Michelle Magnus Brown

Ready to add an unexpected twist to your pumpkin pie efforts this year? Voila, enter some creative twists thanks to cooking icon, Julia Child. In particular, one ingredient transforms the traditional pumpkin pie experience as we know it to something very......French. Well, the French have always been great allies to the U.S. and even gifted us the Statue of Liberty, so why not give them some of the spotlight on what is decidedly a hallmark American tradition: Thanksgiving (and by way of association, the revered pumpkin pie). With no further ado, we present out-of-the-box pumpkin pie a la Julia Child: … [Read more...] about Out of the Box Pumpkin Pie a la Julia Child

The "Pareto Principle" states that eighty percent of results come from twenty percent of efforts. This is widely known in real estate as the "80/20" rule, wherein roughly twenty percent of agents make up eighty percent of sales. This dynamic is understood as becoming part of the "vital few"--or, the twenty percent. Clearly, you want to firmly plant your business in the land of the twenty. And there is no better way to establish that trend for yourself and your business than by identifying and prioritizing the 20 percent of tasks within your control that will lead to 80 percent of your sales results. Following are some tried and true methods on how to become one of the vital few: … [Read more...] about How to Become One of the Vital Few