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T Minus Fifteen Weeks

Fifteen weeks from today is the New York City Marathon. In the training world that is both a long way out, and a blink of an eye. Up until this week, I was 50/50 on whether I would be ready to run 26.2 miles on November 5th. Today, I’m feeling more like 75/25. I’ve booked my post race poncho, my transportation to the start line, and re-entered my predicted finish time.… Read More »T Minus Fifteen Weeks

Do You Have a VP?

Value Proposition: Yours/Mine We chat a bunch in the real estate business about the concept of Value Proposition. So what is a Value Proposition? And why is it important? Well, first things first, according to Wikipedia, it is “a promise of value to be delivered, communicated, and acknowledged.” Okay, but that doesn’t really tell me enough. I like this one from the good people at Kissmetrics.com:  “a believable collection of the most persuasive reasons… Read More »Do You Have a VP?

Random Stuff in an “Uneventful” Week

Ryan, Brian, and me. 40 miles between us. Well, for starters, let’s take a moment to rejoice two things: First, I ran 46 miles last week, the most I have run in a week since August (eleven months ago). Second, Sunday I went 12 miles. It was also eleven months ago the last time I went that far (coincidentally, or not,  in the same week). The run was easy, six miles… Read More »Random Stuff in an “Uneventful” Week

110,000 Milestone and Magnolia Part 2

110,000 miles Around the world almost five times Today, on an uneventful, but incredibly HOT run in Chandler, AZ (101 degrees at the run’s beginning), I passed 110,000 miles. I’m not bragging, of course, but that’s almost five times around the Earth at the equator. The journey that began 50 years, 10 months, and 16 days ago has hit another milestone. While I am proud of this milestone, I would like to… Read More »110,000 Milestone and Magnolia Part 2

Feeling Groovy. Six Months Down, YEARS to go!

Bolder Boulder 2017 June 1 was the six month surgery-versary for my knee. Better than that, it marks about six weeks of consistent running. Nothing incredible, mind you, just a steady flow of extremely slow miles run in fear of the next step.Yeah, it’s true. The last six weeks have been run in a constant fear that the next step would be the one that caused SERIOUS knee damage. That,… Read More »Feeling Groovy. Six Months Down, YEARS to go!

One Step at a Time!

Yeah, that’s right. I ran 22 miles last week. This long period (almost six months) of languishing in the depths of non-runningness has been brutal. But with the help of the ever incredible Dr. Carly May, I seem to be back on the path to being a runner again. I’ve been dry needled, adjusted, ART’d, stretched, jackhammered, and more. I’m doing knee exercises, hip exercises, working my quads, and who knows… Read More »One Step at a Time!

The Agent’s Education Checklist

If you go to Google, Bing, Yahoo or any of the major search engines we frequent, type in the words “real estate 2017”, the fruits of your efforts will be a plethora of articles focusing on hot markets throughout the USofA. Low inventory seems to highlight most areas. So, if someone’s business should be a reflection of the market, the next question easily becomes, what topics should agents and educators… Read More »The Agent’s Education Checklist

Progress!

Not my knee, but I was tempted today to take a picture I had my second visit with the amazing Dr. Carly today. I’d call my feeling, as I left, “guarded optimism.” After months of not running, the word I see there is optimism.During my first visit ten days ago, she (like me) was a bit taken back by the lack of progress my knee had seen. So, she gave… Read More »Progress!

Creating the Listing Mindset

The first quarter of the year has seen me teaching a bunch of listing courses. As a result I have had the opportunity to share with a great many established listing agents as well as a large group of future ones. While the challenges of focusing on listings are many, the best place to begin is with your mindset. So, what is the listing mindset? First, the mindset begins with… Read More »Creating the Listing Mindset

It’s Billy Yang’s Fault: Pity Party Over (FINALLY)

My last real run was back in September, the 24th I believe. It was a very sore, almost crippling 5 miles on the Highline Canal. Since that day, almost a half a year ago, I have run about 30 miles. I have gained 20 pounds. I have blamed my doctor, poor physical therapy, old age, bad luck, and just about anything or anyone I can blame. I’m done. It’s all… Read More »It’s Billy Yang’s Fault: Pity Party Over (FINALLY)