Life's too short to work with whiney, negative, abusive and condescending real estate agents. Read the top questions to ask them - and maybe you'll even end up "firing" some agents you are working with now!

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Written By: Cyndi Maxey, MA, CSP, Maxey Creative Inc. Communication that Drives Profitable Performance. www.CyndiMaxey.com, Blog - www.CyndiMaxey.com/Blog

Have you ever thought about attending a networking event ALONE? Where you don’t know anybody?

Does it sound stimulating or terrifying to you?

Well, that’s just what I did recently - a breakfast networking event sponsored by a convention bureau at a downtown nightclub venue. The two-hour event included a hearty brunch buffet, mimosas, coffee, and a sampling of the club’s musical entertainment. It was different from most events I attend, but I was intrigued by how people navigated it.

The event was heavily attended - a crowd of about 130 people. But I wanted to share with you what I noticed the best networkers were doing.

Keys to networking a large crowd when you’re alone.

I was sucked into reading this because of the title. It's about a mortgage guy who shares his "red light" analogy about business and life. It's haunting. Speaker & Author, Al Killeen, has given us permission to reprint from his new book, Soul Proprietorship. Article available for EVERYONE to read.