Cubicleitis

Whether you are buying, selling, or renting real estate, you need talk to the right people in the right way to walk away with the best deal you can get.  Being or using a negotiator is the best way to make sure that you know exactly what is going on and are able to move into the right piece of property.  Whether you are negotiating yourself, or you have hired someone to represent you, you will want to make sure that you walk into your residence with your facts straight.

The first thing to look for in a negotiator, or if you are going about this on your own, educate yourself on, is to make get all the pertinent facts for housing in the area.  You will need to know going apartments wahpeton nd rates, real estate prices in the market, the trends that are in place, and what facts that will have an affect on the property you are interested in. This will mean that you want to spend copious amounts of time finding the right deal and the right piece of property.  After all, this is where you will be spending the majority of your time for at least the next few years.  You need to make sure that you know exactly what it is that is important for you in a home and find exactly that.  If you keep track of what is important for you in a notebook or on your blackberry, it will be harder for you to be swayed by peripherals that sellers or apartments wahpeton nd renters use to make the property more visually appealing.

If you hire a negotiator to work for you, do yourself a huge favor and make sure that they have your best interest in mind.  Often times, negotiators will try to sell someone on a deal just so they can receive commission.  This does not serve your best interests as a buyer or renter.  Remember, whoever you hire has an obligation to you, the customer.  All parties should walk away feeling like they won when you sign your name on the dotted line.  This process starts with finding the right information and ends with you moving into your new digs.

If you are interested in working with a negotiator, make sure that they fit your description of a good sales person to work with.  If you do this, it will make a huge difference in the ability to have your individual needs met.

Posted October 8, 2008 Comments(0)

Not those types of goals, but rather breaking down those personal goals into smaller pieces. When I think about the Big Picture — losing 40 pounds or saving $10,000 — it’s easy to get discouraged. I almost want to quit before I begin. So break those goals into smaller pieces.

I think all of us could accomplish a lot more of our goals if we worked on them 15 minutes at a time. Seriously. When I do the 15 minutes route, I am amazed at what I actually get accomplished. I use a timer and I totally focus on what’s at hand, whether it be writing an article, getting in some walking, etc. For most activities, I stop at the end of 15 minutes and take a break or do something else, but if I am really rolling, I set the timer for another 15 minutes before taking a break. This idea sounds simplistic, but it makes a difference.

We all have a tendency to look at the entire task and get overwhelmed or think it must all be done as a non-stop progression of tasks…In reality, working on it a little bit each day will get you to the end goal more efficiently and most importantly, you do get there.

Posted June 12, 2008 Comments(0)

The day I quit my last job was probably the happiest I had been in a long time. The excitement of waking up the next day in the unknown world of working for myself was a pretty unique feeling. So how did I quit my job? I started by doing all the extra work I could so my quitting wouldn’t burden another lemming of the company. Then I left the corporate confines for my second vacation of the year, conveniently timed for the last week of the month. Where I worked, we were paid on the 7^th and 21^st of every month. Using my paid time off and quitting on the 1^st provided me with an extra two weeks of financial stability. Now, the fun part. Thanks to Outlook Express, I had the ability to prepare emails that would automatically be sent on a specific day. I scheduled a series of emails to be sent to my supervisors and one for the whole company. My notes to the supervisors were nice notes thanking them for their help and explaining why I chose to leave (I actually enjoyed these people and wish they would seek a Cubicleitis-free life). The note emailed to the rest of the office was a simple version of why they shouldn’t have a “job” and should explore the realm of “joblessness.” This is the most fun and liberating feeling while becoming jobless. Picture the perfect way to make your exit from stage left and do it; you won’t regret it.

Posted June 6, 2008 Comments(0)