I May NEED Your Help… Will You Be Ready?
July 15, 2010 by Jim Nuth, PLC · Leave a Comment
If you haven’t yet been certified in CPR and First Aid, I would highly suggest you do. You could save the life of someone you Love, or be the hero to someone you meet. If you saw a complete stranger choking… what would you do? What could you do? Are you certified and trained to help save lives? Even if you’re not certified, would you lend aid? Questions I never gave much thought to, until recently- My wife and I were visiting a Mongolian BBQ restaurant we enjoy the other day. There was a small group of people there when we were visiting. A cook, a cashier, a busboy, and several patrons were bustling about. I was in the line preparing my lunch and my wife was waiting for hers to be... [Read more...]
Sacrifice…
July 4, 2010 by Jim Nuth, PLC · Leave a Comment
Little is accomplished in life without some sort of sacrifice. As I reflect on the holiday we celebrate today, Independence Day, I think of all the courageous and dedicated people before me who had to sacrifice so much for the freedoms we enjoy today. Was this an easy choice for them, not necessarily, but it undoubtedly was something they believed in and felt worthy of the sacrifices that were ahead of them. Everyone, has to make sacrifices to achieve their dreams and goals. Big or small, some things must be sacrificed in order to achieve what you don’t already have. The question… is it worth it? Every situation is different, however, if we never made the decision to move forward... [Read more...]
More than a Mission Statement
June 28, 2010 by Jim Nuth, PLC · Leave a Comment
A mission statement is a vital piece of any successful business plan. As defined by Wikipedia, “a mission statement is a formal, short, written statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a sense of direction, and guide decision-making. It provides “the framework or context within which the company’s strategies are formulated.” In the reading of this definition, one might think a mission statement needs to be many pages long in order provide all this information. And it could be, but not necessarily so… For example, my mission statement is short, simple,... [Read more...]
Phoenix Crashed and Burned!
June 25, 2010 by Jim Nuth, PLC · Leave a Comment
Great article about “timing” for your real estate purchase by the Wall Street Greek Real Estate Columnist Michael Douville. Douville comments on market conditions for the Phoenix area specifically and that the infamous “location, location, location” should in our present economy be replaced wit “timing, timing, timing”… following is an excerpt from the article; “Phoenix crashed and burned! That is old news. When an event that happens once or twice in a lifetime occurs, the likelihood of it re-occurring again is measured in decades not months. Can the group of rentals that topped at $220,000, and are now $75,000, rise to $100,000 to 125,000? Can... [Read more...]