Wisconsin real estate: Neenah looks to past, working to preserve historic Island neighborhood: http://tinyurl.com/4glnc7l - postcrescent.com

The Kids Are Alright-Fort Atkinson, WI High School Students ROCK!

Youth is NOT wasted on the young!

The kids at Fort Atkinson High School are in it to win it-

seventeen's Ultimate Prom contest!

And here are their Top Ten reasons

why they should WIN!


(YouTube-stilealy)

...The prize? A major prom featuring
the band Boys Like Girls!

...and of course, memories to last a lifetime.

The prom is slated for May 8, 2010.

The theme-Treasure Island.

Head over here to check out the contest!

(...as far as real estate goes here-
glad to see tax dollars being used for FUN! ;) )

Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030

Weird, Crazy, Wisconsin Real Estate-get your laugh on!

There are those that say you can't beat weird for Wisconsin.
(and you can always say that real estate is crazy-everywhere.)

After living here ten years,-well, real estate is craziest in the Cheezehedd State.

You betcha.

Why ask why when it is so obvious?




(YouTube-WeirdUSTV)

And just when you think...
On second thought-No. Don't think about this guy who missed his ex-wife so much he was going to open houses and, um,
snooping in dresser drawers.

(...and even calling Realtors for private showings!)

Just remember while real estate and people are crazy-

You're (probably) not.

And don't forget to laugh!

Steve

shsworks@sbcglobal.net

920-691-6030

We could all use a laugh.....

Back for a bit-been busy and loving it!

Details later-in the meantime:

We could all use a laugh!



(YouTube - smaclenn)

Steven Stearns
Social Network Builder
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030

NOW What?

NOW what?.....

(SHS photo)

or maybe better still,

Now, what NOW?:

Housing seems to be getting better,

we can enjoy a few more Doritos for the same price,

...and depending on how you look at them...

the major stock markets

are either up-to no good or double-down for the money.

Then there's that whole health insurance thing,

-along with the increase in minimum wage,

coupled with several hundred thousand people

still going out of work each month.

There has to be opportunity in all the chaos;

I have found some for myself, and will be working on it this week.

So now what now may point at where to, sooner or later.

Just so it's forward.

See you out here!

Steve

shsworks@sbcglobal.net

920-691-6030

Antiques Roadshow, here we come!

Antiques Roadshow, here we come!

(SHS Photo)

Maybe furniture is just as crazy as real estate.

BFF Theresa -(seen smiling in this photo)-

stands in our living room behind

an 1820s-30s Philadelphia Empire chair.

A few weeks ago, she sent in some pics and a description to

Antiques Roadshow on PBS

and well, they are coming to get the piece right now for the show

in Madison, WI this weekend.

How did we get this chair?

From my Mom, who found it in a second-hand store in Grand Marais, MN

(years ago)

for like, between 30-50 bucks.

It had been retired from being the throne

for the Queen of the annual Fisherman's Picnic,

as she rode around in the back of a pick-up truck.

The very comfy chair has been around since I was a kid

and it has visited all my siblings.

Since then, Theresa found out as she researched it for a paper at UW-Madison

it has, well, an interesting-

and possible rarefied history.

This is going to be a highlight of Theresa's professional life as

a master upholsterer, antique/restoration shop owner,

furniture design and operations manager

and manager of a a high-end retail furnishings store.

Me?

I hope the Keno Brothers don't catch me napping in it

while we wait for the appraisal.

More later as we head to the show,

Steve

shsworks@sbcglobal.net

Freedom. Shared. Gratitude.

Freedom.

Shared.

Gratitude.

(Flag from www.freefoto.com/)

Happy Freedom!

To all of us living everywhere.

U.S. citizens may be living on the most liberated

piece of real estate in the world.

We might not have always had the timing or words right;

we have always tried to share the idea and principles

of freedom

with whoever would listen.

So, today we go to a parade, a festival, a ball game, cook on the grill,

have a few friends over.

Look up into a dark sky and watch the rocket's glare,

grateful for the light, the noise and the joy.

Remembering all our loved ones who gave so much

so we could have more.

To share.

Steve

Now What?

Now What?

(another great meal at Scottie's)


...an empty plate does not always mean a full stomach,

and the times reflect that.

Politics, real estate, the economy .

An Iranian envoy says the CIA might have been involved in the shooting of Neda,

our government is investing $6 billion in foreclosed real estate,

and

Billionaire Warren Buffett says we may need a second stimulus package.

Hardly a need to super size what is going on now, is there?

History is driving through.

And everyone is probably, silently, to themselves

screaming for a break.

Let's all do that.

Take five, or an hour or some vacation-if you can.

Hone some old skills, learn some new ones, embrace disruption,
revive a tradition.

Spend your change on your favorite dessert,

...and don't forget to put your dishes in the sink.

Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030

TWITTER FAIL : 5 Reasons NOT to Follow On Twitter

Keepin' it short , sweet and simple for obvious reasons:

1.) Auto DM/Auto tweets: Figure it out. Duh.

2.) No website link on your twitter profile: Double duh.

3.) Website link = phishing site: Dull hook. No bait. Bad spammer.

Go lay by your dish.

4.) 0 Updates: Wow. That's real social of you.

5.) Any combination of the above four: ...if anyone can imagine that.

...'nuff said.

Steve

shsworks@sbcglobal.net

920-691-6030

Five Free Ways to Woo and Wow Your Clients

Five Free Ways

to Woo and Wow

Your Clients:

(Image from www.twodocs.com)

...there is a five in the circle-

if you can't see it, read on anyway.

Then go see your ophthalmologist.

And, for your clients:

1.) Show up.

2.) Shut up.

3.) Listen.

4.) Ask questions.

5.) Converse: don't worry about conversion.

...and see what happens.

Steve

shsworks@sbcglobal.net

920-691-6030

Living in Change

"Everything changes, nothing remains without change." -Gautama Buddha

Like anything else, there are different levels of change:

You can change your socks, what you have for breakfast and your address all in the same day.

Or are those choices, and not really change?

Maybe-just maybe-the difference between choice and change is if we actually do it.

(If is a funny word, too-but let's stick to change today and not sit too long under the Bhodi tree.)

So okay, there you have it: Change.

We are all past the point in our lives and work where changing is negotiable.

In fact, Change has taken on some Darwinistic flavor, and shoves us all back into considering the fear of the unknown.

We have to learn to live in change, not just change when circumstances dictate it for our economic, physical or emotional survival.

Living in change is always moving, always looking forward, watching the horizon come closer, fade-and become invisible at times.

We will sometimes lose our bearings and maybe get lost.

But look at what is happening all around you.

And be a part of it.

Start living in change.

Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030

Don't throw up on your market...

...or on anyone else.

Really.

It's just good etiquette

to keep it down after you have cleared your plate.

Learn how to do it:

Now:

Take a deep, deep breath.

Exhale.

If you are still feeling queasy, uneasy and confused-

imagine how your consumer feels.

Face your market. Listen. Learn.

(And don't forget to pick up the tab once in a while-:)

Steve

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Realtors. Brokers. All business owners. Watch this video. Please.

Realtors.

And brokers.

Business owners.

Watch this video.

Please:

Now, take a deep breath.

Act.

Get social!

Steven Stearns

Social Network Building

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920-691-6030

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