*We were delighted in August to get the unique distinction of the “Best of Jacksonville” 2008 Award in the Staging School category for excellence in marketing and service to our community, etc. The award certificate is on the “Class” page at the bottom on the website.http://www.transform-us.com/class.htm
This link tells you what it means. https://www.uslba.net/P8JCPX3C \
*Recent documentation tells us that the selling cost per sq. ft. differences in staged homes vs. non-staged homes is a whopping 10% to 20% more. These are statistics from Transformations classes and students. Amazing!!
*In our August class, we hosted students from as far away as Las Vegas and Bangor, Maine and Melbourne, Florida. Our regular class had to be postponed a week because of Hurricane Faye, so I appreciate the flexibility of these students who had to change travel plans. Thanks to you all including our local students.
*Our October 5-day Class has a date change. 10/13/ - 10/17. It will be our last 5-day class of the year.*
*Be sure to note our addition of a Money-Back Guarantee mentioned on the website “class” page.
—*Our new Frequently Asked Questions page is a hit— http://www.transform-us.com/faq.htm
ALERT to agents everywhere— One very successful agent who took the staging certification class last year, offers a guarantee to her clients. “I’ll sell your house in 35 days or you don’t have to pay me.” How does she do it? She asks her clients to agree to a list of things. Staging is at the top of the list, of course. This agent is reaping the benefits of staging certification training. She has a full-time assistant and an occasional additional part-time helper. We’ll be sharing her roadmap to success in our next One-day Staging Seminar in Queens Harbour on November 12th. The day is jam-packed with the latest staging tips and information. I still have some openings left in that seminar. 9:30am to 3:45pmContinental BreakfastGourmet Lunch w/ Dessert Paint Color Chart
Graph Paper Note Tablet
Speaker Notes
The One-Day Seminar Topics
1. Furniture Arranging
2. Before/After Pictures
3. Choosing and Understanding Color
4. Accessory Placement
5. Staging Tips Often Overlooked by Agents
6. How to Stage an Empty Home
This $500. class is $250 for the general public. We offer a special price to agents and designers of $125. If you have a group of two or more, e-mail for special pricing. Right now we have a BOGO special. Yes!! Two for the price of one. becky@beckyharmon.com If you are considering the 3-day or 5-day certification class, the one-day seminar is a good way to check it out. The investment will be rebated back to you if you sign up for either of the extended classes. Sign up now online. http://www.transform-us.com/Pay_seminar.html
If you are unable to attend the one-day staging seminar (perhaps you are out-of-town or just busy), the seminar can come to you. We have a professionally produced one hour DVD of the class with all the demos for $125. It includes all the “Before and After” photos and the popular segment called Staging Tips (even your agent doesn’t know about). We include a list with our favorite, frequently-used paint colors. It will be sent out within 2 days. You can order it by e-mailing becky@beckyharmon.com.
Also Available to ship now—
*A 5-minute DVD of an actual Transformations staging/redesign produced by Creation Studios. It can be used by professionals to do presentations. The before and after shots are spectacular. With this DVD, you can illustrate the benefits of this service to your clients. $35. plus Shipping and Handling
http://www.transform-us.com/products.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I I sincerely hope that all of you in different parts of the country came through all the weather disturbances this year. There were fires out west, floods along the Mississippi and hurricanes in our neck of the woods. As we cleaned the storm debris out of our yard from Faye, I couldn’t help but think of several friends going through storms of their own— various types of difficulties and life changes. Something Forest Gump said in the closing moments of the movie comes to mind. He’s talking to his beloved Jenny as he stands over her gravesite.“Was Mama right or Lt. Dan?” he asked. “Do we each have a destiny or do we just float, like a feather on a breeze? I think it’s both—both things happening at the same time.”
What is destiny, after all? How do we find it? How do we hold on to it? We have our course somewhat set. Then something comes along to interrupt our plans and signal that it’s time to slowdown and maybe take a detour. That “feather on a breeze” suggests that unexpected change will delay or divert our destiny.In the movie, Forrest became a millionaire when a hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and the Bubba Gump was the only shrimp boat that was not destroyed. A storm brought about the fulfillment of his destiny. For my friends, change is painful and disruptive. But sometimes it can slow us down long enough for us to reevaluate our direction. We may then have the courage to correct our course and choose the path that leads to our true destiny.
I’ve had friends who held onto jobs they disliked in companies that were going nowhere. One of them once said of her workplace, “I felt like I was polishing brass on the Titanic.”
A mother eagle teaches her babies to fly by making the nest uncomfortable. Is your nest uncomfortable?? What are you going to do about it?
Well, I’m glad we’ve had this little talk. I get carried away sometimes. I never meant to probe the meaning of life with the gospel according to Forest Gump. But I get excited and I still believe in miracles. I get to see people finally fulfilling their dreams. Yes, even in a bad economy, anything is possible.
And it may be true that, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Nevertheless, in my opinion, life is still 90% delicious, full of opportunity, wonder and magic. So now, if you will join me in donning some rose colored glasses, click your heels three times and wish with me upon a star—maybe, just maybe you’ll listen to your heart, leap out of that nest and fly.