How I Finally Learned to Stop Bleeding Money

“Turn off the lights.” “Why would you go out and spend money for coffee?” I grew up middle-class in the 1950s with a litany of lines like that from my Depression-era mother. Usually, I didn’t listen to them. But now that I’m 70 and figuring out ways to… Continue reading

Why It’s Important for Women to Know If They Have Dense Breast Tissue

I am a registered nurse, medical writer and the lucky owner of two healthy breasts. I have had at least 15 mammograms, all as clean as a recently Swiffered floor. And yet, when I learned that, in Feb. 2019, Congress passed a national breast density not… Continue reading

Why It’s Important for Women to Know If They Have Dense Breast Tissue

I am a registered nurse, medical writer and the lucky owner of two healthy breasts. I have had at least 15 mammograms, all as clean as a recently Swiffered floor. And yet, when I learned that, in Feb. 2019, Congress passed a national breast density not… Continue reading

How Men Grieve

A friend asked with genuine concern, “How are you?” “I’m OK.  Not very happy, never am. I think the world is a pretty crazy place, but I’m OK,” I replied. “Really?  You look troubled. I’m asking because I want to know how you are … really,” she said. E… Continue reading

How Men Grieve

A friend asked with genuine concern, “How are you?” “I’m OK.  Not very happy, never am. I think the world is a pretty crazy place, but I’m OK,” I replied. “Really?  You look troubled. I’m asking because I want to know how you are … really,” she said. E… Continue reading

The Kaizen way: Reach your goals and improve, step by step

As a broker or team leader, you might have goals for your agents, but you need to train them to focus on the process of achieving those goals to successfully reach them. Continue reading

Courtney Poulos on why women need to invest in more real estate

Poulos, who will be speaking at Inman Connect New York, January 28-31, talked to us about why we need to encourage women to let go of fear. Continue reading

The agent who knows every inch of his Pacific Northwest island market

This week, Jason Shutt, a broker at Windermere Realty on Bainbridge Island, Washington, seals the deal after sweating the results of a septic system inspection. Continue reading

Take stock before you knock: 4 tips for solid prospecting

It can be daunting to step up to a stranger’s door and start a (sometimes unwelcome) conversation. However, armed with the right tools and strategies, you’ll make the most of your jaunt around the neighborhood.  Continue reading