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June 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

5 Ways to Practice Self-Leadership in the Real Estate Space

  When was the last time you looked into the mirror… the last time you really took a good hard look at yourself. Not just your physical characteristics but your actions and thought processes. Most people do not spend too much time considering themselves or working on themselves. Self-leadership is the practice of understanding who you are, identifying your desired experiences, ... Continue Reading

September 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

Best Business Reads for Real Estate Agents

Best Business Reads for Real Estate Agents

September 6th (Labor Day) was also National Read a Book Day across the United States. In honor of that day and because I really do like to read and listen to audio books when I am out and about, I’ve compiled a list of 5 of my favorite business books for real estate professionals. You’ll be surprised, not all of them are actually about business in the way you might think that they ... Continue Reading

April 6, 2021 1 Comment

Best Practices for Running a Stress-Free Real Estate Business

Run a Stress Free Real Estate Business

April is Stress Awareness Month. And, since many of us have spent way too much time working from home, home schooling the kids, and trying to keep business momentum despite the pandemic, lots of real estate agents are feeling more stressed than ever before. Either that—or if you are extremely busy as a result of the seller’s market (writing offer after offer or managing multiple offers ... Continue Reading

April 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

Finding Your Groove – Tales from the Dining Room

home office routine for realtors

Welcome to my dining room, where I have set up a home office and have been working since March 17th. Depending upon where you live and whether or not you have a home office and whether or not you’ve got school-aged kids at home, your life has likely been turned upside down due to the Coronavirus.*  As for me, I’ve managed to find my groove, but it did take a few weeks and several ... Continue Reading

March 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

6 Ways to Stay Productive During a Quarantine

6 Ways to Stay Productive During a Quarantine

We are facing a new and novel situation, not seen in the United States since 1918. And, while companies such as Proctor & Gamble (Charmin) and Gojo Industries (Purell) are making a killing, there are a whole lot of parts of the economy that are feeling the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. The paralysis felt by those of us in the field of real estate hit hard and fast and, in many ... Continue Reading

March 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

5 Ways to Sell Homes if You Are an Introvert

Sell Homes if You Are an Introvert-Melissa Zavala

There is a big misconception out there, and it is that all salespeople are extroverts. But, let me clear up this misconception. Extroverts aren’t all social butterflies, and introverts aren’t necessarily shy. Believe it or not, the extraversion-introversion divide isn’t about being either of those extremes. This distinction is defined by where people derive their energy—people or ... Continue Reading

February 4, 2020 2 Comments

Life Lessons: How to Develop or Sustain Habits to Help You Prosper

Life Lessons: How to Develop or Sustain Habits to Help You Prosper

I’ve just finished reading James Clear’s 2018 best-selling book entitled Atomic Habits, and I cannot say enough how much I enjoyed it. I consider myself to be a person with pretty decent habits; I go to the gym several days a week; I avoid alcohol; I eat healthily; I stick to a regular work schedule. Nevertheless, this book definitely helped me to consider how I can improve upon my ... Continue Reading

January 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

How to Crush Your First Year in Real Estate

How to Crush Your First Year in Real Estate

The first year as a real estate professional is filled with all sorts of emotions—excitement over passing the licensing exam and beginning a new career path as well as uncertainty about the speed in which income and success may come. If I had a dollar for each time an a newbie agent asked me how to crush his or her first year in real estate, I’d be able to retire and buy my own island ... Continue Reading

December 9, 2019 1 Comment

5 Ways to Make the Most of 2020

Ways to Make the Most of 2020

In the past week, I’ve found myself retelling the same story three or four times. And, as we all prepare to restructure or amp up our real estate business models for 2020, I think that this story is a valuable one to share with you. I once crossed paths with a man who was self-employed and worked about 40 hours a week. Then, one day, I noticed that he wasn’t going to work each ... Continue Reading

November 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

6 Steps to a Massively Successful Pivot in 2020

6 Steps to a Massively Successful Pivot in 2020

Let’s have a heart-to-heart right now. You trust me, right? Because I want to tell you something that may hurt your feelings a little bit. Here I go: If you want to see more closings in 2020 than you did in 2019, then you need to change the way you do things. Albert Einstein is widely credited with saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different ... Continue Reading

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