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Stress or Excitement (from the book)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:04:00 -0800

The Anxiety app. What is it about the moment that you begin to feel this way? Just yesterday I was in a court room not as a player but a pawn. I have been called by a bank I work with to state that an ex-homeowner is currently occupying a property that has been foreclosed on. That is all. And yet I get a sudden feeling of fear and panic as if I am on trial for my life. The process of checking in to the court clerk and walking thought the metal detector is unnerving. Having to strip down to all of my non metals and walk through the X-ray machine. I actually asked my self if I am carrying a weapon? I never carry a weapon. My palms begin to get clammy in the silence of the room filled with attorneys. I enjoy watching them on tv and really enjoy their strength and courage during such intense pressure. Then what the hell is the matter with me that I cannot handle being a witness...if I am even that? Why does the pressure of the unknown bother me? Perhaps the answer to my questions lies in question. Let me re-word that. The unknown pressure does bother me. Really? I ask another question, and another. Is my life or the lives of my loved ones at risk of harm? No. Is my livelihood threatened with no option to ever "work in this town again?" No. So I guess there is nothing to fear right? What if I was to drop dead of a heart attack or blow a fuse and stroke out? Totally possible. Then what can I do about that? Nothing. So then what.....nothing. The people I know will live on and I will adapt or die. The fear of death or bodily damage. That is all I fear. Emotional damage is simply a state of mind. Like being drunk. It will pass. Over course of my life I have suffered three episodes of a panic attacks. And countless anxiety attacks. The difference is that in a panic attack you are paralyzed in fear of nothing other than fear itself, a total meltdown of mind. With anxiety it is a mild form of a panic attack and a fear of a full blown "meltdown." Both are worrisome and both are real symptoms of a false sense of security or a breach of your security. Those around you will not see any signs. It is not like a cold or a bruise. It all happens in the mind. It is all a mindset. My mother and father were with me in my teen years when these emotions where controlling my life. They took me from therapist to therapist looking for a solution. There was never a solution only a fading of the feeling and it was soon forgotten. I remember that he would ask me the questions I just asked about what the real threat was. I was unable to see through the fog of fear and only time lifted the cloud. The only way I can describe this feeling is like taking the wrong medicine. Perhaps the fear of an allergic reaction, or maybe the fear of cancer. The fear of the moment the doctor calls you and says please come in for your test results. Although you insist on getting it over the phone they refuse to speak it. The doctor insists that you come in. You panic. You rush to the doctor in complete fear and almost get into three car accidents. When you arrive to the office it feels like a lifetime. The doctor finally walks in tells you your test results are fine. Suddenly you feel relief followed by anger. I would question why I had to drive all this way and conclude that he simply wanted the insurance to pay for his billable hours and my deductible for his gas money. Disgusted and relieved you walk out completely wiped out both physically and mentally. That is about as close of a description I can give for those who have never felt anxiety or panic. The after effect of these onsets of internal fear can wear you out physically. I feel as if I had a UFC fight in my mind and I lost. I come out of the ring feeling stronger and wiser but now I have revisited the possibility of fear itself. The fear of the fear passes in time. How much time you give to the thought of the memory of the fear will depend on the time it will take for you to forget. If the fall don't break me the rise will make me. There are two options when it comes to the recovery of the anxiety. You can live in crippling fear and take the drugs to control your mind or turn the fear into a strength naturally. Because the mind is an intangible there is no real way to diagnose the problem and find the cure with the tangible. Drugs and alcohol only work to mask the problem and could potentially lead to bigger problems like addiction or the fear of running out of refills. I have been on these medications and feel that they do help to dull the mind to the point of ignorance. Ignorance is bliss right? Today I awoke early to finish this post and I am less then 3 hours before I have to go to the hospital for my wife's scheduled c-section and birth of my 4th child. I question the rationality of the same hormones and adrenaline that will inevitably pump through my body as the moment gets closer. I am certain there will not be fear but joyous expectation and exhilaration. I think of the fear my wife has of the large needle for the epidural to numb her for the incision. She is having an operation to "tie her tubes" at the same time. I know nothing of invasive procedures on my body. I suppose I would focus on the good drugs that come after. Oh, and the joy of a new baby.

Helping Others

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:01:00 -0800

I saw a grown man fall down in Target the other day. I did not laugh and no one else saw. I tried not to stare but he looked really drunk and stunned. Out of the corner of my eye I watched as he struggled to get back up. He stood there staring at the ground for some time. Then walked away. It wasn't until he left that I saw he actually slipped on a large spill of liquid detergent. I thought of him this morning and then realized that I should have helped him up but I know not to interact with really wasted people. I wonder if he was drunk. If he was not, then I feel like a jerk. If he was, I still feel like I should have helped. Next time I see someone in need like that I will not just stare, I will rush over to help. And they will probly tell me to let them alone anyhow.

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Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:52:00 -0800

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Warming Up To Your Resolutions

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:56:00 -0800

Great Reasons For Your Sellers to List During The Holidays

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:53:00 -0800

Making the Holidays Workable - YouTube

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:42:00 -0800

Storing Your Nuts - YouTube

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:55:00 -0700

Listening to the Wrong People

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:37:18 -0700

Your First Day In Real Estate Episode 0034 Getting Referrals from Buyers

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:41:29 -0700

Thoughts I share about the Passing of a Revolutionary

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:54:01 -0700

Here is something we need to really considerâ¦â¦

We all heard of the great loss to mankind with the passing of Steve Jobs.

I honestly feel like I have lost a friend with his passing.

Here he was, 56 years old, loved by millionsâ¦..

Handsome, clever, witty, enriched countless livesâ¦.

â¦.and had Billions of $$ in the bank,Â one of the wealthiest people on earthâ¦.

Yet, you and I are infinitely wealthier than he isâ¦. As WE HAVE TODAY, and sadly, he does not.

Spend your infinite wealth today on somethingÂ that matters, enrich people's lives like Steve did.

Spend your day today,Â like Steve Jobs would spend it if he could.

Make today count!

Celebrating the gift of "Today" with you today,

The Buzz About the RedFin's Agent Scouting

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:42:15 -0700

Recently...actually on my birthday the real estate company RedfinÂ released a massively controversial feature to its website,Â calledÂ Agent Scouting report. It allows users to view complete sales and performance histories for every agent in the markets in which they operate. Thereâs a lot to debate here. Whether or not MLS data was accurate enough to use. Â The fine line between transparency and reality is hard to see.

For example:

The top agents in most areas are comprised in the MLS of teams often closing multiple transactions and recording it under one entity. I remember when I first got into the business I was always getting updates on the top agents based on gross closed commissions and also units. there was the top 3 and then there was the rest. I would shout to the skies "HOW?" How can this one person close so many deals. I eventually found out that they were the broker and that all the deals in the office went under one name. In The M.L.S it looked as if that one individual was untouchable and so the marketing campaign appeared to be the same. It worked well for them.

I had to ask myself though. As an ambitious "go getter" would I ever do all of this hard work to break into a market knowing that I was helping that one individual become so big that when i was ready to break away I would have no client base? Hell no. I don't care how the splits worked I would never give up my efforts.

Back to the story about RedFin. There were so many agents who felt that this was going to damage thier credibility as the leader in that market. I did not fear for one second that any of my clients should show concern. I remind them them that this is one obscure site that almost very few know about and although they may get rankings inÂ Google, the chances that my seller will land up on that page before something like REALTOR.Com are slim. Try doing a search like a homeowner. What words would you use? I would say "sell my home" or "find a real estate agent in my city." Who knows. What I do know is when I typed those and other variables I was surprised to find out who was not showing up.

Well, no need to worry. You can still continue to use the techniques to become the first choice in your area by using my tools. Besides, today RedFin pulled the site for the scouting because the data was too varied.

My Latest Video on Opportunity

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:08:00 -0700

Augmented Reality

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:19:00 -0700

The ability to change how we perceive the world has already been implemented in smart phones through an application referred to as augmented reality. In today’s video I explore how we can take advise from this application to better improve our lives.

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