A sea of purple swarmed the hall Monday evening for the BOLD Recharge Tailgate party. Excited revelers noshed on pretzels, chips, and popcorn as their BOLD coaches energized the room with footballs and whistles.

The Recharge began with a vivid demonstration of the importance of removing limiting beliefs. Like Houdini himself, one of the BOLD Coaches broke out of a straight jacket while performing to the Village People’s song, Y.M.C.A.

The focus of the recharge was Dianna Kokoszka’s 7 Secrets of Personal Power for Success.

1. All responsibility for success rests squarely on your shoulders. If you change nothing, then nothing will change.

2. The power of letting go. Dianna explained that we reap what we sew. When we plant positive thoughts and actions, we grow positive results, and vice versa. She reminded everyone to, “get rid of your drunk monkey!” and affirmed, “Change your thinking, and change your world.”

3. The power of consciousness, and the power of the brain. She highlighted the three aspects of consciousness: perception, imagination, and expectation, and suggested that we increase our imaginations. In fact, she said, “the first step to better times is to imagine better times!”

4. The power of energy and the power of BETS: Beliefs + Emotions + Thoughts = Success.

5. The power of intention reminds us to trust that our goals will be achieved. Don’t be vague about goals – let everyone know!

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Figure 1: Construction signs in Austin alerted residents to the presence of LG1Z1 infected zombies. **

Austin, TX – Austin-area REALTORS expressed shock and dismay when it was discovered that many of their coworkers were infected with the noxiously virulent and business-threatening strain of the LG1Z1 virus, commonly called the “lead generation zombie syndrome.” One local real estate board executive who spoke with us on the condition of anonymity reported, “This is a problem of pandemic proportions, not just in Austin, but throughout the industry – infected agents simply won’t ask for business.”

News of the zombie virus outbreak broke after the local Multiple Listings Service (MLS) hosted a series of meetings for agents and brokers to exchange old for new datakeys or “dkeys”, the electronic keypads that provide access to listed houses. One MLS employee—recently relocated from Colorado and in need of a real estate professional—facilitated exchange and met thousands of real estate agents without being asked if she needed an agent or even for a referral.

“This was the last day to exchange your equipment,” said KW agent Colin Platt. “I know for sure she had seen thousands of REALTORs over the previous few days.” Platt engaged her in conversation, established rapport and discovered she was new to town and thinking of buying. Platt asked for her contact information and got her commitment to meet about buying a home. “I really believe now that if you don’t ask, you don’t get,” he summed up.

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