It's Easy to Twist Things...

Good Monday Morning to you! I am SO happy that today's snow did not materialize. I have been saving my hard-earned parking spot in front of my house with 2 chairs and a jump rope, but I guess I will have to put that away now since the snow is melting... :) I wrapped up my Clarksburg High School diving coaching season Friday afternoon/evening with an 8-hour County Championship Meet. Cassidy Pickles, my graduating Senior placed 13th - her highest finish of her career! Reagan O'Leary and my daughter, Cassandra also put in great performances and represented the Coyotes very well. I am so proud of all of my divers this year. There are some super pictures on Facebook!

I am attaching a link to a great article about how the media can twist facts around, especially when it comes to real estate information. Click here to read the article and let me know what you think. I like how they refer to a term called "healthy skepticism." I am an optimist by nature so I tend to doubt much of the negativity that comes out of the media anyway.

Thank you to everyone for continuing to send us your referrals! We are building our team by adding on two additional people - Angela Faustine as my personal assistant and transaction coordinator, and Charity Moreno as a buyer and rental specialist. Diane Bernard will be overseeing the contract-to-close process as well as servicing her growing client base. Of course Joe and I are here to assist you with all of your real estate goals. We will be updating the bio section on our website soon, so check back often. I am also starting to post the Monday Morning Coffee on the website and on Facebook. www.facebook.com/lisa.sabelhaus

Have a great week and enjoy the coffee. ~Lisa

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
"We stand at the crossroads each minute, each hour, each day, making choices.We choose the thoughts we allow ourselves to think, the passions we allow ourselves to feel,and the actions we allow ourselves to perform. Each choice is made in the context of whatever value system we've selected to govern our lives. In selecting that value system, we are, in a very real way,making the most important choice we will ever make."
- Benjamin Franklin

ENJOY PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP!

Remember the day you made the decision to go to college? What about the day you decided to buy that sporty red car? Surely you remember the day you decided you would get married. What about your present career path? Did you purposely decide it's what you want to do? Do you remember making a conscious decision to have three children?

Some decisions are relatively simple. You decide to buy a TV, go to the store, write a check - and it's yours. You own it! Other decisions are also easy to make, i.e. the red sports car, but carry a higher price. The decision comes quickly, but entails both a down payment and a commitment to make payments on time for several years. Again, you make the decision to buy and the car is yours - you own it!

At some point in life come decisions that shouldn't have been made, but were, as well as those you should have withheld. In high school, a day of classes skipped may have resulted in grades lower than acceptable to your choice of colleges. Later, a poor choice of friends may have resulted in a blemish on your "permanent" record. As an adult, poor decision-making not only may reduce the quality of your life, but of those you love.

Regardless, each decision made is yours to keep - you own it! You also own the responsibilities created by the decision, i.e. following a healthy lifestyle to stay trim, working two jobs to keep your commitment to the mortgage company, giving up poorly chosen friends and activities to provide your children with a happy, nurturing home life.

Every decision made can turn positive or negative, depending on the actions taken once the decision has been made. Either way - making the decision is followed by ownership of the results. Does "pride of ownership" appeal to you? Buy it, own it, love it!