Life's Inside Track

Does buying or selling a home need to be stressful? Many times when we think of moving, we envision highly involved paperwork, strangers tromping through our personal space, and emotional highs and lows. Having completed thousands of transactions during our decades as real estate agents, we’d love to assure you that the process doesn’t have to be upsetting! In this episode of Life’s Inside Track w...

Have you ever used your pain as a catalyst to do something different? Is it possible for discomfort to be your motivation for change? The real question is, is that motivation lasting, or does the motivation vanish as soon as the pain disappears? In this episode of Life’s Inside Track with the Dekker Team, we’ll learn what the formula is for creating lasting transformation, and it might not be what...

With rising interest rates and increasing market prices, have you found that inflation is outpacing your return on your investments? In fact, people are feeling the pressure now more than ever, to make wise investment choices. In this episode of Life’s Inside Track with The Dekker Team, we’ll determine one of the safest ways you can leverage your money and still get a high rate of return. Join Ken...

Have you ever felt taken advantage of by someone who asked for a lot more than he or she ever gave in return? Often, in our desire to avoid doing this ourselves, we struggle alone rather than asking for help from those we care about. The question is, what is this costing you over the long run? In this episode of Life’s Inside Track with The Dekker Team, we’ll learn how when done appropriately, lev...

Are your stress levels climbing higher than the rising interest rates? Have you been able to go a week without hearing talk of the rate hikes? Whether it’s in the break room at work, news alerts popping up on your phone, or a social media reel, people’s dismay is ringing loud and clear. You may be feeling the pressure yourself if you are looking to buy a home, an investment property, or if it’s co...

Have you ever allowed fear to stop you in your tracks? Perhaps you didn’t apply for the job you wanted. Or you ended a relationship prematurely. When we allow fear to take over, it can be a lot like stepping into quicksand; we sink before we’ve even had a chance. In this episode of Life’s Inside Track with The Dekker Team, we will sit down with Mindset Mastery Mentor, Suzan Hart, to apply the teac...

Have you ever hung onto suffering like it was a security blanket? In the past, sometimes my suffering went on and on. The pain and frustration we often experience when challenged or something doesn’t go our own way. I actually began to like to feel and act like a martyr that suffered for the long haul. In this episode of Life’s Inside Track, the Dekker Team will sit down with Mindset Mastery Mento...

Have you ever determined “We’re just like everybody else we know, so it must be ok!”? Yetta and Ken struggled with their finances for a decade and stayed quiet. They thought just getting by was normal. They reckoned that even though it was dreary, and they were standing on shaky wobbly financial legs, it was just the way it was always going to be. In this episode, we’ll learn that awareness is the...

Have you ever put off an important conversation and the situation went from bad to worse? All too often, when we withdraw and choose to say nothing for fear of saying the wrong thing, it blows up. You may feel ashamed, deeply saddened and exasperated with yourself. When the avoidance wrecks a relationship entirely, you are at a loss. In this episode of Life’s Inside Track, we will unpack some of t...

Have you ever been so sure of the decision you just made and then later wonder if it was a wise choice? It’s pretty typical for many of us to second guess ourselves when buying something as significant as a home. Clients that experience buyer’s remorse describe it as anxiety mixed with a dose of frustration and overwhelm. In this episode, we’ll learn that everyone is susceptible to buyer's remorse...

Have you found that when your body feels weak, your brain seems bogged down too? Do you find that if you can guide either your body or your brain into action, the other steps up too? In this show, we’ll learn what we can focus on that will help us to stay strong, both mentally and physically. Aired: August 26th, 2022 on CHRI Radio 99.1FM in Ottawa, Canada. For questions or to schedule an appointme...

Do I really need a guide? What type of guide is right for me? Should I just do what my parents or friends did? Have you ever explored all the options available to you? In this episode, we’ll learn that the best financial guides may not be fully apparent at first. Aired: August 19th, 2022 on CHRI Radio 99.1FM in Ottawa, Canada. For questions or to schedule an appointment with the Dekker Team, e-mai...

It is everywhere! Have you ever noticed that there is an abundance of relationship advice, and that much of it differs? Have you ever taken counsel from someone and discovered it just didn’t work for you? In fact, it caused you distress rather than relief? In this show, we’ll learn the options of sources and types of relationship advice we’d be best to obtain. Aired: August 12th, 2022 on CHRI Radi...

Have you ever gotten super excited when you were pre-qualified? Have you ever found yourself in the trap of thinking you had your finances all ready to go, only to discover that it was not so? In this episode, we will learn why you’ll want to have an expert to guide you on this part of your journey because there is more to consider than one might think. Aired: August 5th, 2022 on CHRI Radio 99.1FM...

Establishing patterns and habits that cause us to thrive is essential in every area of our lives. Habits rule us, whether for good or for ruin. In this episode, we’ll learn what habits will help us develop intimacy with our Creator. Aired: July 29th, 2022 on CHRI Radio 99.1FM in Ottawa, Canada. For questions or to schedule an appointment with the Dekker Team, e-mail info@dekkerteam.com or call 613...

We all know you can be still or noisy, but you can’t do both at the same time. It is impossible to do two things that are in opposition to each other at the same time. In this episode, we’ll consider that it is reasonably simple to get ourselves into a state that propels our thoughts and bodies forward in a direction that benefits our whole LIFE. Life's Inside Track with The Dekker Team Aired: Jul...

Most often in all areas of LIFE, it’s the little habits, those seemingly insignificant ones that make the BIG difference. We’ve likely heard, “beware of the Latte factor”, and it is absolutely a worthwhile wealth consideration. Yet what about simply earning more, allowing you to continue having those lattes? in this episode, we’ll consider what to eliminate, what to automate, what to increase, and...

Seldom do we know what another is thinking, what they know, what their experience has been or what they expect. If someone says, “I don’t know what I want.”, it is often because they haven’t considered the question before. In this episode, we’ll consider that although there may be a few common things we all know and and all want most, it is frequently as different as we are. Life's Inside Track wi...

Have you ever found that entertaining is exhausting and you feel like you need a very long nap or maybe even a vacation after hosting? What if you could experience offering hosting casually and effortlessly while forgoing the stress, energy and huge preparations generally required for entertaining? In this episode, we’ll have a blast considering the option of being the “go to” place, and yet feeli...

It is near impossible to not communicate especially in a world that is driven by technology, cell phones and smartphones. We are caught in the trap of being listened to all the time. Ponder that reality too long and we can really get freaked out. Even before the explosion of a culture of technology wherein our cell phones listened intently to us our CELLS were listening to our every thought, our e...

Maybe it is because we are real estate brokers, owners of a real estate brokerage, and real estate investors. Or maybe it’s because we’ve been helping clients sell, buy and invest in real estate for almost 35 years. Or maybe it’s because when you hear about investing, you think about investing your money wisely. Whatever the reason, it is common that when we talk about the Investor Journey, everyo...

It seems that when we hear the word legacy, we think specifically about family legacy, and about what we leave behind when we are gone from the earth. Add the word generation, and now it is even more likely we think about family. Money is likely what comes to mind first. In this episode we’ll reveal that it is so much bigger, so much more, and so essential to consider now. It is about every word,...

Let’s be real. The baseline for any service we require is that the service provider be competent, knowledgeable, and friendly. If we allow that to be enough, we risk having a less than acceptable journey, and maybe even not achieve our desired outcome. In this episode, we’ll consider what we all need in addition to the baseline. When we don’t get it, we risk not moving forward with our dream becau...

Whether buying a home, selling a home, investing or being in a relationship with another, emotions have the ability to create havoc or bliss. In this episode, we’ll unpack how we can use our emotions to guide us appropriately. We either move forward to get what we are meant to receive, or we let our emotions spiral and we lose out on what was meant for us. Life's Inside Track with The Dekker Team...

Thinking differently than the typical buyer gives you access to some of the best real estate investment options available. They are often sitting there, unnoticed, undiscovered, undesired and underappreciated. In this episode we’ll explore what an outlier is, how to find an outlier, and how it may be best to own what at first seems undesirable. You can win big because buying the one no one seems t...