INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “Your true success in life begins only when you make the commitment to become excellent at what you do.” —Brian Tracy  BE NECESSARY  Success comes from making yourself necessary. It does not come from making a nuisance of yourself, nor from making people feel sorry for you, n

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “It’s in the silence when we learn the best life lessons.  Happiness and peace are already inside of us.  There’s no reason to keep searching for it on the outside.”— Amy Temple  WHAT MAKES US HAPPY?  There is an ever-growing body of knowledge about the nature and causes of h

The housing market is expected to return to pre-pandemic, 2019 norms — at least in terms of housing inventory and the share of purchases made by first-time home buyers — by 2024 according to a panel of housing market experts polled in the latest Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey. The dwindling s

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.”—Andrew CarnegieHOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR GOALSHere are seven goal-setting questions for you to ask and answer over and over again. I suggest that you take a pad of pape

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”– Eleanor Roosevelt  PLANNING BRINGS YOUR FUTURE INTO PRESENT  It isn’t enough just to want something.You’ve got to ask yourself, ‘What am I going to do to get the things that I want.’ You’re going to need a plan. Your chal

11 Interesting Facts About Easter:1.) The Easter Bunny legend began in Germany.2.) More than 1.5 million Cadbury Crème Eggs are produced every day.3.) The act of painting eggs originates from a Ukrainian tradition.4.) The world’s largest Easter egg weighs in at 5000lbs.5.) In Germany, it is illegal

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”–Eleanor Roosevelt  TAKE ONE DREAM  Dream it in detail.Put it into your own hands.See its final outcome clearly in your mind.Then mix it with a little effort and add a generous portion of ambition.Stir br

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”— Lou Holtz  ATTITUDE ON LIFE  The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. It is more important than education, than money, than circ

Dick Roberts, president of Phoenix-based DTR Landscape Development, was contracted to provide landscaping services on a project more than a year ago. But because he can’t store his product ahead of time, Roberts said he couldn’t purchase the materials he needed now for a price that was quoted months

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I’ll remember.Involve me, and I’ll learn”—Marla Jones  GREAT EXPECTATIONS A primary responsibility of leadership is to communicate expectations, both with words and actions. When leaders carefully and consistently set expectations, they

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”–Robert Collier  WHAT IS SUCCESS  Everyone wants success. People talk about setting goals and positive thinking and getting to the top. However, most of these same people never really define what success mean

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” —Desmond Tutu.  THEN YOU STILL HAVE HOPE  If you can look at the sunset and smile, and find beauty in the colours of a small flower, then you still have hope. If you can find pleasure in the movement

ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today released its fourth-quarter 2021 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 41.9 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the fourth quarter, m

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”–Winston Churchill  THINKING POSITIVELY  If you want to get somewhere, you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up. The secret of life

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.”— The Dalai Lama  PROMISE YOURSELF…  To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.To make all your friends feel that the

Valentine’s Day may be associated with romance, but the origin of the holiday isn’t exactly romantic. Here’s the history of Valentine’s Day you may not know…On February 14, around the year 270 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, is said to have been executed. U

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “With one kind gesture you can change a life. One person at a time you can change the world. One day at a time we can change everything.”― Steve Maraboli  THE POWER OF ONE  One SONG can spark a momentOne FLOWER can wake the dreamOne TREE can start a forestOne BIRD can herald

Rental prices in the Phoenix metro, like home prices, are skyrocketing- making it challenging for people to find housing across the board. Parallel with the housing market — there are fewer rentals available and too many people who want them. As I like to say, “The only market in Phoenix tighter tha

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Communication is the solvent of all problems and is the foundation for personal development.” – PETER SHEPHERD SECRETS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION Everything we do in life requires communication with others. Success often hinges on how well we understand others and how well