Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Mother Knows Best!

For those of us who grew up in the 50’s and 60’s (during the age the family sitcom), we were entertained by a cornucopia of television shows that revolved around family. “Ozzie & Harriet”, “The Donna Reed Show”, “Leave it to Beaver” and (one of my favorites) “Father Knows Best”, a wise parent figure (usually the dad) would always be there with the answer for the majority of their children’s daily challenges. The mother (although often the wiser parent) would be there to doctor the skinned knee and/or broken heart, but they usually weren’t the “go to” parent for the heavy stuff.

If you were fortunate to grow up in a household that (unlike the sitcom of the day) the mother played a more dominant role, you no doubt now teach your own children what you learned so well from her. Sometimes it was not by lecture or coaching, but by example.

My mother (the late Pearl Boxer Levine) passed away when I was 17 and my sister was 11. She was an early victim of Breast Cancer at the agent of 39. From her I learned the value of honesty and integrity, the belief that if you do the “right thing”, you will never have to look back behind you. And, most importantly, that you can have anything in life, if you believe in yourself and are willing to work to make it happen!

No doubt, one of this month’s cover honorees, Tamela Waltz of RE/MAX Northwest was taught the same values and beliefs about life and business from her mom, Sandy Laine (also of RE/MAX Northwest). Having spent allot of time with these two dynamic women this month, I can tell you that (despite the title of the article), they are very much alike in these core values and beliefs. You will indeed enjoy their story!

In this month’s Lender Profile, we introduce you to Miguel Sanchez of the Gold Quest Group. Miguel is the current President of The Gold Quest Group that includes, Gold Quest Realty and Gold Quest Mortgage Financial. Gold Quest is a company that was founded by his mother, Ms. Marisol Moreno, who lost a valiant battle to leukemia.

Her beauty and charm is missed by all who knew her. The story of Marisol and her husband’s Orlando’s life in Columbia and new start in the U.S. with their family is nothing short of amazing. Their story is more movie material than any that I have ever heard!

But, rest assured, her legacy lives on through Miguel, Orlando and all of the staff at the Gold Quest Group. Don’t miss their story!

To all of the moms and their moms in Houston real estate, we wish you a very happy Mother’s Day!

God bless you all!

As always, good reading and good sales!

Success to you!


Steve Levine
Publisher



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