June 2006

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OSSN Home
Destination: Santa Fe
by James Langford
President's Message
by Gary Fee
It's All About Freedom
by Melody Fee
From Commission to Attrition
by Anita Balamane
The Art of Qualifying
by Mark Daly
Agents Don’t Need Big Budgets
by John Dalton
Summer School
by Penney Rudicil
The Importance of Touching
by Bob Abrames
Ship Inspections & Luncheons
by Jeff Grieder
The Whole Truth
by Jerry Miller
OSSN National Conference
Selling Cruises
by John Hawkes
Selling Travel 101
by John Hawkes
Can this Trip be Saved
by John Hawkes
Travel Niches
by John Hawkes
Fams & Seminars

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Destination: Santa Fe
by James Langford

Imagine a painting of a horse.

It is gangly, dark blue and structurally elongated without muscle tone to almost the point of emaciation, and an Indian is slumped on its back. It is night and the stars are full against a very black sky. Far away, in the background is the same horse.

I saw this painting for the first time in a gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and fell in love with it. I will carry the image with me everywhere I go. I couldn't afford to buy it the first time I was there. The second time I was there, I couldn't afford it because the price had tripled.

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From Commission to Attrition |  The Art of Qualifying |  Agents Don’t Need Big Budgets  |  Summer School
The Importance of Touching |  The Whole Truth |  OSSN National Conference  |  Selling Cruises
Selling Travel 101  |  Can this Trip be Saved  |  Travel Niches  | Fams & Seminars  |  Chapter News