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Hiring Your First Assistant: Part 1
If paperwork is piling up, potential appointments are sliding through the cracks, and you feel you are hitting your ceiling of achievement, it might be time to hire an assistant. But it’s important to hire the right person to address your pain points and boost business. Afterall, if you’re going to be paying someone’s salary, you need to make sure the benefits outweigh the costs.
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Benefits of Working with Buyers
In real estate, if an agent doesn’t have clients, they don’t have a business. Some people choose to focus on working with buyers, and others choose to focus on building a listings-based business. Either can work for you if you provide the right kind of service.
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The Biggest Rookie MythUnderstanding: Not Getting into Action Sooner
When we asked hundreds of successful agents what they think is the most common mistake agents make, almost all of them gave the same answer: new or nervous agents think they have to be an expert at everything to do anything. These successful agents refuted this MythUnderstanding universally.
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Book Report: Never Split the Difference
According to Chris Voss, all of life is a series of negotiations. Whether you’re helping someone buy a home, advocating for a better rate, or even trying to decide what toppings to order on a pizza with your spouse, you’re communicating with the desire for a result.
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More is More: Win with an Abundance Mindset
Living with an abundance mentality instead of a scarcity mentality helps us accomplish what matters to us. We can develop an abundance mentality by being purposeful. -
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. -
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. -
Getting to the Core — An Agent’s Areas of Value
The challenge for all businesses is they must explain and demonstrate the value they give so well that people agree to their price before they experience it. -
Qualify Clients with LPMAMA, the Mother of All Conversation Frameworks
How do you identify people who are ready to do business today and those who may need some extra attention before they’re ready to commit? That’s where LPMAMA has your back. -
An Agent’s Most Valuable Tool: Understanding, Building, and Delivering Your Value Proposition
Your value proposition explains the unique benefits a customer gets from choosing to work with a particular brand, vendor, or in your case, real estate agent. It’s what drives clients to work with you over any of your competitors.
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Have the Hard Talk: Tips for Fierce Conversations
Fierce conversations involve determining what the heart of the issue is, why it is significant, as well as figuring out how to resolve it. They are essential for healthy relationships and communication in the workplace and personal lives.
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