Speechworks – “What do I do with my hands?”

One of the most common questions I get is “What do I do with my hands?” To which I say: “Forget about your hands. If you’re engaging your audience with a strong message and energy, no one will notice your gestures.” I understand why people are worried about gestures. Hands and arms have a full […]

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Back to Basics – How to Keep Your Teen Drivers Safe

Back to Basics – How to Keep Your Teen Drivers Safe If you’re like most parents with a teen about to begin driving, or who has been driving for a short time, you’re probably concerned about safety. And with good reason. New teen drivers are involved in four times more crashes than any other age […]

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December in Real Estate

One of the key drivers of homes sales, the employment rate, is beginning to show promising signs of a turnaround. The four-week average for jobless claims, as of November 19, was 394,250, a drop of 3,250 from the previous four weeks, and at the lowest levels since April. Consumer confidence also rose 15 points in […]

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No Regrets

Let’s Move Your World Regret: to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment,etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it. To think of with a sense of loss: to regret one’s vanished youth. Bronnie Ware worked as a palliative nurse. She turned her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying into […]

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Weekly Economic Summary – by Guest Author Hamid S. Gul

Last Thursday, President Obama proposed a $447 billion job stimulus plan, which was larger and broader than most had expected. The program calls for tax cuts, state aid, infrastructure spending, on-the-job training, plus tax cuts for small businesses to encourage hiring and a “Helping More Americans Refinance Mortgages,” or HARP plan. There are no details […]

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Weekly Economic Summary – by Guest Author Hamid S. Gul

Last Thursday, President Obama proposed a $447 billion job stimulus plan, which was larger and broader than most had expected. The program calls for tax cuts, state aid, infrastructure spending, on-the-job training, plus tax cuts for small businesses to encourage hiring and a “Helping More Americans Refinance Mortgages,” or HARP plan. There are no details […]

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We are excited for our friends at Thrive To Drive!

We are excited for our friends at Thrive To Drive. They have made it to the Voting Round for the Pepsi Refresh project where they can receive a $25,000 grant to provide drivers’ ed scholarships to teens! And, YOU CAN HELP – All you have to do is Click and VOTE! Vote once a day […]

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September in Real Estate

The U.S. housing market has shown notable stability in 2011 compared to the previous two years when the tax credit made a clear impact. Although recent economic indicators have been less than expected, including a downward revision of GDP and consumer confidence that mirrors early 2009, owning a home is still valued by the majority […]

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The Long-Awaited Hammond Ramps Open!

AUGUST 31, 2011 – The long-awaited Hammond ramps, located within the city limits of Sandy Springs, will open to the public September 2.  The ramps will offer access for the first time to Georgia 400 at Hammond Drive. “By adding this connection between Georgia 400 and Hammond Drive, these new ramps into Sandy Springs will […]

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The Long-Awaited Hammond Ramps Open!

AUGUST 31, 2011 – The long-awaited Hammond ramps, located within the city limits of Sandy Springs, will open to the public September 2.  The ramps will offer access for the first time to Georgia 400 at Hammond Drive. “By adding this connection between Georgia 400 and Hammond Drive, these new ramps into Sandy Springs will […]

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