Listening to the news you feel the sky is falling on our heads. But not all is that bad, in fact times like these bring our the most resourceful in some.
Case in point, ETFTrends.com pointed out that some investors are picking up some battered homebuilder exchange traded funds for the future.
It’s an interesting bet. Many experts are now predicting recession to hit next year as prices slip further. One thing to take into consideration is the election. This election means we really cannot predict where the market will go. Politicians are loath to step into picture in a dwindling economy unless they play up the downturn as being the savior of the day. Tricky but not unheard of.
My, what an entangled web they weaved…
It was great attending part of the convention. I had a great time, met wonderful people and learned a lot.
That’s one thing I have been happily surprised with, coaches are truly, genuine nice people. The ones I met are sincere and approach you completely there, in the presence of the moment. It’s a great feeling being part of this crowd.
I went to two workshops I enjoyed. One was on how to find a niche and the other on a wholistic approach to coaching, which resonates greatly with who I am.
The Niche workshop was fun because Joeann Fossland who conducted it had a similar past to mine. She started early owning companies, then fully embraced real estate and found coaching in this market segment. I couldn’t help but smile as I listened to her story since mine mimics it so closely. She eventually found that she was a great Realtor coach. Hum, HINT, HINT, HINT!
The other fellow was Arun Wakhlu who gave us a twist on a wholistic approach to coaching. Of course that resonated heavily with me. The idea now is to do it without being branded as woo-woo coach. What’s a woo-woo coach? You know, those people who are involved in metaphysics one way or another. It’s too bad it has such connotation linked to it but there are good people everywhere.
The only negative aspect of the conference was the steep $300 day pass or $650 for early bird members and $950 for the rest at the door. I feel it effectively closed the doors to many newer coaches that need these venues. Maybe the ICF will take into account a “starters fee” or something for beginners for next year.