Posts by Nicole Mangina
Everyone Has A Brand, What’s Yours?
Branding is the shinny penny of business ownership. It’s beautiful, it makes us feel legitimate, and like we have arrived. It’s also one of the biggest obstacles to getting your business up and running. I’ve had so many conversations about this lately that I couldn’t resist a blog post. Your brand is: How you CONSISTENTLY…
Read MoreSometimes Gratitude IS The Answer
It’s been such an odd first quarter. I’ve been busy having lots of meetings, but not so busy with closings. My listings keep pushing out their dates, my buyers are trying to decide do we stay in the market or opt out? Have you ever had a time where it feels like you have a…
Read MoreIt’s Okay To Want The Business
I’m all for not getting attached to the outcome, but let’s face it – sometimes we really want the business. And that’s okay. I was in a mastermind last week and one of the agents was struggling with a listing appointment. The seller was blowing her off with “we need time to think things over…
Read MoreHug The Ones You Love, And Even The Ones You Don’t
Life tends to go in waves. For whatever reason loss seems to be the current wave. Friends passing away, relationships ending. It’s sad for sure, and a reminder that you never truly know where another person is at. Always, but now more than ever – it’s worth remembering that there is always more to the…
Read MoreHow Do You Cultivate Joy and Trust Long Term?
Thank you for the response to last weeks post about trust and things not being as expected. The entire trip was like that – I would sign up for a class or treatment thinking it was going to be one thing, and it ended up being something different, but better. It created a wonderful habit…
Read MoreWhen Things Aren’t What You Expect – Sometimes They’re Better
I’m at Miraval spa in Tucson this week. If you’ve never been, it’s worth adding to your list. This is my happy place. Especially in March when it’s cold and rainy at home and a sunny 83 degrees here today. When we got here my friend asked what my intention was for the trip. I…
Read MoreYou Can’t Tweak What You Aren’t Doing
Seems obvious, but at least for me, it’s worth a little attention this week. Can we talk marketing for a moment? Specifically social media marketing. In theory, it’s the answer to a business owners dream. It’s free, it’s customizable, it allows you to tell your story, be unique, all of it. So why is everyone…
Read MoreIf You Aren’t Tracking It, You Aren’t Doing It
For the record, I can’t stand tracking my activities. It’s the foundation of any successful business, and yet it’s my least favorite thing to do. I find it tedious, it adds an extra set of papers to the mix, and then there is that part about having to be super honest about what I did…
Read MoreSpread Some Love for Valentine’s Day
We don’t make a big deal out of holidays in our house, but I do love Valentine’s Day. Mainly because I think it’s perfectly timed in the year. After 6 weeks of grinding away on business and obsessing over goals and whether there’s enough time to get it all done, it feels good to take…
Read MoreA Letter To My Younger Agent Self
Chatting with a new agent this week, she asked – what do I wish I had known as a new agent? 26 years in, that is easy: It’s a contact sport See as many houses as possible This business, life really, is about connecting with others and finding ways to serve. It’s easy to get…
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