Posts by Nicole Mangina

Yoda once said, “do or do not, there is no try”. I whole heartedly believed that … until last week. Valerie Garcia turned my definition of the word Try on it’s head. And my world will never be the same. Yoda’s definition of try is essentially: why bother. It’s failure wrapped in a pre-emptive excuse.…

It’s a common question this time of year. Between the election next week, and the holidays approaching, we all want to know how it will affect the market. So what do you say if you have someone looking to sell right now? Is it better to act now, or wait for the Spring market, which is…

And that is a good thing. Sometimes things happen with such a perfect message, that it’s too good not to share. Last weekend I was in Sedona with some girlfriends for a mediation retreat. I was so excited for this trip I could hardly stand it. I was looking forward to the retreat, but also…

In today’s instant gratification world we often have a love / hate relationship with time. Especially right now. It’s the 4th quarter. If you still have room to go on your goals, your window of opportunity is closing. Time is my kryptonite. The more I focus on it, the more stressed I become, and the farther…

Hurray! You’re busy, everything that you’ve been doing is working. It’s awesome right? But now you have a new set of challenges. How do you keep it all going? Those things that made you successful are starting to slip. Suddenly the personal touch you have prided yourself on is getting outsourced, or worse, isn’t happening…

Your client calls; they’ve found the perfect house and want to write an offer. Excellent! There’s just one problem. The house isn’t even remotely inline with what they said they wanted. It’s further from their family vs closer. It’s the wrong layout. The timing isn’t right. If they buy before they sell they run the…

The one universal “to do” on every agent’s list is their database. Many agent’s end up in a state of analysis paralysis about which program to use, how to get people in there, and what to do once you’ve got them there. Here’s a quick and dirty over view; Your database will never be perfect. It’s…

Can you feel it? Fall is coming, and the energy is building. This is your chance to take one last deep breath before kicking things into high gear. Rest is just as important as work. So take advantage of the long weekend. Do something fun, just for you. To your success! Nicole

I don’t read many business books. I know that I’m “supposed” to, but the reality is that most of them put me to sleep. Or they sound good, but the real life translation isn’t clear or easy to implement. But a few weeks ago I picked up Grit, by Angela Duckworth and couldn’t put it down. It’s…