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Setting Goals -- Six Steps That Get Results

<div style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p><br /><o:p></o:p></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2547.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I used this silly photo to remind me of the life I wanted.</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><o:p>Is selling your home one of the goals you hope to accomplish in 2012?</o:p><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If so, can we talk? I want to share with you what I know about setting goals.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">When I met Mr. Lucky in 1990, both of us were starting over, refugees who had fled failed marriages. He was living in a campground in a $3500 camper, working for someone else for $10 an hour. I was earning even less, and paying $250 a month for my rental apartment, which was basically half a doublewide trailer.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But both of us had lived in better circumstances and knew we wanted a better life again. Even before we married, we set mutual goals and together we have created a satisfying lifestyle, more comfortable and more interesting than we ever imagined.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We decided that our path to financial freedom would be through real estate investments. We had the skills and determination, so we set specific goals. We wrote these goals down and read them aloud to each other each evening. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We quit our jobs and went into business as painting contractors, something Mr. Lucky had been doing for 10 years. He trained me, and soon we were employing others and handling large accounts. Evenings we studied how to buy and sell properties, how to negotiate prices, how to calculate fix-up costs and interest rates, and how to find and keep good tenants. Midday we listened to audio tapes about real estate investment as we ate brown bag lunches in our work van. We joined a real estate investors club and listened to speakers, borrowed books, and attended seminars. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2573.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>On some jobs, the lunch break gave us a distant view. These are mountains near Asheville, NC.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal">In a year’s time, we had enough savings and education to start buying houses, fixing them, staging them, and selling or renting them. Today, we are completely debt-free, and depend on our rental properties to support us. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m not an authority on how to set and reach goals, but I know what has worked for us, and I also did my homework for this post. Here’s what the experts say.   </div><div class="MsoNormal">    </div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Step 1.  Look at the Big Picture. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Double-check that your goal -- <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2011/05/are-you-reason-your-home-isnt-selling.html">selling your home -- is really what you want.</a> If you’re not on board with the idea, or if your entire household isn’t supportive, the path will be uphill. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Make sure your goal doesn’t contradict other goals you have. I knew that investing in real estate did not compromise my ethics or my dedication to my family or health. Will the sale of your home support or undermine the other important expectations you have in your life right now?<br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2559.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>This is our notebook we reviewed daily.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">STEP 2. Write and Recite Your Goals</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">When you see what you want spelled out on paper, your subconscious begins believing! You can carry this visualization even further by describing in detail what you want, and even collecting pictures of your goals. <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> is terrific for doing this. Twenty years ago, I chose clippings from magazines to represent what we were working for, and put them in a cheap photo album, photos of dreams that are reality today.<br />         </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Be positive rather than negative when defining your goals and new year’s resolutions. Instead of writing, “I will not sleep late on Saturdays,” write, “I will use each Saturday morning to deep clean a different room.” If you have low expectations of yourself, recite positive affirmations such as, “I will be happy with less clutter in my life.” A proactive state of mind is indispensable to achieving success.    </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Be realistic. Educate yourself about how quickly homes are selling and at what prices where you live. Work with your realtor to establish fair market value, based on proven formulas and statistics. Mr. Lucky and I knew we couldn’t buy spacious four-bedroom homes as investments. Our first property was a one-bedroom home. But it came with enough land that we were able to subdivide the lot, and have a new house built on the property, which we sold for a handsome profit. Life is full of happy surprises when you begin with realistic expectations. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2572.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Mr. Lucky painting a home under construction.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Step 3. Define What Needs to be Done</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><br />List the steps to reach your goals. Mr. Lucky and I knew we had to have a certain amount of money for a down payment on our first property. We knew we had to cultivate a relationship with a bank. We knew we had to build a good credit history so we could qualify for a mortgage.<br /><br />List whatever you need to do to get your property sold.  This list might include:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><ul><li><a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-not-to-hire-realtor.html">Call a realtor.</a></li><li>Write down what is especially desirable about your home, and what doesn’t work for you. Then, determine if any of these problems can be fixed.</li><li>Start your cleaning and de-cluttering process.</li><li>Download my <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/p/ebook_02.html">eBook</a>, <i>DIY Home Staging Tips to Sell Your Home Fast and For Top Dollar</i>, to learn all the ways staging can help sell your home, and the easy steps to staging frugally and effectively.</li><li>Let friends and family know you plan to sell.</li><li>Study the area you plan to relocate to, whether across town or to the other side of the globe. You’ll have a better handle on what’s ahead and what you need to bring from your present home.</li><li>Examine <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2011/01/staging-uses-many-skills.html">the skills you have</a> and consider how you can use the tools and knowledge you have at your fingertips.</li></ul></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Step 4. Divide Your Goals into Smaller Goals.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Break larger tasks down into smaller steps. Be specific. Logically organize the things you need to do in order to be efficient. For example, if you plan to replace the doorknobs and hinges in your house, first get prices online, then read how to do it, then purchase what you’ll need, then set aside one morning to do it.<br /><br />Small steps make even the overwhelming jobs doable. Once underway, many tasks take on a life of their own. Often you will amaze yourself by what you are capable of doing if you just take the first step, then the next one, then the next one… </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If any one told me, shy and easily intimidated me, 20 years ago that I would be able to manage my own rental properties, I would have laughed at them. Now, being a landlady is easy and enjoyable! Baby steps.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Step 5. Set Deadlines for Your Goals.</b></span><br /><br />Make a schedule for all your goals and tasks. Review similar projects you’ve tackled in the past so you can give yourself deadlines that make sense. Deadlines keep you focused, and on schedule. And they provide a sense of accomplishment. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Be realistic about deadlines. If you know you hate yardwork, find someone who can do this for you. Mr. Lucky and I knew we didn’t have skills to do finished carpentry, so we hired the best carpenter we knew. In business, time is money, and selling a home is a business proposition.   </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Step 6. Track yourself.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2571.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>One client wanted every door a different color!</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table>If you don’t track results you won’t know if and when you’ve reached your goals. You wouldn’t start a diet without either weighing yourself along the way, or watching how your clothes are fitting you. Small successes build confidence and point the way. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Knowing that you’ve reached a goal lets you know you can move on to another project, or just relax!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: right;"></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Tracking calls for adjusting your goals as you progress. You’ll need to be flexible. Consider alternatives if your top choices seem impossible or impractical.<br /><br />Are you able to rent your home and still move?<br /><br />Would it be smarter to remodel your home and remain in it?<br /><br />Are you able to owner finance your home to a buyer who doesn’t qualify for a conventional loan?     </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you are serious about selling your home, make more than a new year’s resolution about it. Set it as a goal, and start walking towards it!<br /><br />Happy New Year! May all your goals be reached.<br /><br /><br /></div></div>

Setting Goals -- Six Steps That Get Results

I used this silly photo to remind me of the life I wanted.Is selling your home one of the goals you hope to accomplish in 2012?If so, can we talk? I want to share with you what I know about setting goals.When I met Mr. Lucky in 1990, both of us were starting over, refugees who had fled failed marria…

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21Dec2011

Cookies that Welcome People to Your Home

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;">* * * EXCITING NEWS* * *</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">In just a few days, I'll be unveiling my latest eBook: </span><b><span style="color: #0c343d;">"No-Sew Curtains and Draperies."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b>Enter the giveaway to win a FREE COPY</b>. </span><span style="color: #0c343d;">Just leave your email as a comment on today's post!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2423.jpg" width="400" /></a>Christmas cookies are one of the most endearing and enduring symbols of  the holidays. Every year I bake dozens to give as gifts and to  enjoy with family and friends.<br /><br />Cookies rival candy as an indulgent snack, but they are more healthful. They are less formal than cake, and more satisfying in a homey way. <br /><br />Cookies are also a guaranteed way to make friends. There is something magical about a cookie. At this time of year, they can pop up anywhere.<br /><br />They're passed around at offices, warehouses, factories, schools and club meetings. They decorate mantels, trees, and packages.<br /><br />Cookies are a symbol of good cheer, hospitality, festivity, and heritage. Every culture has its traditional cookies -- <i>amaretti, madeleine, kringla, pizelle, biscotti.</i> There are crescents, wafers, squares, bars, spirals, tartlets, and drops. I hear that even Santa has his favorites!<br /><br />So, for home tours and open houses, cookies are a natural. Here is my absolute favorite cookie recipe. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sesame Wafers</b></span><br /><br />These crisp and flavorful cookies keep well, travel well, and are not complicated to make. I have been baking these slightly unusual cookies every Christmas season for over 20 years. <br />  <br />1 cup sesame seeds<br />1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature<br />2 cups sugar<br />2 eggs<br />1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />3 ½ cups all-purpose flour<br />4 teaspoons baking powder<br />1 teaspoon baking soda<br />1 teaspoon salt<br /><br />Have ready a small bowl for the toasted sesame seeds.  Heat a saucepan over medium heat, add seeds, and toast them for about 5 minutes, stirring briskly and constantly.  Immediately transfer to bowl.  The seeds should have popped, but not be smoking.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/2painters/homestaging/IMG_2426.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">This year my 4-year old grandson helped <br />make cookies, wearing the the cowboy apron <br />I made for him. </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Beat butter with sugar until smooth and creamy.  Add eggs and vanilla, and combine well.  <br /><br />In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  Add to butter mixture, and mix well.  Stir in sesame seeds.  <br /><br />Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or as long as a few days.  Dough may also be wrapped in airtight bag and stored in freezer for a few months.  <br /><br />Shape dough into 1/2-inch balls.  Place on lightly buttered baking sheets.  Flatten to 1/8-inch thickness with a floured, flat-bottom glass.  <br /><br />Bake in a 325-degree oven for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.  Transfer to wire racks to cool.  Makes 6 dozen cookies.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Cookies that Welcome People to Your Home

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