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Mythologies, Fantasies and Fables
As Realtors we are tied to “Truisms”. Ensuring we collect the facts, double check the details, create paper trails, signatures and perform thousands of reality (AKA Realty) checks. Logical reasoning becomes the savior of our existence, or the bain of it. Perhaps this legal obsession for logical, factual conclusions is the driving force behind our new thirst for Reality Television. Escapism. A chance to compare our lives, assumptions and conclusions with that of another ordinary guy. Or perhaps this is similar to the...
read moreBeavers and Herons
I felt a shiver of anticipation, gratitude and glory run down my spine last night as I strolled the boardwalk, along the shores of Lake Okanagan, admiring the fuchsia hues of the setting sun, watching the wildlife preparing for nightfall. A beaver chewed methodically on his willow twig, the carp gathered eagerly in the shallow water beneath my shadow, a heron watched earnestly for her midnight snack. A picturesque spring night, in a picturesque setting, in a picturescque city … lately I have found myself humming jingles, choruses, and...
read moreDesignation, Allocation, Relocation
A rolling stone gathers no moss. I have observed, recently that people are moving more. Traveling, journeying, relocating. The words Pilgrimage, Mission, Trek or Expedition roll of the tongue as easily as community, residence, long-term, family home. Which leads me to the question – if you could move anywhere in the world, and still sell Real Estate – where would it be? And that, my fellow Rainers, is the beauty of our training and licenses – the ability to transfer our knowledge to other countries, communities and...
read morePermission to play – for a day
Racing through life as a workaholic, takes time, energy and dedication! As a self-professed workaholic I succumb to a restrictive life of work before pleasure. A task oriented individual believing in cliché’s and adages that condemn play time and exalt To-do Lists. When my head hits the pillow at day’s end, I smile with satisfaction when there are more ‘done’ tick marks on the list then carry-over items. Please don’t misinterpret this to mean I don’t make time for, or enjoy, leisure or self-indulgent activities, because I do. At...
read moreCountdown to Elections
With only two weeks until the Kelowna Municipal Elections, I must admit to a feeling of frustration with my newly chosen community. There appears to be a lack of interest or knowledge even – of an impending election. Attempts to strike up political conversations are met with blank stares, disinterested comments or non committal ‘oh, yeah – who’s the guy you are backing…’ followed by ‘it’s best not to get involved…’ advice. After two years of innocent bliss in my choice community,...
read moreMy Active Rain Success Story
It’s really the story about a cow. I often read about the wonders of connectivity, networking, uniting, and referring. How being a Rain Maker can change your profitability in the Real Estate Market. Lots of success stories, remarkable, and true. Exciting stuff! My Active Rain story is slightly different. It is a story about a cow. And a Rain Maker and good friend Robert Twaron. I am not sure how we found each other, or if he found me, or I found him first – but somewhere, somehow Robert and I connected and started reading and...
read moreMunicipal Elections – and too many votes!
On November 19th I will be invited to vote in my first British Columbia Municipal Election. As a registered voter, I qualify to place my vote or X beside the 1-Mayor (5 Candidates) and 8-City Councilor’s (42 Candidates) who I deem will best represent my needs over the next 3 years. That is correct – 42 excellent candidates have allowed their names to stand in a bid to be my elected officials. And therein lies my dilemma. Not being a statistician – I am unable to compute the variables available whith so many persons running...
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