When you start off in a sales career, you’re probably expecting a few things, like being able to set your own schedule and having more control over your schedule. There are some things that you will discover that will challenge you in ways like never before. I remember when I Read more…
Does this seem familiar to you? You go through your day facing an overwhelming amount of decisions. Your brain shifts to overload. You’re doing so many things at once that your brain get scrambled (or fried, depending on how you like your eggs). You walk into a room and your Read more…
There’s nothing like great training to create a successful Realtor. And my friends, in some brokerages you will find nothing like great training. All joking aside, some brokerages offer very little in the way of training and education. Some brokerages offer incredible and ongoing training and education. Learning about your Read more…
As agents, we can get so caught up in the everyday tasks of running our own real estate business that hardly have time to think about the numbers. But think about them, we must! When an agent signs on with a brokerage, they have already discussed and agreed upon the Read more…
We’ve all seen the professionals that take our breath away. Athletes that consistently hit a ball with speed, power and precision in their chosen sport, such as tennis or golf. Ice skaters who defy gravity on the ice and rarely fall. We watch shows like ‘Dancing with the Stars’ where Read more…
Congratulations! You’ve passed your real estate exam and you have your license to practice in your state! It took a lot of hard work to get to this point and you’ve earned this. It is going to take years for you to truly learn the craft of being a Realtor, Read more…
There sits, on the desk of a friend of mine, a ‘procrastination calendar.’ Each and every day, the page is turned to a new quote engineered to fire up her productivity. A daily call to action gets revealed to inspire and motivate and ward off any time-wasting. The problem is Read more…
Can we talk for a moment? A real heart-to-heart talk about the myth of motivation. It’s a word so often over-used in self-help books, on posters with affirmations (you know the ones, with the sun coming up over the mountains) and spouted by get-rich gurus in seminars that are overpriced Read more…
Have you ever had a day where you would just rather curl back up in bed than go to work? Okay, yes, we’ve all those days. They’re are perfectly normal, but only if they happen every now and then. Let’s face it, not everyone wants to go to work every Read more…
Congratulations! You’re officially a Real Estate Agent. You’ve received your Real Estate License after making it through all of the classes, the studying and the tests. You’ve partnered with a broker and paid your first year’s dues to your local Realtor board and to the National Association of Realtors. You Read more…