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Personal Growth
Keeping your outlook up when the market is down, (REALTOR® Magazine, Oct. 2010).
Sometimes a little boost is all you need, (The Simple Dollar, Sept. 9, 2010).
10 tips to start the fall off right, (The Daily Beast, Sept. 5, 2010).
Break out of your comfort zone to achieve success, (Get Rich Slowly, Jan. 18, 2010).
100 smart money tips for 2010, (Bankrate.com, 2010).
Optimize transition time (and stop being late), (Harvard Business Review Blog, Jan. 26, 2010).
How you spend your time, how you spend your money, (The Simple Dollar, Jan. 26, 2010).
How to start and run a Mastermind Group, (lifehack.org, Jan. 26, 2010).
Rejuvenate Your Business
3 areas to cutback, rethink or undo as we work through today's economy, (RISMedia, Sept. 9, 2010).
Show to effectively manage your online reputation, (Dumb Little Man, Aug. 23, 2010).
Ten have-to-haves for a real estate agent, (Realty Times, Aug. 20, 2010).
Balancing your strategy in social media, (REALTOR® Magazine, Apr. 2010).
Your most creative marketing ideas, (REALTOR® Magazine, Apr. 2010).
Consumer listening in 2010: a challenge to embrace or a pain to avoid?, (Houston REALTOR® Online, Apr. 2010).
Make 2010 your best year ever, (REALTOR® Magazine, Feb. 2010).
If you're green, you're in demand, (REALTOR® Magazine, 2010).
4 easy promotional strategies to get your name in the marketplace, (RISMedia, Feb. 1, 2010).
Which phone to choose?, (Realty Times, Feb. 1, 2010).
Rethinking office space, (REALTOR® Magazine, Feb. 2010).
Establishing measurable benchmarks for your team, (Realty Times, Jan. 29, 2010).
Adapt policies for a smooth-running office, (REALTOR® Magazine, Jan. 2010).
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
10 Secrets for Time Management for Salespeople (Kindle, Adobe eBook)
100 ways to motivate yourself (Overdrive Digital Audiobook)
1,200 great sales tips for real estate pros (Kindle, Adobe eBook)
Better budgeting for your business (Overdrive Digital Audiobook)
Blog marketing (Adobe eBook)
The complete idiot's guide to decluttering (Kindle, Adobe eBook)
How to promote yourself and your business (Adobe eBook)
The Networking Survival Guide (Adobe eBook)
Think confident, be confident (Kindle, Adobe eBook)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Shift: how top real estate agents tackle tough times, (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2009). HD 1375 K28
Speak to win, (New York, NY: American Management Association, 2008). PN 4121 T67s
Twitter revolution, (Las Vegas, NV: Xeno Press, 2008). HF 5548.5 M58
21 mistakes real estate brokers make & how not to make them, (Morley, MO: Acclaim Press, 2008). HF 5500 M45tw
Bulletproof your job: 4 simple strategies to ride out the rough times and come out on top at work, (New York, NY: Collins Business, 2008). HF 5549.5 V82
Field Guides & More
These field guides and other resources in the Virtual Library may also be of interest:
Field Guide to Social Networking for REALTORS®
Field Guide to Surviving & Thriving in a Slowing Market
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