The Chamber Chronicles: A Lull and Listing to Review
Saturday, July 08
Good morning Tony…There are times when my music teaching and playing jobs interfere with my Chamber involvement. This was one of those weeks. The Chamber had a mixer on Thursday while I was helping students discover the true excitement of playing live music. I love teaching and playing music, ...
The Chamber Chronicles: Networking & Building Relationships
Sunday, July 02
Good afternoon my friend...There was a surprising chain of events this week that showed potential benefits of being in the Tulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (TKHCC). The chain of events centers around networking which has not been my strong suit in years past.I searched the Chamber's web...
The Chamber Chronicles: First Encouters
Saturday, June 24
Good morning Tony…I attended the Chamber’s monthly networking luncheon: the Ambassador Lunch. Approximately 50 people attended. I’ll spare you the details and get straight to the results.REAL ESTATE RELATED BUSINESSESRoughly 30% of the represented businesses easily offered something to Real Est...
Can a Local Chamber of Commerce Help Real Estate Investors
Friday, June 16
Good morning Tony...We talked a bit about membership in a Chamber of Commerce and about our shared reluctance to pull the trigger. We're the same in that we don't feel very comfortable with cold calling or being real pitchy. We share the ideal that we build relationships before we ask for help,...
Goals, Strategies, Actions, and a Grand Design: A Simplified Approach
Friday, May 19
This blog is self-incriminating. I joined BP around two years ago, and really loved everything going on here. Then my short-attention-span-drummer-brain kicked in... and it’s been ugly since then. I came back to BP recently and started listening to Podcasts while traveling to gigs, rehearsals,...
Blissful Ignorance SUCK!!!!
Monday, August 31
Actually it is great… until you realize how clueless you’ve been… for decades in my case.My wife and I were celebrating our anniversary in Morro Bay a few weeks ago. We scrounged thrift stores and consignment shops along Main Street. She likes shoes and hats. I like music instruments and books...