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Wasn’t that a yard sale? Over forty offices in Ontario Atlantic Canada take on a new meaning of yard sale. On May 30th, 2009 RE/MAX offices raised the bar with their events in support of breast cancer research and treatment. There was certainly no shortage of creativity this year many yard sales included live bands, bbq’s, face and nail painting, …

Do you LOVE what you do? Following your passion is the key to finding your potential.– JOHN MAXWELL When a person doesn’t have passion, life can become pretty monotonous. Everything is a “have-to” and “nothing is a want to.” Passion is an incredible asset for any person, especially for leaders. It keeps us going when others quit. It becomes contagious …

How’s your Charisma ? You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.– DALE CARNEGIE People are interested in the person who is interested in them. The question you must ask yourself is do I usually focus on others and …

Are you Practicing Persistence? History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refuse to become discouraged by their defeats- B.C. FORBES Founder of Forbes magazine Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up.The longer you hang in there, the greater …

Are you looking for the opportunity in everything? Every negative event contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. – NAPOLEON HILL Author of Think and Grow Rich Look for the opportunity in everything. What if you, too, were to greet every interaction in your life with the question, “What’s the potential opportunity that this is?” The …

A thought for your friday… Do not follow where the path may lead. Go where there is no path and leave a trail!! Twelve Qualities Trail Blazers have in common. 1. They have confidence in themselves 2. They have a very strong sense of purpose 3. They never have excuses for not doing something 4. They never consider the idea …

What is a positive attitude? Most define it as means to helps us cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes into your life, and makes them happier, brighter …

Are you clear on what you want to achieve? There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to achieve it.- Napoleon Hill Clarity is perhaps the most important concept in personal productivity. The greater the clarity the easier it is to overcome …

Are you excited about life everyday? Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have anything you want.- Brian Tracy Most people don’t discover what life is all about until it’s to late. When we are young, we spend our days striving to keep up with social …

It’s amazing how different things tend to bring about different feelings or remind you of good times. It’s when you hear that track which you listened to during the best year of your life and all of a sudden you’re filled with excitement, happiness, content and all the feelings that you experienced and associated with that song when you were …