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The Power Of Self-Education In Real Estate

This week’s Featured Real Estate: The Power Of Self-Education In Real Estate   Many brokers are technically savvy but don’t have the personal touch that is so critical for dealing with people. We are all different but we can all benefit from deepening our knowledge and developing our skills through self-education and reading. Read the [...]

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Learn a New Language with News in Slow

Want to give yourself an instant competitive advantage? Looking for a way to increase the pool of potential leads? Consider learning a second language. There are lots of non-English speaking clients around the world who would love to own a property in the U.S. If you can’t communicate with them, you have zero chance of [...]

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Scott’s Thoughts: A Richer Reading Life

“I’ve never known any trouble that an hour’s reading didn’t assuage.” Montesquieu, French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher. Did you resolve to become an all-star reader in 2019? I don’t think I need to stress the benefits of reading. Sure, it heightens brain connectivity, develops empathy, rewires connections while creating new white matter, increases [...]

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Engage in Lifelong Learning with Skillshare

Ah, the Internet. A magical place where you can spend ten hours a week looking at cat videos on YouTube while arguing politics with nearly forgotten high school friends on Facebook. Or… you can learn a new skill through a seamlessly delivered online course. The quality of our life depends largely on how we choose [...]

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Celebrate the DIY Life with Instructables

Are you a hands-on kind of person? Does the term “Do It Yourself” send a shiver of pleasure up your spine? Does it make your day to save money and time hacking the little things in your life? You might love Instructables. Originally started as a documentation system for creative folks at the MIT Media Lab, [...]

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Realtor Safety Applies Online, Too

Be a safe agent! Tips to remember for protecting yourself online and off.

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You Are Not So Smart: The Podcast

There’s a great deal of conversation these days about fake news, alternative facts, and filter bias. While the internet may give us unprecedented access to information, it also connects us to disinformation just as quickly. So what do we do? If you’re looking to strengthen your mind and eliminate your own delusions (however sweet they [...]

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Great Read Roundup: Stories We Tell Ourselves

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. Six Advisor Mindsets that Change Everything (8 minute read) Why it matters: The story you tell yourself about yourself [...]

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Scott’s Thoughts: Solace on the Page

If the internet’s distractions and the torrent of world events leave you feeling unsteady, anxious, or filled with rage, now might be the perfect time to find solace on the pages of a book. A dive into the pages of a book is precisely the type of mental and emotional nourishment we’re hungry for when [...]

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Play Your Way to a New Language with Duolingo

Learning a second language isn’t only about expanding your knowledge, experiencing other cultures, and connecting with others… it’s also a powerful competitive advantage over those in your market who only speak one language. As census data shows, the percentage of those who speak a non-English language at home has grown considerably over the past thirty years. [...]

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