The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and the Des Moines Register are among the publications which have called here to talk about stories they have done or plan to cover. Last week, BuilderRadio called me to do an interview that is scheduled to air in early January. What's up? Short answer: sincere interest in factory-built …
Two of the post powerful words in human relations are the sincerely expressed "I'm sorry." Some say "I'm sorry" with ease and mean it. Others, it has to be pried lose, if it ever comes at all. That sort of apology wasn't worth the effort. Let me begin with "I'm sorry" to the many who …
Yesterday in a conversation with Jenny Hodge, Vice President – National Communities Council (NCC) – Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), the discussion of change and its related pitfalls loomed large. During our conversation, Jenny emailed the item below, which is used with her permission: Observations on Common Errors in Change Efforts •Allowing too much complacency •Failing …
The manufactured housing industry has seen a significant level of change at the national level. There are new faces at the state association level too. So a general look at the topic of leadership makes sense. Leaders come in all personality types and styles. Let's look at a sampling of quotes from Think Exist and …
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The words 'mobile home' roll off the tongue with greater ease that the words 'manufactured housing.' Technically, all HUD Code factory-built homes today are manufactured housing. We have had no mobile homes built since before June 15, 1976. Yet 'mobile home' is the far more commonly used term used to describe our homes today. …
This is our fourth December issue (where you reading here in December 2009?) and for those who have been around a while – thanks! – and you know that occasion word play becomes part of the fun that grabs the mind and eases or shocks a reader into a topic or two. The title “Don …
Zig Ziglar has graced our pages for almost two years here at MHProNews.com. He died this morning, at the age 86, after a brief battle with pneumonia. Image credit ZigZiglar.com Wikipedia says: “Zig Ziglar was born in Gary, Indiana, to parents John Silas Ziglar and Viola Ziglar. He was the tenth of twelve children. In …
"Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” – Tony Robbins Okay, taking our lead from success coach Tony Robbins, we'll start today with a question in the headline and ask a few more below, then tie it all into our MH Industry. In …
Before getting into some housekeeping items and some serious industry business, let's tarry for a few moments over Thanksgiving. Maybe you want to pick up your favorite brew and sip it while you read this. We are ever so fortunate to be in America. Being a bit of a history buff, it is easy to …
The beauty of affordable quality home living in a business sense comes in good measure from that first descriptor. Affordable! Because manufactured homes are affordable – plus offers quality living – we have a potential advantage any time we are willing to put it to work. There will always be a segment of the population …
