I think in order to understand what the housing crisis is and was, we need to take a look at what a crisis is and why we react so fearfully to the economic ebb and flow of the natural market. Wikipedia states that a crisis “may be a traumatic or stressful change in a person’s life, or an unstable and dangerous social situation, in political, social, economic, military affairs, or a large-scale environmental event, especially one involving an [Read more…]
Is Now the Time To Buy?
As long as we allow emotion to dictate our financial decisions, we will inevitably fail, because we usually experience a heightened level of anxiety when we’re focused on how “bad it is, was, or could be…”
If we base our outlook on what’s in the “rear view mirror,” as John Foltz suggested at our last meeting, we’ll miss out on the inevitable future, which is, simply, increasing values.
Even though we may not be at the bottom of the cur
ve, the only way we’ll know we’re at the bottom is after it has happened. If you wait until it has passed, and prices begin to increase, the same problem that keeps people from acting on the downside will keep them from acting on the upside. How many out there will see prices start to rise and think, unrealistically, that the prices will come back down again. They’ll wait, and wait, and wait, and they’ll miss the ride up…which is proven to happen over time.
In skateboarding, the athlete looks forward when they travel down one side of a half-pipe. As they approach and enter the downside of the transition, they push with their legs, pumping into the bottom of the curve. This action takes place before they hit the bottom, and it provides them with the momentum to travel beyond the top of the opposite side.
As we approach the bottom, knowing that the market will increase over time, as long as you are able to carry your property, it’s a great time to pump your assets into a home, especially if you’re a first time home-buyer.
Arizona Real Estate Statistics
I believe that over the next year we will continue to see steady growth in real estate sales. Buyers are finally loosening up their grip on their pocketbooks to wisely invest in a time where the prices are at or near the bottom of the price curve.
It is still a buyer’s market. If you have property, hold on to it, unless you have unique motivation to sell, as history shows that it will increase in value. Remember, when the world is saying the market is awful, it’s time to buy. When the world is saying the market is fantastic, it’s time to sell.
Ford Arizona Ironman Triathlon
A triathlon consists of three events. Swim, bike, run…in that order. Triathlons come in many shapes and sizes and sometimes there are variations which involve only two of the three sports where one sport is repeated in the race.
Some triathlons are very small, with swim distances as short as 400 meters, 12 mile bike courses, and only 3 miles of running. Some are not. The most intense, grueling, and emotionally overwhelming of the triathlon is the Ironman Triathlon with the pinnacle of all triathlons occurring annually in Kona, Hawaii.
Brandon Stark of Arizona began his triathlon experience a few years back with what’s called a “sprint” distance triathlon. This is typically 750 meters in the water, 12 miles on wheels, and 3.2 miles on foot. Little did he know that he would become addicted to the thrill of success after crossing that finish line for the first time.
After numerous races, each increasing with distance and difficulty, Brandon set out to conquer the most intense of all triathlons, and it occurs this coming April 13, 2008 in Tempe, Arizona.
If you’ve ever dared to compete in any triathlon distance, you know the emotional gratification and sense of personal achievement one feels when completing such a feat. If you haven’t, you might consider living a little. Last year, I was challenged to compete in a triathlon and I took the challenge, and even though it was the toughest thing I had ever attempted, it was so gratifying, that I went back for more the next month, and doubled my distance. One day, I may also compete in a full Ironman distance…but for now, I will join my friend Brandon on the big day, bright and early in the morning, to cheer him on.
If you’re not a sports buff, it is a spectacle that must not be missed. I have added a view inspiring videos here that will hopefully touch you as much as they did me.
I hope you go.
Synchronization without Microsoft Exchange
I only wish this article offered you a solution to the problem at hand. Rather, it is a plea to those in the tech community to help the world find a solution when Microsoft Exchange is out of our reach.
The Benefits of Microsoft Exchange
The combination of Outlook 2007, Windows Mobile 5.0 with Outlook, and Exchange Server makes a seamless, problem free e-mail and calendar and task and contact management system.
When I add a contact to my phone, shazaam! It appears in Outlook. When I delete a message from Outlook, whabang! Away it goes on my phone. If I create an appointment in Outlook, bizong! It’s on my phone. Computer crashed? No problem, you could try these out or just reconnect to Exchange and everything is there, except for personal preferences and signatures/stationery.
Exchange just makes my life without a day planner excellent. I never forget anything. Take that away and what do we have?
What Replaces Exchange for the Individual Business Owner?
I haven’t figured it out yet. I abhor POP3. I hate downloading multiple copies of my messages on different devices. If I’ve read a message once, I don’t want it to remain unread in some other mail client. I want it to be marked read on the server.
IMAP seems like it’s a great solution, but it doesn’t handle Calendar, Task, and Contact folders, so I’m back to manually synchronizing my phone to my computer(s) and at risk of generating duplicate information. What to do? Not to mention Outlook repeatedly crashes when I have it connected via IMAP to my hosting provider. They’ve even come up with an application that runs as an add-on to Outlook that synchronizes Calendar, Task, and Contact folders. The problem with this is that it’s yet another application I have to manage, and if I have a large number of contacts, it bogs the whole process down.
The synchronization tool even works on my mobile phone under windows, but again, it’s slower than crap, and I have to repeatedly manually initiate the synchronization.
So, this is a plea to all of you out there who know better than I. I would love to maintain an Exchange Server hosted account, but I haven’t found one that won’t cost me more than it needs to, and unless I have my own server, I really have no creative control over how e-mail is managed on that server. With that, I resort to something else, that I hope you can help me with.
My Treo 700W has turned out to be a pile of junk. It’s missing 5 screws, which hold the phone together, and Verizon has offered no solution to fix the defect. The phone crashes daily, won’t ring every time, and delivers messages a day late. I find the iPhone to be the best bet, but AT&T service in this area is 10-years ago spotty, according to some of my friends.
I’m not sure why Google hasn’t solved this problem, and perhaps they have and I just haven’t stumbled upon the solution, nor the time to figure it out.
So my question is this:
If I have an iPhone and a PC, what tools are the best to use for e-mail, calendars, contacts, and tasks that will automatically synchronize without connecting directly to the computer and without using bluetooth? When I add a contact to my iPhone (which I don’t have yet) I need that contact to show up on my computer and vice versa.
The key here is automation. Does anyone have any thoughts on the best setup, or perhaps just insight on how you manage all of your inbound and outbound information?
I may just bite the bullet and move my MX record to a hosted exchange account provider…yish. Any advice would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by!
Jack Of All Trades, Master of None
A pilot flies the plane. He doesn’t fix the engine. The technician installs the indicator lights, but the pilot needs only to know one thing. What does it mean when it’s on, what does it mean when it’s off…
Finding yourself wasting time on tasks that you, to be frank, suck at? Quit doing those tasks. When you’re building your business, there’s something to be said for knowing what the indicators are, but that doesn’t mean you need to know how to take them apart and put them back together again.
In the world of blogging, which is basically marketing through copy editing, it’s critical that you find your place and pursue it. Some of us design templates, some of us program features, some of us can do a little bit of everything. While it’s nice to be able to say, “I know how to do that,” it can very easily become your downfall.
There are only so many days in a week, and so many hours in a day. Spending your time working on a wider variety of tasks will make you a well rounded individual with an average compensation. Why? Because the more you show you know, the more they’ll demand, and likely without increased return on your invested time…and then you lose one important opportunity, the opportunity to strive for excellence in one area.
People who focus on one thing develop their craft to a much higher degree than those of us who attempt to do it all, and therefore are worth more. In the search for purpose in this life, it’s fun to explore many different ideas. It’s exciting to apply your talents to more than one area, but it will be even more rewarding if you become an expert in your field. You might even find that focusing on one path opens up doors you thought would never appear.
The key to financial wealth and freedom in this economy is developing a support network and farming out the tasks that you just plain suck at. Anyone who has built a successful business can tell you that. Don’t spend your time doing what you don’t know how to do. Evaluate your processes, make sure you understand how they work to help your business, but find the right person who is an expert at that task…or machine :). Robots never talk back! Please read the stockpair review for more info.
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