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Point and Purpose

Economy might be down, but giving is up

July 28, 2009

Despite the fact that there seems to be little positive news circulating about the economy lately, people aren’t dismayed.  In fact, even in this down economy, people are giving more of their time to others, not less.
This is a good thing.
There were two statistics, in particular, that really jumped out at me:
Two forms of volunteerism [...]

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My quest to become a whuffieaire

July 15, 2009

I first came across the concept of whuffie a few months back, and I wrote about it on RealEstateZebra.com.  I shared some of my initial thoughts a RE Barcamp VA, too.  At that time, I thought that whuffie had tremendous implications for real estate professionals, and I still believe that.  After I read The Whuffie [...]

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The book that changed my life, and this blog. . .

June 28, 2009

I read a lot.  I haven’t read a fiction book in a long time, but I still read a lot of non-fiction, especially business books.
Recently, I read Ignore Everybody, by well-known marketer/blogger Hugh MacLeod (you can order it here).  I first came across Hugh’s work when I first started blogging.  He has an awesome blog [...]

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