 49er MHP, Columbia Country Estates, Columbia MHP, Columbia Proper, Columbia Sky, Covington Road, Gold Rush MHP, Gold Springs, Gold Springs Townhouses, Highway 49, Italian Bar, Mormon Creek, N. Airport-Columbia, Parrotts Ferry, Pedro Y, Roll in MHP, Sawmill Flat, Springfield Acres, Tuttletown, Yankee Hill; SONORA - Apple Valley, Bald Mountain, Browns Flat, Campbell Flat, Campo Seco, Cuesta Oaks, Cuesta Serena, Elks Hill, Gibbs Ranch, Greenley Road, Lime Kiln Road, Mtn. Brow, Myers Hill, Quail Hollow, Quail Ridge Ranch, Racetrack Estates, Rancho Sonora, Rough & Ready, Saratoga Acres, Shaws Flat Area, Sonora Hills, Sonora Knolls, Sonora Proper, Southgate, Star MHP, Sunshine Hill; EAST SONORA - 5 Mile Spot, Bluebell Valley, Cascade MHP, Christian Heights, East Sonora, Edgemont Acres, Emerald Ranch, Hess Estates, Lambert Lake, Mono Village, Mother Lode MHP, Mt. View Acres, Old Wards Ferry, Peaceful Valley, Tamarron MHP, Tuolumne Rd/Standard; PHOENIX LAKE - Alpine Acres, Bear Club Estates, Bellview, Bellwood Estates, Lakeside, Lower Crystal Falls, Oakhaven, Phoenix Lake, Phoenix Lake Park, Phoenix Lake Country Club Estates, Ponderosa MHP, Potato Ranch, Ridgewood, Scenic Brook View, Sonora Meadows, White Oaks; MONO VISTA - Black Oak Rd, Camp Sunshine, Chaparral Heights, Curtis Creek Ranch, Diamond Bar, Draper Mine, Green Acres, Hacienda Heights, Mono Vista, Mono Vista MHP, Monte Grande Heights, Oak Garden Estates, Rancho Poquitos, Sonora Vista, Soulsbyville, Willow Springs, Yost Ranch; BIG HILL/CEDAR RIDGE - Big Hill, Cedar Ridge, Comstock Ranch, Goldmont Forest, Longeway, Mt. Elizabeth, Oakridge Ranch, Upper Crystal Falls, Wildcat Ridge; TUOLUMNE - Buckhorn, Miramonte Acres, Mt. Provo, Muller Subdivision, Wards Ferry, Tuolumne Proper, Westside, Woodham Carne, Yosemite Road; PONDEROSA HILLS - Arastraville, Cherokee Farms, Half Mile Road, Marshall Tract, Ponderosa Hills, Tomira Meadows; TWAIN HARTE - Black Oak Estates, Brentwood Park, Cedar Pine Vista, Cedar Springs, Confidence Ridge, Confidence South Fork, Forest Vista, Heavenly Hills, Hunts Camp, Jupiter, Knox Road, Lakewood Highland, Lakewood Park, Lynnwood Estates, Mt. Knight, N. Tuolumne Rd, Sherwood Forest, South Fork, Twain Harte Valley, Twain Harte Proper, Twin Lakes; MI WUK VILLAGE - Leisure Pines, Lyons, Mi Wuk Village, Sierra Village, Sugar Pine; LONG BARN - Long Barn, Merrill Springs, Odd Fellows, Peaceful Pines, Slide Inn, Sno Bowl; PINECREST - Above Leland Meadows, Cold Springs, Leland Meadows, Peter Pam, Pinecrest, Strawberry, Strawberry Ridge; GROVELAND - Big Oak Flat, Buck Meadows, Groveland, Hardin Flat, Pine Mountain Lake; DON PEDRO - J59, Don Pedro, Moccasin Point.
CALAVERAS COUNTY: Angels Camp, Avery, Copper Meadows, Copper Cove, Copperopolis, Mtn. Ranch, Murphys, O'Byrnes Ferry, Poker Flat, Lake Tulloch, San Andreas, Valley Springs.
When it was time to purchase my first home, I chose Sugar Pine Realty/GMAC. I was a novice to the buying and selling process and so I needed an expert. That's what I got with Sugar Pine Realty. And now my family is living in a place we can call our own. We would never have dreamed it could happen. Thanks to Sugar Pine Realty it has.
Mike - Sonora, CA
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