Tag Archives: perspective

Time for a Values Check-up?

Do you know what your values are? What do you hold dear? Have your values changed? Is there a mismatch between your behavior and what you believe are your values? This exercise from MindTools.com will help you evaluate your values which, in turn, can help you make more meaningful decisions in your life. According to the [...]

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Scott’s Thoughts: The Lives of Others

“How can we imagine what our lives should be without the illumination of the lives of others?” -James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer. Quote from his novel “Light Years.” It may be true that we can never know what it’s like to live another’s life, but striving to understand the lives of others can [...]

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Scott’s Thoughts: Why We Worry

Nothing robs us of today’s real joys like the worries over tomorrow’s disasters. In our attempts to predict the future, we short change ourselves of the moment we’re living. While there is a place for common sense preparation in our lives — i.e. preparing an earthquake kit, keeping an eye out for leaks, changing the [...]

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Scott’s Thoughts: Constable’s Wisdom

“I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, — light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.” -John Constable (b. June 11, 1776 – d. March 13, 1837), English Romantic painter John Constable was a painter with an enormous appreciation for “his own [...]

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How to Make Better Decisions

How do you learn to make better decisions? Have you ever kept a “decision journal”?

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Pricing Strategy: MLS Reduction Examples

Clients aiming for an unrealistic listing price? Use MLS examples. The numbers can speak for you.

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Scott’s Thoughts: Advice to a Younger You

What advice would you give a younger version of yourself?

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Being Wrong: Insight from Kathryn Schulz

A great talk on the value of being wrong and being open to being wrong from TED2011.

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Scott’s Thoughts: The Child’s Mind

What does it mean to have the child’s mind? How can you apply it to your personal and professional relationships?

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