by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 1, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
A wise mentor challenged me to identify strategic life lessons. Here is my first draft. Please help me refine and improve it. *Don’t lose what’s priceless to obtain what money can buy. *Everything worthwhile is hard to earn: freedom, honor, love, great marriage,...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 25, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
I love a good quote. A good quote conveys wisdom and insight in a small, tightly wrapped package. Here are a dozen quotes that made me think. “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” ~ Thomas Sowell “Risk is equally common to action and...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 18, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
The rental owner wants our help. That’s good. But he wants our report faster than we can do a professional analysis. What should we do? I know what we should do. I should say, “Thanks for the invitation. I’m honored, but the challenge is more difficult than is...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 11, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
I once saw a greeting card that said, “We need heroes because they draw us on to become better versions of ourselves.” Heroes and heroines inspire us, but they aren’t perfect. They all have flaws. They get hungry and lonely, they need sleep, and make mistakes. Like...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 4, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Were you a naïve optimist when you were young? I’m using “naïve” here in the sense of “innocent” or “unsophisticated.” It’s easy to be a naïve optimist when you’re young. You don’t know much of the world, and you haven’t had time to have many plans that crumbled when...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Jul 28, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
We didn’t choose our parents, the century, or the nation into which we are born. We didn’t select our sex, height, IQ, or race. Time and chance will affect us all. We all have both good luck and bad luck. Yet some people seem contented while others are angry or...