Blog – Maura Neill

25 Jun

Words Matter: How the Words We Use in Our Marketing Can Make a Huge Difference

By maura
In Marketing, Maura's Musings

Sticks and stones may break my bones, But words will never hurt me. Appearing as early as 1830, by some sources, and in a popular 1872 book called Tappy’s Chicks: and Other Links Between Nature and Human Nature, I remember

18 Jun

Thoughts on Racism, Real Estate, Inherent Bias, and White Privilege, and Acknowledging That I Have a Lot of Learning To Do

By maura
In Maura's Musings

PLEASE NOTE: this post is not just for REALTORS®, though it may have a real estate slant (for obvious reasons) and a focus on fair housing and equitable housing. I hope, if you come across this post and you are

20 Apr

Let’s Talk Referrals

By maura
In Customer Service, Referrals

It’s time for us to rethink the way that we place client referrals. Are you on Facebook? Of course you are (probably). Which means you have likely been a witness to posts like these: If you, as a REALTOR®, are

15 Apr

5 Quick Questions with Tommy Choi

By maura
In Content, Leadership

This month’s 5 Quick Questions is with the amazing Tommy Choi in Chicago, IL. Tommy is one of those people who never fails to make the person next to him feel like the most important person in the room. He

13 Apr

Never Bitch About a Problem Without Pitching a Solution

By maura
In Business, Leadership

Inspiration really can come from anywhere. I find that to be especially true when I’m in a “writing place” — in other words, when I am writing content regularly, brainstorming, scheduling time to write and think, reading more, pondering goals

10 Apr

Punctuation is Important – Let’s Decriminalize the Period.

By maura
In Just For Fun, Maura's Musings

I can deal with political correctness in a lot of forms. I have (what I believe to be) a highly-developed emotional intelligence, born out of a natural empathy and over a decade of working as a REALTOR® (we work with

08 Apr

AI and Automation and Robots…Oh, My!

By maura
In Maura's Musings, Technology

**WHAT HAPPENS…WHEN YOU FIND A DRAFT OF A BLOG POST YOU MEANT TO POST ALMOST A YEAR AGO? Well, you adjust the content a bit and post it now!** Almost a year ago (yes, once again, I just found this

17 Jan

Here’s What REALTORS® Can Learn From Harry and Meghan’s “Exit” From Royal Life

By maura
In Business, Maura's Musings

I’m sure by now, you’ve seen the memes (no, I’m not sharing any of them in this post). Yes, yes, the first time I saw one, it may have elicited a smirk from me, too, but as with most viral