Comments on: Staying Positive in a Negative World http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/ News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AG- Weekly Roundup | national real estate opinion column - agentgenius.com http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-19631 AG- Weekly Roundup | national real estate opinion column - agentgenius.com Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:28:38 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-19631 [...] Staying Positive in a Negative World- what great timing for tips on keeping life positive. Your health, family and business will thank you. [...] [...] Staying Positive in a Negative World- what great timing for tips on keeping life positive. Your health, family and business will thank you. [...]

]]> By: Seanster http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-19407 Seanster Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:13:32 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-19407 This post is a breath of fresh air from the cynical and negative news we often hear and read about. Like what most of the people hear say, we need positive news sometimes to reinforce positive outlooks and actions. This post is a breath of fresh air from the cynical and negative news we often hear and read about.
Like what most of the people hear say, we need positive news sometimes to reinforce positive outlooks and actions.

]]> By: Missy Caulk http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-19038 Missy Caulk Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:11:33 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-19038 Pass the bacon and eggs, homemade biscuits and Southern milk gravy. What I read, and meditate on effects my whole day. Your thoughts become your actions. Pass the bacon and eggs, homemade biscuits and Southern milk gravy. What I read, and meditate on effects my whole day. Your thoughts become your actions.

]]> By: Priority One News! » Worth Your Read…. http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-19027 Priority One News! » Worth Your Read…. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:05:24 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-19027 [...] thought this post a very worthwhile read, especially for those who are real estate [...] [...] thought this post a very worthwhile read, especially for those who are real estate [...]

]]> By: Wendy Forsythe http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-19007 Wendy Forsythe Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:24:06 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-19007 Hi Rich The importance of positive messages and positive energy can not be understated. I recently blogged on a similar theme. Hi Rich

The importance of positive messages and positive energy can not be understated. I recently blogged on a similar theme.

]]> By: Rich Jacobson http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-19005 Rich Jacobson Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:31:37 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-19005 Laura Cannon: Your comments/concerns are appreciated. I don't find them unpleasant or offensive in the least. We're fortunate to have a very eclectic and diverse collection of writers here on AG. Their various styles and perspectives help to maintain a wonderful variety. Personally, I write on whatever inspires me at the moment. I do intentionally try to balance my articles across a broad spectrum of topics/issues. Effective blogging doesn't always have to incite debate & disagreement, or cause us to think deep. It's first and foremost a conversation, a means of connection. I don't see any shift taking place here towards any particular editorial direction. I think you will always find something interesting and intriguing here that will stimulate your thinking. You disagreed with the nature of my post and left a meaningful comment. So that's a good thing! Laura Cannon: Your comments/concerns are appreciated. I don’t find them unpleasant or offensive in the least. We’re fortunate to have a very eclectic and diverse collection of writers here on AG. Their various styles and perspectives help to maintain a wonderful variety. Personally, I write on whatever inspires me at the moment. I do intentionally try to balance my articles across a broad spectrum of topics/issues. Effective blogging doesn’t always have to incite debate & disagreement, or cause us to think deep. It’s first and foremost a conversation, a means of connection. I don’t see any shift taking place here towards any particular editorial direction. I think you will always find something interesting and intriguing here that will stimulate your thinking. You disagreed with the nature of my post and left a meaningful comment. So that’s a good thing!

]]> By: Nickie http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-19003 Nickie Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:02:07 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-19003 Hey Rich, About the only time I catch the news is when I turn on the radio to catch the traffic report and even then it feels like I am being attacked with constant waves of negativity. Ack! . I agree, better to turn it off and focus on the good. And no matter what is going on in the world on in our own lives, there is always good. And you know what they say, "what you focus on expands", so I'm with you, focus on the good :) Hey Rich,

About the only time I catch the news is when I turn on the radio to catch the traffic report and even then it feels like I am being attacked with constant waves of negativity. Ack!
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I agree, better to turn it off and focus on the good.

And no matter what is going on in the world on in our own lives, there is always good. And you know what they say, “what you focus on expands”, so I’m with you, focus on the good :)

]]> By: Laura Cannon http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-19002 Laura Cannon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:43:13 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-19002 Steve -"news-worthy" is not the only criteria for a good post; I also mentioned "interesting, helpful, or funny." I suppose you could add "entertaining" as well. To a great extent, whether a post succeeds or not with regard to these terms is probably subjective. Going by the comments, it looks like more readers found this post helpful or interesting than insipid; I may be in the minority. I suppose if there was an objection to a general trend at agentgenius toward motivational writing and positive thinking re-hashes based on cliche thought patterns, there would be more of an outcry in the comments on several different posts. Or, maybe people just move on to other posts or other sites. I don't know, but I wanted to state my concern. I tried to think of a nice way to say it, but it seems unavoidably unpleasant and offensive. How do you say you think someone's writing or a site's writing is moving in the wrong direction without being offensive? It is difficult. I find myself invested in agentgenius, however, so I felt compelled to say something. Having done that, I will refrain from further comment and continue to work on my own site and meeting the endless challenge of making it interesting, funny, helpful, news-worthy, or entertaining. It is not easy that I know, and I know that don't always succeed. But, it helps if I keep my standards high. Steve -”news-worthy” is not the only criteria for a good post; I also mentioned “interesting, helpful, or funny.” I suppose you could add “entertaining” as well. To a great extent, whether a post succeeds or not with regard to these terms is probably subjective. Going by the comments, it looks like more readers found this post helpful or interesting than insipid; I may be in the minority.

I suppose if there was an objection to a general trend at agentgenius toward motivational writing and positive thinking re-hashes based on cliche thought patterns, there would be more of an outcry in the comments on several different posts. Or, maybe people just move on to other posts or other sites. I don’t know, but I wanted to state my concern. I tried to think of a nice way to say it, but it seems unavoidably unpleasant and offensive. How do you say you think someone’s writing or a site’s writing is moving in the wrong direction without being offensive? It is difficult. I find myself invested in agentgenius, however, so I felt compelled to say something. Having done that, I will refrain from further comment and continue to work on my own site and meeting the endless challenge of making it interesting, funny, helpful, news-worthy, or entertaining. It is not easy that I know, and I know that don’t always succeed. But, it helps if I keep my standards high.

]]> By: Steve Simon http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-18999 Steve Simon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:53:17 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-18999 In response to Ms. Cannon's comment, Just curious, I clicked on your site. Very nice... Clean, well done, very entertaining. I don't know about news-worthy, but I like this site and your site:) In response to Ms. Cannon’s comment,
Just curious, I clicked on your site.
Very nice… Clean, well done, very entertaining.
I don’t know about news-worthy, but I like this site and your site:)

]]> By: Laura Cannon http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/staying-positive-in-a-negative-world/#comment-18995 Laura Cannon Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:12:18 +0000 http://agentgenius.com/?p=4991#comment-18995 Agentgenius has been featuring more and more of these soft posts about having a positive attitude or how to get motivated. I find it kind of saccharine. Maybe I am unusually cynical; I can already see a deluge of comments suggesting just that. But, please, some of this stuff is just not news-worthy, interesting, helpful, or funny; it's not post-worthy. I would rather read something that I disagree with that makes me think. I really like agentgenius, but I am visiting less and less frequently because of the recent increase in shallow pep talks. This is not a personal attack on the author of this last entry, but rather a criticism of the direction of the website in general. Maybe I'm on the wrong site. Agentgenius has been featuring more and more of these soft posts about having a positive attitude or how to get motivated. I find it kind of saccharine. Maybe I am unusually cynical; I can already see a deluge of comments suggesting just that. But, please, some of this stuff is just not news-worthy, interesting, helpful, or funny; it’s not post-worthy. I would rather read something that I disagree with that makes me think.

I really like agentgenius, but I am visiting less and less frequently because of the recent increase in shallow pep talks. This is not a personal attack on the author of this last entry, but rather a criticism of the direction of the website in general. Maybe I’m on the wrong site.

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