The Six Steps To Making A Decision & G.S.D!
Most people struggle when it comes to decision-making. They get paralyzed by fear or lack of certainty – or they just get overwhelmed and don’t know where to start and never get stuff done! Business owners make the decisions no one else can – or will – make. But the best ones use a system […]
10 Tips to Get Listings In A Low Inventory Market!
The majority of markets in North America are experiencing unprecedented low inventory levels and the supply is just not meeting the demands of buyers. The spring is quickly coming upon us and the key to our success as agents is the inventory game and having that listing inventory going into the spring and summer season. […]
5 Ways Fear Can Motivate You
Before I was in real estate I was traveling all over the prairies for the summer as a college student selling encyclopedias door to door to pay for my music degree. Every day I would have to psyche ourselves up to start knocking on doors at 3pm until 10 pm and try finding someone who […]
Powerful Pre Listing Appointment Questionnaire
We are now coming into the time of year where we all really want to build our listing inventory up for when our spring markets begin to hit. One of the simplest and most powerful strategies I use to eliminate my competition and to get the inside track on a listing appointment is to use […]
Habits That Hinder Our Success
Do you feel you never have enough time at the end of your day? Never enough money at the end of the month? We all have certain habits we need to quit to start increasing our own personal and professional success. Here are some of the top habits that always seem to hinder one’s success. […]
Visibility Trumps Ability – Dominate Your Market.
A good friend of mine recently spoke to our brokerage and really brought home how anyone could go into any market place and dominate within a certain period of time. The amazing fact that 52% of all internet and online traffic is completely related to social media now and if you think social media is […]
How to Build Mental Strength as a REALTOR©
I have recently been coaching my son Jude’s grade eight boys basketball team and find myself as a coach referring to the boys about their mental toughness. Coaches and sport commentators freely use the term mental toughness to describe the mental state of athletes who persevere through difficult sport and life circumstances to succeed. As […]
Must Read Real Estate Books for 2018
Every year when I put together this post I hope many of you will do more than just “plan” to pick up some of these books and implement what they teach. Reading these and similar books over the years are a huge part of why I have had the success in my business and personal […]
32 No Cost Or Low Cost Marketing Ideas For Agents 2018
Often I hear realtors tell me how expensive it is to do effective marketing as a real estate agent and how they don’t have the budget for these costs. Although I agree there are some very pricey marketing tactics in play right now, I assure you there are countless highly effective tactics that are “zero” […]
What Is Your 5 Per Cent Work?
Did you know that anything we do really only requires 5 per cent of you? Which means we are not using 95 per cent of ourselves and those activities should be delegated or outsourced to someone else or something else and in turn leaves us more time on the 5 per cent of our gift […]