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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

The Little Engine That Could

The Little Engine That Could “The Little Engine That Could.” is one of those marvelous children’s stories that stays with you. I’m 74 years old and still, to this today, when faced with difficulties, I often find myself remembering a picture of the little engine chugging down the mountain saying, “I knew I could, I knew I could.” The story first appeared in 1930. There have been many versions through the 80 years.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSNov 13, 20131 topic

Five Steps for A Personal Inventory

Personal Inventory the Most Important Step You’ve decided you’d like to change some things in your life. You may have already started making changes. Or at least you’re thinking life would be better if you changed a few things about yourself. We’re not talking about buying a new refrigerator. We’re talking major inside of you spiritual changes. Think of a personal inventory as clearing the lot. Let’s say you bought a lot on which to build your new custom dream home and the

Primary topic: Assessment Tools

Assessment Tools

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By WEE DILTSNov 13, 20131 topic

Five Roads to Self Discovery . . . How to Find Your Road

Webster defines Self Discovery as the act or process of achieving self-knowledge. Further, he defines Self Help as the action or process of bettering oneself or overcoming one's problems. Both are all about changing oneself. It’s all about finding ways to change your life. I love this quote by George Carlin: “I went to the bookstore and asked the salesperson, ‘Where’s the self-help section?’ She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.” It’s true we do have to fin

Primary topic: Behavior Modification

Behavior Modification

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

What's A Transaction Coordinator?

A real estate contract can be voided by one party missing just one deadline. The result is devastating for all parties. Many FSBOS wrongly believe once they and the buyer sign a contract it’s a done deal. No, No, and No. The contract is closed when you have a cashier check in your hand from the title company. In my thirty plus years of real estate experience, I have come to believe that a transaction coordination service is invaluable to your peace of mind and to a successful close.r

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

How to Build a Strong Framework for your Life Blueprint

Introduction In order to build a strong framework for your blueprint for living, you’ll need to learn a thing or two about writing goals. Think of goals as the framework for your dream house or your dream life. You’ve decided to make changes in your life. You’ve spent some time reading, planning, and creating a blueprint for your new life. Now it’s time for the framing. Think of framing as your goals. Writing goals will give you direction. If you don’t know where you’re going, you probably won’t end up where you want to be. If goals are not written, they are simply wishes.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

The Power of Eye Contact

What is eye contact? Several popular definitions are: 1. Eye contact is one of the most important nonverbal channels you have for communicating and connecting with others.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Affiliate Marketing . . . Truth, Untruth and Outright Lies

What is Affiliate Marketing? Basically it’s marketing a merchant’s product for a commission. There are so many scams out there; how do you separate the wheat from the chafe? 7 Truths of Affiliate Marketing: 1. Low start up cost; but there are some costs. 2. You don’t need your own product. That’s true. However, you might want to work toward creating your own while you market other peoples’ products. 3. You can promote other peoples products. That’s true. There are thousands of affiliate programs to choose from.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Know the Power of Letting Go

Know the Power of Letting Go Kahlil Gibran: “If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don’t, they never were” This famous love quote has implications for other facets of your life too. When you let go of a problem, a goof, a project, a chore or a puzzle; The answer will come to you, perhaps not as you had envisioned it, but as is should be. Sometimes the answer comes as an AHA moment. You will know the solution. Learning to Let Go can lead you to an amazing life. Ancient wisdom teaches that what we resist we get.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Plan the Work . . . Work the Plan

Introduction Zig Ziglar: “You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal.” When I came to real estate sales from the safety net of the public school system where life is routine and income guaranteed, I was in for a rude awakening. I knew I was going to be good in sales but I had no idea I’d have to learn how to plan and manage time. Oh, and then there was goal setting and attitude adjustment. So when I speak with you about having a plan and working the plan, it comes from my real life experiences.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Real Estate Flyers

Introduction Is it important to have a flyer in your house when you’re selling? Short answer Yes. A tried and true fact; having attractive flyers with the right information works. There are different types of flyers with different information. You need at least two flyers. Flyers get pertinent information to your potential buyers and to brokers. A guest book is an often overlooked companion to flyers.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Caution! Affirmations at Work

Introduction: Congratulations, if you are reading this article then you’ve already begun creating a most magnificent blueprint for your life and you’ve probably already done a lot of work. It’s time to learn a bit about affirmations. Most likely you’ve already done a fantastic job of creating your Blue Print for Living. What are affirmations? Affirmations are powerful spiritual building tools. Before you begin practicing affirmations, visualize what you want. See it clearly. Then affirm that you have it.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

The Eyes Have It

Learn the Power of Eye Contact What is eye contact? Several popular definitions are: 1. Eye contact is one of the most important nonverbal channels you have for communicating and connecting with others. 2. Defined as a meeting of the eyes between two people expresses meaningful nonverbal communication. 3. Contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other or when two people or animals look into each others eye at the same time. 4. It is the condition or action of looking another human or animal in the eye. Linda Eve Diamond:r

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

How Does MLS Work? What You Need to Know

Introduction You can sell by owner and take advantage of Multiple listing services as well. That’s the best of both worlds. When you’re ready to sell real estate, many people think you have to list with a broker and pay outrageous commissions. Not true. You have options. Let me explain how things work in the world of Real Estate. Compare then decide. MLS Multiple Listing Service is simply an organization put together by Brokers to share and market their listings.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSNov 13, 20131 topic

Attitude Is Everything

Attitude Is Everything If you don’t adjust your attitude, your life will continue as it is today. Oh yes, you’ll have periods when it seems like you’re better off than you were a year ago and then Bam! You’ll realize you’re exactly the same. Nothing has changed. That’s because your bad attitude hasn’t changed. Do you want you life to be different? If the answer is yes, then make the commitment right now, today, to consciously turn your life around by adjusting your attitude

Primary topic: Attitude and Perspective

Attitude and Perspective

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Awaken your Creative Genie

One of the reasons you stop creative efforts is your feel you are not getting the praise you want from others. Why not consider the praise and growth you get from the Universe? Another reason you stop creating is you think your creation is not as good as others; so what? It’s yours. Stop comparing your projects with other people’s. I love to paint and sculpt horses. If I go online, open an art book or go to a gallery, I see that mine are not the same as the pros. Should I stop doing something I enjoy? I don’t think so.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSNov 13, 20131 topic

Five Quick Steps Will Change Your Life

Before your life can change, you must decide you want your life to change. The hardest part of changing anything is making the decision to change. If your life was perfect, you wouldn’t be reading this article. It is possible to start a brand-new life, right now, today. Know you have the power to create a brand-new blueprint for your life. 1. Where to start? I recommend pencil and paper, not your computer, for real writing. When you do real writing with pencil and pad, you

Primary topic: Self Realization

Self Realization

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Master Your "AHA" Moments

Have you ever had one of those moments when you knew with total clarity the answer to a problem, the direction you needed to go or just a clear realization of who you are and how you fit in the Universe? These are called Moments of Clarity, Epiphanies, or simply “AHA” moments. They hit with suddenness and it’s as if a light was switched on in a dark room. Everything is absolutely clear. A moment of clarity is an “AHA” moment that is a defining point. It is a point in time where you are in touch with the Universal Power. You have real wisdom. It is a moment that can change your life.r

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Easy does it but do it

How to turn “Easy Does it” into Do it Introduction Why easy does it works; It’s the old adage haste makes waste. Each day nature gives us a great example of easy does it as slowly, the sun rises every single day. Learn from this to go gradually, pace yourself Agnes Repplier: “It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” “Easy does it” is a great slogan. I first learned about in Alcoholics Anonymous. When you say, “take it easy.” It means to go about life without stress, tension or anger.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSJan 31, 20141 topic

Ten Reasons to Consider Self Help

I once heard that if you take away just one idea from every Self Help thing you do, you’ll soon have a blueprint for living that will allow you to become the person you've always wanted to be. Perhaps there’s a Self Help seminar, a DVD, an Ebook or an Ecourse you’re considering. Try it. You might learn one thing that will improve your life. Ask yourself these Ten Questions: 1. Is there something you always wanted to do that you're not doing? Most of us have a niggling itc

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Why Remodel?

Introduction What is remodelling? Remodeling is updating or altering the appearance and functional utility of a building.Home remodeling is big business. It accounts for about 40% of all residential construction spending and about 2% of the U.S. economy. So to answer the question “Is it worthwhile to remodel my house?” Probably; however, there are many factors to consider. Why Remodel? First you need to determine what’s your motivation? Why do you want to remodel? Are you remodeling for your self and your families enjoyment or to increase your appraised value?

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSDec 4, 20131 topic

Ten Things You Should Know About Thinking

Ten Things You Should Know About Thinkingr You are what you think. So doesn’t it make sense to learn how to choose carefully the thoughts you entertain. Once you choose to monitor and select your thinking, your life will never be the same. Why not start today? Learn how to monitor and choose right thinking. You'll never look back. 1. What Thinking Is Six distinguishing characteristics of thinking: 1. Thinking is a process of deductive reasoning, as from cause to effect, from

Primary topic: Mind Control

1,543 views

By WEE DILTSNov 13, 20131 topic

Are You Right or Left Brained?

Introduction: The brain is considered to be one of the most complex organs. A deep furrow separates the cerebrum to two halves known as the left and right hemispheres. It is believed that the two different sides of the brain control two different modes of thinking. We generally follow our dominant side; however, we can teach and train our least dominant side. Bill Lee: “The right half of the brain controls the left half of the body. This means that only left handed people are

Primary topic: Mind Control

1,539 views

By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

How to Buy Self Help Ebooks

Introduction: Selling Self help Ebooks is big business. It seems that millions of people, just like you and me, are seeking ways to improve their lot in life. They are looking for ways to make life changes, to make their life work.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Are You A Tragedy Queen?

Introductionr Benjamin Franklin: “Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” A tragedy is a dramatization of any event that has magnitude. The tragedy arises from your self pity and fear. The dramatization brings solace of its own. It gains for you attention and sympathy from others. A dictionary definition of a tragedy is “A disastrous event, especially one involving distressing loss or injury to life. Tragedy drama is a play with the disastrous downfall of the central character. In real life, that character is you.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

What's A FSBO Selling Team?

You want to sell by owner to save money and time and to remain in control of the sale; however, you can utilize people in related fields to help you. When you sell by owner, you need a team: 1. A lender 2. A Title Company 3. A Home Inspector 4. An Appraiser 5. Even Brokers In the past there was little or no information to help the FSBO. Brokers held firm to charging six or seven percent commissions. Today, there’s a wealth of information available and a variety of FSBO services designed to help you save money. Before you start, learn how to sell by owner. Prepare yourself.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSNov 13, 20131 topic

How Horse Sense Saves You Money

W.C. Fields: “If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.” Doesn’t that seem to be the theme of a lot of pushy sales copy? One has to wonder, what’s in it for me? Learn to use horse sense to make buying decisions. Here are the three horse sense rules; use them along with your common sense, to survive the avalanche of outrageous sales pitches, outright scams and abundant junk that’s out there. Horse sense rule one: Here’s a couple of quotes that say it wel

Primary topic: Habits

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Do You Know the 13 Keys to Success?

Introduction For some success means making a lot of money for others it might mean reaching a goal and for another it might mean reaching one’s full potential or attaining peace of mind. No matter how you define success, the 13 keys will bring you closer to your picture of what success is. What is it? For our purpose, let’s define it as the favorable outcome of an action. It is the process of growth, development, improvement and getting better. Why be conce ed with it? To live successfully one must know peace of mind. One must feel good about them selves.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

What Are the Five Realtor Red Flags?

Introduction: Realtors have a National Code of Ethics. Their professional organizations, local, state and nationally all subscribe to this Code of professional behavior.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Let’s Face It . . . Worrying is a Waste of Time and Money

What people worry about Worriers can find and create all sorts of things to worry about. People worry about: The Economy Their Health Their Loved onesr Their Marriage Making House Payments Losing a Job Gaining weight The list goes on and on. Habitual worry creates diseases, divorces and disinterest in life. Worry is not to be taken lightly.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSNov 13, 20131 topic

What's Humor Got to Do With It?

What’s humor got to do with it? Don’t take your self so seriously. You’ll not get out of this world alive. One’s sense of humor involves the capacity to appreciate incongruity, absurdity, an unexpected future, a pleasant surprise, or a startle. Humor helps soften life’s blows. For instance note the humor people express at funerals. Participants in a seminar recently identified humor as an important coping factor. They believed it played a role in their spirituality and their

Primary topic: Attitude and Perspective

Attitude and Perspective

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

five steps to peace of mind

INTRODUCTION: You can help yourself. You can bring about magnificent changes by taking some really simple steps. Wouldn’t you like to remain calm and serene no matter what was going on in your world? Well it is possible to enjoy peace of mind, to live in the “I’ of life’s storm. FIVE STEPS TO PEACE OF MIND Change your thinking and you change your life. 1.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Secrets of Profitable Remodeling

Introduction What is remodeling? Remodeling is updating or altering the appearance and functional utility of a building.Home remodeling is big business. It accounts for about 40% of all residential construction spending and about 2% of the U.S. economy. So to answer the question “Is it worthwhile to remodel my house?” Probably; however, there are many factors to consider. Why Remodel? First you need to determine what’s your motivation? Why do you want to remodel?

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Alte atives to six percent commission

Recently the State of Colorado made some rulings that will most likely do away with the FSBO Flat Fee entry only MLS listing services. Other states may follow suit. This appears to be an attempt to return to the old rigid six percent MLS listing model, a more traditional approach, where the six percent is usually divided with three percent going to the Listing Broker and three percent to the Buyer Broker. Flat Fee Services offers the seller tremendous savings and come in a variety of packages.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Nine Steps for a Successful Sale

So, You Want to Sell by Owner? Introduction: What are the Three Benefits of selling by owner? • Save commission - do not pay 6% commission and you save thousands of dollars. • Save time - you may sell faster as a by owner. • You Remain in control of the sale. In the past it was a struggle to sell by owner. There was little or no information to help you. Brokers held fast to charging six or seven percent commission. Not so today, there’s a wealth of information available and there are a variety of FSBO services designed to help you save money.r

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

How to turn “Easy Does it” into Do it

Introduction Why easy does it works; It’s the old adage haste makes waste. Each day nature gives us a great example of easy does it as slowly, the sun rises every single day. Learn from this to go gradually, pace yourself Agnes Repplier: “It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” “Easy does it” is a great slogan. I first learned about in Alcoholics Anonymous. When you say, “take it easy.” It means to go about life without stress, tension or anger.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Who Else Wants to Know the Seven Steps to Success?

Introduction Success is defined as the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted: they attributed their success in business to hard work. The gaining of fame or prosperity. Your definition may be different but the essence of success for each person is attaining something they desire. Your success may be defined by wealth, peace of mind, or a sense of joy.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Picking A Realtor . . . Who’s a Pro and Who’s a No

Introduction: You may be considering listing with a Realtor or selling by owner, either way you should know what to look for when working with a Realtor. What can you do to pick a Pro? Most Realtors follow and adhere to the Realtors’ National Code of Ethics and their professional organizations, local, state and nationally. All of them subscribe to this Code of professional behavior. As in any profession there are the few bad apples. It is these few that give Brokers a public trust rating just above that of used car salesmen.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

Discover the benefits of daily jou aling

Introduction The word journal comes from the French “jour” which means day. Jou aling each day is having a visit with your best friend, you. This ancient practice dates back to the 10th century Japan. Successful people throughout history have kept jou als. Jou aling has a positive impact on your well being. James Pennebaker, researcher, states that writing strengthens the immune system and decreases symptoms of asthma and arthritis.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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By WEE DILTSNov 19, 20131 topic

The Blame Game - Stop It

The Blame Game - Stop Itr To define Blame, let’s first look to Webster who says it is to accuse others of being at fault; to say or think that a person, place or thing, is responsible for something happening; to put the responsibility for the fault somewhere else. Does this sound familiar? It surely sounds like what most of use do. This modus operandi starts early in life, with blaming family members because you don’t get your way and if you’re not careful the process continu

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By WEE DILTSRecently published1 topic

What’s humor got to do with it?

Introduction: Don’t take your self so seriously. You’ll not get out of this world alive. One’s sense of humor involves the capacity to appreciate incongruity, absurdity, an unexpected future, a pleasant surprise, or a startle. Humor helps soften life’s blows. For instance note the humor people express at funerals. Participants in a seminar recently identified humor as an important coping factor. They believed it played a role in their spirituality and their perception of the meaning of life.

Primary topic: Self Help Books

Self Help Books

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