Ethics

Coaching

Short Sales Flips, Flops and a Pair of Ruined Pants

Can short sale flips be flops? On June 10, 2010 Bloomberg Businessweek posted an interesting article about short sale fraud, short sale flips, and short...
Economic News

What’s More Important: Your Tithing or your Mortgage?

If you had to choose between paying your mortgage and tithing to your religious organization, which would you do?  I've recently had first hand...
Ethics

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but is content theft?

That doesn't make it legal, though! Ever since I started blogging, I've found a constant problem with websites commandeering original content I've written for their...
Business Marketing

Selfish-Selling Is Zombie Dead. We Need A New Bike. Become Super-Choosable.

Selfish-Selling Is Self-Focused and Sucks.  We Need A New Bike. It shouts how mighty, majestic and magnificent we think we are.  It's heavy handed and...
Business Marketing

Are You Bright, Focused and Distinctive? Or Delusional? Take this Scrape-The-Label test and find out for yourself.

It's important EVERYTHING... How people perceive us... Are we trusted? Are we interesting? Are we competent? Are we attractive? Are we memorable? Are we referable? Will we attract and hold attention? Are we...
Ethics

Random Reflections from Palapa Cincuenta Cinco

I’ve just returned from my annual trip to Zihuatanejo, Mexico, during which I live in a setting befitting a Corona Beer ad for seven...
Ethics

Buyer Agency – is This Realtors’ Dirty Little Secret?

Call me crazy... Call me crazy but when I am told that something is the law, I abide by it. I’m just funny that way,...
Ethics

On Admin Fees and “Commission”

I HATE admin fees.  I hate them with a passion. My company also charges them, or at least they used to.  If you pay...