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Go Ahead and Deck the Halls: Staging to Sell During the Holidays
You may wonder if holiday decor is a distraction when selling a home during the winter season. Turns out, it’s a welcome sight for buyers. According to a 2023 Research Study by the National Association of Realtors, 81 percent of buyers’ agents said staging a home made it easier for a buyer to visualize the property as a future home. A warm, inviting, and tastefully decorated home will be just the present they want to unwrap. -
Your Fall and Winter Database Plan
Just like there are seasons of the year, there are seasons in real estate. But, unlike nature, there are only three real estate seasons: fall, winter, and a combined spring/summer. While spring and summer typically see an explosion of real estate transactions, things tend to be a bit slower in the cooler months. Each of these seasons has its opportunities and challenges, but one thing is always constant in real estate. That’s your database, and how important it is to keep it in tip-top-shape. -
Not Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus: How to Ask for Someone's Time
There are many moments in our careers when we seek the help of someone we look up to. Perhaps they are in a room we want to enter, or are part of the bigger pond we have just hopped into. Even though it can be feel scary to approach someone we admire and ask for their time, making sure we have the correct ingredients to throw in the proposition potion can make all the difference. -
How to Be a Champion of Circumstance
Consistency is critical for success, but in the face of rapid change it’s important to learn how to move forward when your environment is anything but consistent. Resisting change can cause you to waste time and resources on priorities that aren’t relevant. and It can also damage your health and relationships in the process. Instead of seeing change as the enemy, see it as an opportunity to flex your resiliency and agility muscles. -
The Federal Funds Interest Rate Changed. Now What?
On September 18, the Federal Reserve moved to lower the cost of borrowing money by a half percentage point. This was a much larger drop than anticipated (most experts were predicting a quarter of a percentage point). -
3 Benefits of Belonging to a Big Pond
Despite wanting extraordinary results, it turns out that as adults, we’re often afraid that leading a big life and experiencing new things will bring unwelcome complications or hurdles. So instead of embracing the opportunity for success, we avoid or sabotage it altogether. -
Be an Anchor, Finish the Year Strong
As the final quarter of the year approaches, it’s the perfect time to buckle down on our objectives and focus on ending the year strong. This is the time to determine our new goals so we can begin exciting new adventures next year successfully. -
Think ONE Thing: How to Manage Change (Part 2)
In this newsletter, we’re going to dig into how to overcome change fatigue with the ONE Thing. Because everything is probably going to keep on happening and the only way to make it through it to narrow our focus and push ourselves forward with the power of momentum, one day and ONE Thing at a time.
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Think Adaptability: How to Manage Change (Part 1)
Being adaptable benefits us in all areas of our lives: relationships, careers, our physical and mental health, and more. -
Gain Peace and Better Relationships with Mel Robbins’ 'Let Them' Theory
By shifting your mindset and using the Let Them Theory, you will be able to focus on the choices you make and how they affect your life. -
Surviving the Storm: Get Your Mindset Right
The NAR settlement has brought widespread uncertainty about how agents will operate under the new rules. The truth is, we won’t be able to answer these questions for another few months. Now is the time to wait out the storm. -
Fear is the Mind-Killer: Fail Forward in 2024
Nearly a quarter of the way into 2024, some of us have probably long forgotten about the New Year’s Resolutions we committed ourselves to on January 1. It’s okay if you’ve strayed from the path of success.
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