NAR, Lawsuits, and Doing The Right Thing During the COVID lockdown, I wrote a blog titled, “Doing The Right Thing Is Always The Right Thing,” today’s unveiling of the recent lawsuit settlements brought that to mind. I’m writing this from Tahoe, where I was part of a panel with the Realty Alliance on scaling your […]
Tag: Growth Mindset
Perfect!
Perfect! I ran across a YouTube video: Good with Jocko Willink – that reminded me of my good friend and mentor, Tom Ferry. Tom and I were blessed to travel and work together on many projects, and I noticed one day when something did not go as planned, he said one simple yet powerful word: […]
Trust Is Your Brand
Your revenue runs at the speed of trust. Think about it: as trust goes up, speed increases and cost goes down. A client who trusts you returns calls, follows advice and refers friends. An agent who trusts their broker stays through a tough market. A lender or escrow partner who trusts you makes the transaction […]
Stretching Your Ambition With A 90-Day Sprint
When it comes to growing your real estate business, all the folks I work with have ambitious ideas for growth. Yet, have you stopped to consider that trying to execute too many goals at one time is a barrier to your success? As you and I know, the only way to ensure your ideas for growth succeed […]
The Power of Habits: From Thread to Cable
Horace Mann, the education reformer, put it this way: “Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.” I think about that line a lot. Not because it’s clever, but because it’s true in every brokerage I’ve ever worked with. One thread doesn’t hold much […]
The Economy and Housing, What’s Up?
Just received some edits from my Ph.D. friend, who is giving my textbook on the introduction to real estate economics a test drive. That got me thinking: The…
Persistence
Here is what I know as an entrepreneur: you try 10 things, 9 don’t work out as planned, and 1 (after tweaking it) works. The problems entrepreneurs confront every day would overwhelm most managers. The point? Persistence. If you believe in the problems you are solving, you keep iterating until you find the formula. I’m […]
Doing The Right Thing
One of my lawyer friends quoted Carl Sandburg today: “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.” My take? Doing the right thing is always the right thing and […]
The Leader’s Role: Defining Reality and Driving Results
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” ~ Max de Pree This powerful quote by Max de Pree highlights the multifaceted role of a leader. Defining reality isn’t about creating a fantasy world; it’s about understanding the current […]
The Accountability Advantage: How Tracking Your Efforts Drives Exponential Growth
“What is measured improves. What is measured and reported back exponentially improves.” This simple principle has a profound impact on performance, whether you’re an Olympic athlete or a business professional. Consider a study of Olympic-level figure skaters. When they trained on their own, they averaged 60 jumps and spins per hour. But when their coach […]