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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
While home sales in September were down slightly from a relatively strong month in August, they were up from a year ago, giving encouraging signs of a strengthening market and potential for stabilizing, if not appreciating, home prices. These signs include an increasing demand, shown by the number of people shopping for homes, and the […]
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Written by Ilyce Glink on November 11, 2011 When weighing your options for buying a home, you may hear the same criteria: Have you saved enough money for a down payment? Can you afford the expenses associated with owning a home? Are you going to stay in the home for a short period of time […]
It’s Time to Dream Again Over the past few years the financial landscape has changed, and Americans have survived some tough times. With the many changes happening in our lives, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed our need to believe in dreams. Our belief is that now is the time to get back on track […]
Amazing home with too many features to list! One-of-a-kind home with two outdoor fireplaces, IPE decking, slate patios, flagstone paths, custom screened porch, 25×50 saline pool with hot tub! A 3/4 acre lot backs up to 4 acres of not to believed land. Play set. Ameristar fencing, 3 car garage with cubbies, open finished basement […]
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 […]