“To delay is to make the right decision harder.” This simple statement holds a powerful truth: indecision itself is a decision: a decision to let circumstances dictate the outcome. Think about it: not making a choice is still a choice. It’s a choice to remain stagnant, to miss opportunities, and to potentially face more difficult […]
Tag: Growth Mindset
What Can A Gym Teach Us About Recruiting?
Equinox’s campaign “We Don’t Speak January” caught my attention. Equinox did not offer new members the opportunity to join on January 1st, which made a statement about the type of member they wanted. In their words, “it’s not you; it’s January.” The company called the month of January “a fantasy, delivered to your door in […]
CoStar and Move: A Match Made In Heaven?
The acquisition of Realtor.com could boost competition, says Mark Johnson, Co-Founder of CoRecruit and former CEO of the nation’s 35th largest brokerage firm. I recently had a call with Candace Evans, the Founder and Creator of CandysDirt.com, and she asked me if the CoStar and Move proposed acquisition was a big deal. My answer was […]
Don’t Let Your Conference Inspiration Fade Away: A 4-Step Post-Conference Guide
Just attended a real estate conference like Inman Connect? Feeling inspired and loaded with new ideas? Conferences offer incredible opportunities to boost your knowledge, network with peers, and get pumped up for your business. Here’s the key: Turning That Inspiration Into Action. So many attendees return home overwhelmed and never implement what they learned. Don’t […]
It’s Not Necessarily How Hard You Try; Ask Avis
It’s not necessarily how hard you try; ask Avis. The top 1% know you can spend an inordinate amount of effort inefficiently and gain nothing, and sometimes you can invest less effort more efficiently and gain plenty. Choose more often what’s important over what’s urgent. The best entrepreneurial drug: momentum. And the hardest part of […]
Successful Thinking
Successful thinking. David Schwartz said it well: “Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches or pounds, or college degrees, or family background; they are measured by the size of their thinking.” From Maxwell: When Jack Welch would tell a GE employee that an ongoing relationship was more important than the sale of […]
You’ll Get Knocked Down And Then Get Up Again
“You’ll get knocked down and then get up again” is more than the lyrics of Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. The top 1% know that there are so many outcomes we can’t control. Even Epictetus (55 – 135 AD) wrote, “control what you can and let go of what you can’t control.” Every high-performing individual I’ve worked […]
Fear vs. Focus
The top 1% understand this: Fear causes you to lose your focus Greed causes you to lose your focus The remedy? Do the opposite: Hope creates focus Generosity creates focus Alignment with your purpose creates focus From 1957 till his assassination in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled over six million miles. He spoke over twenty-five […]
Growth Does Not Just Happen
The knowledge you need to reach your dreams isn’t going to track you down and force itself upon you. Growth does not just happen. The top 1% have become intentional learners. There are numerous benefits to becoming an intentional learner: You become more creative, and you develop your own unique perspective and exposure to ideas on […]
Stop Incremental Growth: How to Take a Quantum Leap in Your Real Estate Practice
We live in a world of exponential change. Just think, today’s smartphones have the computing power of the entire US government in 1983! This kind of rapid advancement isn’t limited to technology; it’s possible in your business too. Are you tired of slow, incremental growth? Do you dream of making a significant leap forward? The […]