Archive for January, 2007
Didn’t Know I’d Be Taking A Guilt Trip
Closed Published by The CK January 26th, 2007 on Some Go SoftlyOnce in a while, I do something nice. Don’t let it fool you, I don’t want you thinking you can get anything out of me. But I really, really, really didn’t want to Bowl, not for anyone’s sake, not even for Big Brothers Big Sisters. But I’m doing it. Grr.
I’m a team leader, which means, […]
Who Bought, Who Sold?
Closed Published by Steve Crossland January 26th, 2007 on Austin Real Estate Blog - Austin TX Real EstateHere is a rundown on who buyers and sellers are in Texas. I found it most interesting that 20% of buyers are single women, but only 5% are single men. You go girls!
TEXAS (texasrealtors.com) – Last year, first-time homebuyers, with a median age of 33, accounted for 35 percent of existing homes purchased statewide, according […]
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Presentation
Closed Published by Business Networking in Austin Blog January 26th, 2007 on Business Networking in Austin Blog
Thom Singer and I presented a new program called: "Networking in the New Year: Developing Your Strategic Plan" to the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce last night.
We promised to make the slides from the presentation available for the folks in attendance. So if you missed the presentation you can get an idea of what we presented: Austin_Chamber_Presentation_5.ppt
Here also are some quick links to some of the other resources we mentioned in our presentation last night:
- Networking Quotient Quiz
- ThomSinger.com (where you can purchase a copy of Thom’s Book: "Some Assembly Required")
- Thom Singer’s Blog
- NetworkInAustin.com (you’re already there, use the links on the left)
Once again we had a great turn out and we appreciate all of you who took the time last night to learn how to improve your networking skills and develop some of your own strategies.
Unfortunately you’re not able to post comments on my blog. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about our presentation please write your comments on Thom’s Blog.
Thom and I are both professional speakers and speak regularly to a wide variety of audiences. We are both available individually (if you have a preference), or together as we presented last night. If you have an event or organization that you need a speaker for please contact us.
Happy Networking!
Scott Ingram
Austin Economic Update: Coming years should be fruitful
Closed Published by Steve Crossland January 25th, 2007 on Austin Real Estate Blog - Austin TX Real EstateAngelou Economics is out with their 2007 economic forecast for Austin. Like 2006, the 2007 forecast is all good news for Austin and our economy. Strong job growth will continue to drive a very healthy real estate market. The article below is a summary from the Austin Business Journal.
You can view a pdf file […]
I promised I would finish the trip posts soon, but I was without my beloved internet all day today, soI spent it in the corner sobbing and rocking. It just popped back to life so let’s see what I can get done…
If You Needed A Reason To Hate Georgia
Closed Published by eightparts January 25th, 2007 on Eight PartsESPN has a good recap/update of the Generalow Wilson case, a high school athlete who was given a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison thanks to an archaic and since repealed Georgia law and the mentally stunted prosecutors who pursued. If you haven’t the time, some of the choice bits…
When he was a […]
Let me tell you now before we can’t afford it, Queenstown had to be the coolest city in New Zealand. Forget about any California city, we need to get in on this while it’s hot.
We drove there and couldn’t get over the views. The whole way to the city was a road along the coast […]
Start scrolling through all the trip posts, I’m working on adding pictures all day today!
Austonian to tower over downtown Austin
Closed Published by Steve Crossland January 24th, 2007 on Austin Real Estate Blog - Austin TX Real EstateAnother high-rise condo tower is in the works for Austin. I wonder how many downtown condo units Austin can absorb? These places aren’t cheap to own compared to a house of the same size in South Austin.
From the article below, “Though prices haven’t been set for the 195 units, they are expected to start […]
It’s been several days and my ears are still ringing, which is way more frightening than cool. Friday’s long anticipated (by me) Ghostland Observatory show is to blame. Children of Men has led me to beleive this is very bad news.
I’ve been evangelizing Ghostland since I randomly caught them at ACL where they destroyed (though […]