Something light for a Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
I’m a sucker for the underdog. I’m a sucker for delightful surprises. I’m a sucker for big dreams and never giving up and making things happen when everyone else tells you it can’t happen.<\/p>\n
Do you remember Paul Potts<\/a>, who brought us to tears? In that tradition comes Susan Boyle, who dreamed a dream<\/a>. I can’t embed the video, but please click over to watch. I dare you to tell me that you are not feeling inspired, uplifted, ready to take on the world, and empowered to Battle Back<\/a> after watching this.<\/p>\n What’s the real estate connection? Oh honey, to me the connections are many, but please feel free to tell me what connections you find. I suspect different people will be able to pull different things from this performance.<\/p>\n May the Susan Boyles and Paul Potts of the world continue to show us how it’s done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Something light for a Tuesday afternoon. I’m a sucker for the underdog. I’m a sucker for delightful surprises. I’m a sucker for big dreams and never giving up and making things happen when everyone else tells you it can’t happen. Do you remember Paul Potts, who brought us to tears? 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