An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. How to Recruit and Retain Top Agents (6 minute read) Why it matters: Recruiting top talent is vital to [...]
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Other Recent Articles from Previous Issues
The Closing Word: Bemused
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: bemused Pronounced: (bih-MUSED) Adjective: 1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment 2. deeply absorbed in thought [...]
Scott’s Thoughts: The Best Shortcut
“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.” -Alfred “Freddy” Sheinwold, American bridge player (January 26, 1912 – March 8, 1997) One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was: “Before you make any major life decision, ask the opinion of five people [...]
Scott’s Thoughts: Starting by Not Starting
“Each project, I suffer like I’m starting over again in life. There’s a lot of healthy insecurity that fuels this stuff.” - Frank Gehry, architect (b. February 28, 1929) There’s probably a project you have in the back of your mind that you’d like to get to, but haven’t for one reason or another. It may [...]
The Closing Word: Erudite
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: erudite Pronounced: (ER-oo-dite or ER-yoo-dite) Adjective: having or showing profound knowledge Synonyms: learned, scholarly From Vocabulary.com: ”Erudite is from the Latin verb [...]
The Closing Word: de rigueur
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: de rigueur Pronounced: (duh-ree-GUHR) Adjective: required by etiquette or usage or fashion Synonyms: obligatory From Vocabulary.com: ”The literal meaning of this [...]
Scott’s Thoughts: Precious Downtime
“Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone.” - Louis L’Amour (March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) American author When we were kids, most of us remember looking forward to summer. Summer meant precious weeks off from school, a break in the routine, [...]
Great Read Roundup: On Recharging
An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or matter to your real estate career. 5 Unmissable Lessons From TED Talks on the Importance of Taking Time Off (5 minute read) Why it [...]
Scott’s Thoughts: The Gratitude Challenge
“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” - William Faulkner American writer (1897 − 1962) When it comes to gratitude, it’s not just the thought that counts. Engaging, encouraging, thanking, and connecting with people depends upon acting on your gratitude. Unexpressed [...]
