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Coach’s Corner: Burnout is The Trap of Connection

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 28, 2021 /

By Mark JohnsonCEO, JP & Associates Realtors I recently did a poll of all our associates on the No. 1 topic that wanted me to write about. The answer?  “How to avoid burnout.” You see, I work with a tribe of highly driven, highly entrepreneurial leaders who think about others and winning in the market…

BLAST OFF. Why Having a Sense of Urgency Is VITAL

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 27, 2021 /

By Rogers Healy Everyone moves at a different pace. Even individuals striving for the same goals move to a different beat. I live my life with a sense of urgency and given the rapidly moving pace of today’s real estate market, moving with urgency is more vital now than ever. There is a difference between being in a hurry and having a sense…

“There, I Fixed It!”

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 23, 2021 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” When something breaks at home, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. You put a bucket under the leaky pipe, patch a broken window with…

When is it OK to Skip a Home Inspection?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 16, 2021 /

By Brenda MasseGreen Scene Home Inspections A close friend who is buying a house asked the other day whether she should bother with a home inspection. Her offer had just been accepted over eight competing offers on a house in Allen, TX, and she was just entering the option period. “There’s nothing a home inspection is…

Coach’s Corner: Are You Motivated to ‘Build Your Cathedral’?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 11, 2021 /

By Mark JohnsonChief Executive Officer, JP & Associates Realtors My long-time friend and business associate Dave Mashburn reminded me of an old parable you’ve probably heard before: There were three bricklayers who were all working on the same job. When they get a break, one guy asks the other two, ‘Why are you doing this…