Author, Creator, Founder & Host of Arlington-Prospect Advice Givers

Published: Wed, 07/12/17

Never Succumb To It... (Weekly Notions...)
(Weekly Notions...)
By: C. Steven Weirich

Up the stairs I go, one hobbled step at a time. I injured my knee the week before so it isn’t easy getting up and down the stairs. Just as I reach the top I realize I need to turn right around to go back to the basement. I forgot to grab my notebook I needed for an idea I am working on for Arlington-Prospect Advice Givers. I will have more on this idea in the coming weeks. So, I sit my MacBook on the kitchen counter, something I never do, and hobble downstairs again. Going down the stairs is worse. I look like I have a wooden leg as I take each step down. 

As I hobble back up the stairs to the kitchen, I reach to pick up my computer. Forgetting I had also placed a glass of water on the counter. I proceed to knock it all over onto my keyboard. My first thought is Ohhhh!! SH*T!!! I haven’t backed up the computer in a month. All the writing I do and the ideas I come up with could be lost…

What is the first thing you do in this situation? Besides yell obscenities… Like me.

Yup, I called my wife at work in a panic!!! Lol.

I am now watching little pools of water seep into my keyboard. It’s almost like I could feel my brain short circuiting like the keyboard.  

I quickly go to YouTube, on my iPhone, to watch instructional videos on how to extract the water from the keyboard. You can watch “how to” videos on just about any topic imaginable. If you need to know how to (INSERT RIDICULOUS REQUEST)? Wallah... You are now threading wool to make pants like the boys do at the infamous company ‘Holy Shirts & Pants’. 

If I had a dollar for every different opinion, on how to solve the water log problem by some so called guru on YouTube; I would have enough money to take my wife out for dinner. And I don’t mean at the “Sizzla” either. I’m talking about a nice seafood tower at Hugo’s Frog Bar. 

After realizing I am SCREWED!! I set up an appointment at the genius bar in an Apple store. After about an hour of the “techy guy” explaining to me how I am f*#^*d, I am more frustrated and confused than before I walked into the store. 

Needless to say… It is costing me a pretty penny to get the computer back running again. All because I succumbed to the evilness of being lazy.Thankfully, my data was able to be transferred to another hard drive.   

We all know, who doesn’t, that being lazy causes bad things to happen. I know, 41-years-later I finally figured this out? Sure my knee has something wrong with it but I NEVER leave my MacBook on the kitchen counter in harm’s way.

What if we did everything out of ease and we didn’t struggle for what it is we aspire to achieve? I guess, our computers, at least mine, would have water-logged keyboards.

I guess, my question is can you INUSRE yourself against laziness? I don’t think so; but laziness is something you can conquer on your own. You just have to make the decision to do so. 

This leads me to my REAL question, can you insure yourself from any unforeseen events that may occur? The answer is, of course you can. 

I recently interviewed Jim Thomson, of Allstate, on the Arlington-Prospect Advice Givers Podcast/Show. Jim has been a lifelong resident of Arlington Heights and is considered to be our hometown agent. Jim is not only a great guy and a huge contributor to our community, but he is also someone we should know as residents of our Village. 

Jim, in the interview, walks us through the importance of insuring our families, for all the unforeseen things that can happen during life. You can hear Jim Thomson on episode 65 here

If I asked you, Are the things you work hard for important to you? I’m sure your answer would be a YES! All the time and energy we put into making life better for our families is all worth it. Don’t succumb to laziness. It will only cause pain and stress down the road.  

My documented approach “The Value Driven Approach to Sell Real Estate” forces my clients not to be lazy, including myself. It is a form of an insurance policy. It protects home buyers & sellers from Real Estate GREED, which runs rampant in this commission-based industry. It also, lays out the five fundamental mistakes home owners need to avoid when selling their home in order to achieve maximum profit. To learn about these fundamental mistakes follow me on Instagram and Facebook. I will be laying them all out for you on my video version of 'Weekly Notions...'.

To be upfront, working with me, if you are selling your home, isn’t easy. In fact, it can be really hard. Because the process I layout for my clients involves a lot of work and preparation. As sellers, in this highly competitive market, you must differentiate yourself from other houses on the market. By putting in the hard work, I lay out for each and every one of my clients, you INSURE yourself a better outcome. A better outcome means more profit. More profit gives you better options for your next move in life. If you are thinking of selling your home or know someone who is, go here to get the diagnosis started.  

As I think about my water soaked keyboard, while I write this ‘Weekly Notions…’ on my wife’s computer btw, I think to myself, “if I weren’t so damn lazy, I wouldn’t be in this predicament.” Sure my knee is hurting. But really, that is just an excuse to appease myself in this situation. Is this ordeal costing me time and money to repair my MacBook? Yes. Could it have been avoided by not making a Fundamental Mistake “LAZINESS!!” Of course.

Here's to a good week!
C Steven Weirich

Steven Weirich is the Founder & Host of Arlington-Prospect Advice Givers™ www.arlington-prospectadvicegivers.com 

Co-Creator of 'The Value Driven Approach to Sell Real Estate'  
We have seen the traditional real estate approach disappoint
many of our clients. This is why we've taken to studying
the World's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, and his investment philosophy,
to develop a unique approach to selling our clients homes.
We've discovered, by treating your home as an investment,
like a business with a "stock"-price - through a
Value-driven Approach - there is a unique way to extract up to
$30,000 or more of additional profit from any home
on the market.

For a copy of the book go to www.literature4charity.com
@properties