INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things you habitually think about.” ― Stephen Richards WHAT YOU ASK FOR The world around you is whatever you sincerely ask of it. Your life is precisely what you ask of it, with your thoughts, your actions, and your attitude. All things and events may […]

Phoenix’s reputation as an affordable city has been fading for a while now, though it wasn’t until this year that the metro’s rising costs started to make national headlines. Now, according to two recent reports, rents in some greater Phoenix cities have climbed so high that, for the first time, they’re comparable with those in […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.” ― Roy T. Bennett STICK TO IT When things go wrong as they sometimes will,When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill.When the funds are low and the debts are high,And you […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:  “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” ― Theodore Roosevelt SEVEN STEPS TO SUCCESS Discipline yourself to do what you know you need to do to be the very best in your field. Perhaps the best definition of self discipline is this: “Self discipline is […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”  – Mahatma Gandhi STRENGTH AND COURAGE It takes strength to be certain,It takes courage to have doubts. It takes strength to fit in,It takes courage to stand out. It takes strength to share a friend’s pain,It takes courage to […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds”  – Norman Vincent Peale I HAVE A CHOICE ABOUT TODAY I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today and I am important. My job is to choose what kind of […]

Runaway monthly increases in home values and rents tempered in August, according to the latest Zillow® market report, paving the way for a strong but more manageable housing market come fall. Another month of rising inventory and more for-sale listings taking price cuts are giving buyers more options and potentially less stress as they shop […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Set aside time to plan how you will spend your time. Think about what’s most important. Then do those things first.” – Frank Bettger THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “I hope you find, as I did, that happiness comes from noticing and enjoying the little things in life.” ENJOYING THE LITTLE THINGS As you read this list take just a few moments to think about each one, before going on to the next one. Laughing so hard that your face hurts. No […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”  – Charles Spurgeon EACH DAY IS A GIFT A 92-year-old delicate but well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and his face shaved perfectly, even though […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “If you think you can do a thing, or you think you can’t do a thing, you’re always right.” – Henry Ford IF YOU THINK YOU CAN’T If you think you are beaten, you are.If you think you dare not, you don’t.If you’d like to win but you think you can’t, it’s […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson STEPS TO HAPPINESS Everybody Knows You can’t be all things to all people.You can’t do all things at once.You can’t do all things equally well.You can’t do all things better than everyone else.Your humanity is showing just like everyone […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “We’re not out to change the world, just the way you talk to it.” ~ from a Vonage television commercial “The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.” ~ Joseph Priestly TALK IS CHEAP! How ironic that today’s “inspiration” comes from a marketing campaign for a communications company. It’s […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you’ll find you’ve done it.” ~ George Bernard Shaw “Before enlightenment – chopping wood, carrying water. After enlightenment – chopping wood, carrying water.” ~ Buddha FEELING STRESSED? Oh – the frustration of it all. The first quote for today […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.” ~ Andrew Carnegie THE MEANING OF POVERTY! A colleague passed this delightful story along: One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how much poverty exists in the […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.” ~ John Henry Cardinal Newman SELF PROMOTION! Been chasing success? Have you caught it yet? Maybe you finally landed a big contract, got that promotion, or reached bonus level at work. […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:“There is a law in psychology that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be, and you keep and hold that picture there long enough, you will soon become exactly as you have been thinking.” ~ William James (1842-1910) YOU CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS! Walk […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Gardner’s Law: Eighty-seven percent of all people in all professions are incompetent.” ~ John Gardner PERSONALITY TEST! Let’s hope today’s “inspiration” isn’t actually true, although we’ve all probably felt that way at one time or another. Regardless of the percentage, however, it cannot be denied that incompetence really does exist in every […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” ~ Father James Keller (1900-1977) GOT A LIGHT? We all love a compliment. Your manager says to you, “I noticed that your last sale was handled very smoothly. Thanks for offering your customer such excellent service!” Your wife or husband tells you, “I’m so […]

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “First of all, you must find the right track, So you can start right away and not be held back. But which track is yours? Well, that all depends On which way it’s going, and where it might end.” ~ Craig Dorfman in “I Knew I Could!” THINK YOU CAN? Regardless of […]