Posts by Nicole Mangina
Why Do We Spend So Much Time Worrying About What Will Go Wrong?
Taking action seems to have been the theme for my last two posts and it has carried over into this one. Indecision and inaction are the biggest blocks that most people have to reaching their goals. It can be scary when you don’t know that to do. What I have found, though, is that if…
Read MoreWhat Do You Do When There Isn’t Anything To Do?
The real estate market is booming. Homes are selling in a matter of hours with multiple offers, and Buyers are turning out in droves to take advantage of the low interest rates. So why are many agents looking around, wondering, why in the heck they are not busier? By all accounts, the real estate market is back in most areas…
Read MoreAre You Beating Yourself Up?
They say we are what we eat. For me, it definitely seems to be the case. The biggest culprit is sugar. It makes me tired and cranky. So last June, I stopped eating it. I still eat bread and other things that have sugar in them, but no candy, cookies, cake, etc. I definitely felt…
Read MoreShould You Jump in or Take It Slow?
Part of my workout routine includes swimming once a week. It is one of my favorite workouts and I always feel so much better afterwards. I can show up feeling tired and grumpy and be motivated and inspired by the time I get out of the water. Knowing that I always feel better afterwards makes…
Read MoreAre You Busy Working On All Of The Wrong Things?
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to fill a day and be genuinely busy and yet feel like you haven’t really accomplished anything by the time you get to the end of it? It has happened to all of us at one point or another. You start the day answering emails, a phone…
Read MoreStop Multitasking!
In the time that it takes you to read this blog post you will have emails come in, maybe a text message or two and probably a Facebook update. The million dollar question is: Do you make it to the end of the blog post before checking them, or do you check those things as…
Read MoreFrom Good To Great, How To Rock Your Clients’ Experience
There are a lot of agents doing the right things in their business, but not getting the results they want. I see it every day and the frustration that ensues. Why is it that two different agents can seemingly do the exact same things, and yet get very different results? This is a topic that…
Read MoreStop Overthinking It, The 5 Minute Rule
You are picking a new template for your email newsletter and suddenly realize that you have been looking at options for the last 2 hours. Sound familiar? We are all classic over thinkers. It happens to me too. I will agonize over things for hours, days, weeks even. The moment I realize that I am…
Read MoreHave You Planned Your Vacations For 2013?
You may or may not have done your business plan yet, but even more important than that, have you planned your vacations for this year? Whenever I talk about going out of town, agents get a bit nervous. The idea of leaving their business even for a few days strikes fear in their heart. What…
Read MoreGetting Honest With Your Clients
With the real estate market heating up over the last year, multiple offers have become common place again. Multiple offers can be scary for Buyers and frustrating for agents. However, I find that a lot of this stems from agents not being truly honest with their clients. Case in point, the pre approval letter. Not…
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