The Real Estate Agent or The Friend ?
You can Become Too Emotionally Involved Building Relationships is key when establishing trust and rapport with clients whether buying or selling a home. Unfortunately, it is easy for this relationship...
View ArticleWhat does loyalty mean to you?
photo courtesy of Michael Cornelius loyal1: unswerving in allegiance: as a: faithful in allegiance to one’s lawful sovereign or government b: faithful to a private person to whom fidelity is due c:...
View ArticleSuper Hero Style or Yawn, Shrug and Muggle?
“What makes a good agent?” You and I could write a multi-chaptered book about the answer. Maybe we will someday. In the meantime, here’s a shortish answer in blog post form. Basically, you have to...
View ArticleRelationships Key To Success
2008 sucked. Pure and simple. The economy sucked. The real estate market sucked. Many people’s lives were really not good in 2008. We all know that 2008 was a rough one for many of our friends,...
View ArticleReal Estate = Life
This is as impromptu a post as it gets but HAD to share because I’m a bit emotional and need to get it out. I came back from RETechSouth feeling great for many reasons. I need to tell you that I was...
View ArticleIf this is the solution, why do I feel empty?
Solution in a box. If you’ve spent any amount of time here, you’ve probably seen the phrase “solution in a box” (probably more than once). I’ve read it a bunch of times, but it never quite sunk in...
View ArticleWhy Lovers and Others Leave?
Wonder Why Lovers and Others Leave? Why prospects vanish? Why calls go unreturned, emails go unanswered and text messages are ignored. Why past clients list with another? Why buyers bolt? Why...
View ArticleThe Flight Crew Freak Out Factor
I Though I Was Going To Die Ever have a near-miss death experiences? I’ve had three. Two in the water, one in mid air. Whistling along at five hundred and fifty miles per hour,two howling jets...
View ArticleWhy Can’t We Be Friends? The Lost Art Of Acquaintances.
Straddling generational lines. I’m going to be thirty-eight years old in a few months. I come from a generation that knows what a pong set-top box is, remembers life before VCRs (let alone DVRs), and...
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How to network more meaningfully [editorial]
Go to any type of job fair or professional development seminar to network and you can easily walk out the door with a dozen business cards. But are they worth anything? The post How to network more...
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How to ruthlessly use data like a boss without becoming inhuman
(EDITORIAL) The use of analytic data is already well-documented in identifying likely customer behaviors and responses. But there's something at the core we aren't always talking about here. The post...
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4 simple tips to ease friction with your boss while working remotely
(OPINION / EDITORIAL) Find it challenging to get along with your boss while working from home? Here are a few things you can try to ease the tension. The post 4 simple tips to ease friction with your...
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How business and personal relationships should be treated differently
(ENTREPRENEUR) A personal relationship and business relationship typically don't mix, but even if they do, they shouldn't be approached the same way.
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