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>Do I really need single-property websites<\/a>?
\n>Which is better, Postlets<\/a> or VFlyer<\/a>, or why can’t my website template provider just give me a darn feed to my property pages so I can avoid the whole mess altogether?
\n>Does Dustin<\/a> have a ponytail? (I like to think so, but it is hard to tell conclusively from his thumbnail photo).<\/p>\n

These are the things that weigh heavily on me this morning. So many thoughts, yet I don’t know where to begin. Writer’s block? I have come to the conclusion that this is not so much a condition in which you have nothing to say but the symptom of a loss of focus.<\/p>\n

Real estate, unless you operate a finely tuned machine in the Russell Shaw spirit, is a highly cyclical business. Over the years, I have found the cyclical nature of the work and, yes, the paycheck to be the most difficult part of what we do.<\/p>\n

Just Say “No”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life, too, is cyclical. I have been living blog-free for the better part of two weeks. We have joked about the addiction, and an addiction it is. Much like the addict who chooses abstinence to cure the compulsion yet finds himself consumed with the very thought of the “abuse” every moment of the day, I too have struggled with the “I should, but I can’t” demons. The difference is that my abstinence wasn’t a choice.<\/p>\n

Life happens, and an event in my personal life recently sapped my every ounce of energy and demanded that I instantly realign my priorities. Enter loss of focus. I suspect we all get somewhat derailed from time to time, and the true challenge is finding your way back, is in not letting your paralysis linger. Don’t get me wrong; it was just a bump in the road, but the tendency in the aftermath is to focus eyes on the pavement while denying yourself the awe of the distant views.<\/p>\n

>Why does the sleazy local agent, possessing such an underdeveloped frontal lobe that he undoubtedly signs his contracts with an “X”, get so much business?
\n>Should I go to the Inman Conference this summer? (That might answer my Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>Do I really need single-property websites? >Which is better, Postlets or VFlyer, or why can’t my website template provider just give me a darn feed to my property pages so I can avoid the whole mess altogether? >Does Dustin have a ponytail? 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