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When Envy Is Good
Ever heard the term Green with Envy? We talk about envy like it’s a bad thing, but channeled correctly, it can be a great benefit. Growth is about experiencing new things, but to experience them, you first need to know about them and think “that sounds like fun I’d like to do / be /…
Read MoreAre You Giving Resistance Too Much Credit?
Steven Pressfield defines resistance in his book War of Art as the thoughts that tell you: you aren’t good enough, it’s been done before and therefore you can’t, and who are you to dream this big? The trick with resistance, is that it can feel so real in the moment. Yet it’s just the mind…
Read MoreExpectations vs Standards
Expectations vs Standards On the surface they seem so similar, and yet they are completely different. Expectations are your definition of how something should be. How a person should act. How something should work out. They require other people and situations to bend to your will in order for you to be happy. It’s a…
Read MoreCounseling Buyers In A Multiple Offer Market
Is it just me, or is counseling your buyer on writing a winning offer a bit stressful? They want answers to things like “how high should I go” that you can’t answer. And price is just a portion of the conversation. That one seems easy compared to the waiving of contingencies that is going on…
Read MoreThere’s Enough For Everyone
It’s a busy market. Listings are scarce and buyers are competing on virtually any house they write an offer on. Depending on your outlook, things can seem a bit bleak. Like there isn’t enough to go around. Some agents are doing incredibly well, and others are feeling like they’re missing the boat. When that happens,…
Read MoreDealing With Uncertainty
Today is inauguration day. Donald Trump is officially the President of the United States. There is no way to know what will happen from here, but it seems fairly safe to say that today marks a turning point for America. History will look back on this Presidency as one that changed the course of many…
Read MoreReceive vs Get
A question I often hear is “how can I get business from social media”? We hear about agents generating endless business from Facebook, Instagram, etc. They make it sounds so easy. Which leaves you wondering, how can I get some of that business too? The problem lies in the question. Really the questions should be “how…
Read More3 Things That Made The Biggest Difference In 2016
As I prepare for an agent panel at our company kick off this morning, one of the questions is, what made the biggest difference in 2016. Even after 20 years in real estate, it’s a constant process of refinement. Finding what works, and then amplifying it. Here are the 3 things that seemed to matter…
Read MoreClear Space For 2017
“Keeping baggage from the past will leave no room for happiness in the future” Wayne L. Misner 2017 is hours away. A blank slate of hope and possibility. Are you ready? We usually think we are, but in reality we are holding on to the past. This makes it’s hard to create space for something new…
Read MoreMake Your Goals About Experiences vs Stuff
“A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions” Ralph Waldo Emerson Isn’t that the whole point of setting goals? To become more tomorrow than we are today. Typically we focus on things when we set goals. Money, objects, etc. We think that if we focus on them, the rest…
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