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By: How High and How Low Can Your Commission Go? | agentgenius.com- national real estate opinion column

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:00:20 +0000

[...] it seem right to you? Not, would you like more. Not, do you want more money. Just is it right to you. Different cities have different amounts and percentages that are considered fair or [...]

By: The Value of Invisible | agentgenius.com- national real estate opinion column

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:08:42 +0000

[...] a great responsibility and challenge to show up and share something you know. Whether you’re Russell Shaw, or Marianna Wagner. It is hard work to make time for others, but I believe we do this more for [...]

By: A Little Tough Love: We Don’t Get Paid For Tryin’ — We Get Paid For Doin’ | Stop Here Realty

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:32:29 +0000

[...] made a comment on Russell Shaw’s most recent post. I’ve always loved the way Russell pokes good hearted fun at old sayings. In this case it was, [...]

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Fri, 30 May 2008 04:27:56 +0000

[...] were admonished in comments this week that we get paid for doin’ and not so much just tryin’. With 2.5 DFTs this week, [...]

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:02:15 +0000

Thanks for the input Ben. One of the realtors was a KW agent. She felt it helped her tremendously.

By: Benjamin Bach

Benjamin Bach — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:30:16 +0000

Hey Sue!
Yes, I’ve seen it; we screened it at least 5 times in the last year at my Keller Williams office.
It doesn’t talk enough about the need to take inspired action, but it is a great introduction to some fundamental truths.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:28:41 +0000

I truly believe that its all a matter of how you think, process information and that you do make your own destiny. You can choose to be happy or not. I just purchased the DVD “The Secret” based on the recommendation of several realtors. They felt it really helped them. Has anyone heard of it or seen it?

By: Real Estate Blog Girl

Real Estate Blog Girl — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:56:37 +0000

Well said, Russell. You make your own destiny. That is an interesting question to ask anyone- most of us underestimate our value – once you realize you deserve more you can earn more.

By: Karen Rice

Karen Rice — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:48:41 +0000

LOL small world…I just quoted that Yoda tidbit somewhere else, I forget where…

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:38:08 +0000

“Do or do not… there is no try.”

— Yoda

By: Karen Rice

Karen Rice — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:52:01 +0000

Well, there are going to be extremes and exceptions to any rule. I’m sure however that the scrappiest survivors of The Great Depression may not have survived if they had a “try” mentality as opposed to a “do” mentality. Not belittling victims – and nobody can really do much to help drought or famine. But again, that was an extreme situation and certainly not applicable to the real estate market today.

By: Late Night Austin Real Estate

Late Night Austin Real Estate — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:21:52 +0000

I dont know. I think there is a place for positive thinking. And I think people dont work very hard at times because they have low expectations of themselves. But positive thinking can be dangerous. I had a friend who started a business that was taking on loans. I asked what would happen if the business failed. He said he wasnt going to even consider the possibility “that was negative thinking”. The business didnt succeed. As you can guess the story didnt end well.

Personally I have started ventures with several contingency plans if they failed. My business did ok even though I practiced “negative thinking”. So while I think there is certainly a lot of power in positive thinking I think at times it depends on the situation.

By: A Little Tough Love: We Don’t Get Paid For Tryin’ — We Get Paid For Doin’ | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments

Wed, 28 May 2008 07:11:21 +0000

[...] made a comment on Russell Shaw’s most recent post. I’ve always loved the way Russell pokes good hearted fun at old sayings. In this case it was, [...]

By: ines

ines — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:41:31 +0000

2006 was our toughest year – my dad was diagnosed with cancer. He looked at me before his first surgery and said, I’m beating this. That’s all it took. Positive outlook in life counts for so much more than we give credit to. I like the Power of Intention -we all have our methods. Thanks Russell.

By: BawldGuy Talking

BawldGuy Talking — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:00:14 +0000

I truly don’t mean to be harsh here, as there is some real suffering out there amongst the RE community. Still, there are two classes of agents.

Those who DO, and those who Try.

Do you ‘try’ to prospect daily, or do you ‘prospect daily?’

Labeling this line of thinking as ‘positive thinking’ replaces doing with trying.

Those for whom results are the only measuring stick, don’t ‘try’ to do anything — they’re too busy getting things actually done.

As a young agent I was constantly told, “Don’t make excuses Brown, make good.”

I wasn’t allowed to try.

By: Greg Broadbent

Greg Broadbent — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:51:53 +0000

Good point Sabrina, but I still think the logic holds up. I think in that extreme situation some where along the line they just missed one of the things they HAD to do. Other people survived, I think they had to do whatever they did.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:24:20 +0000

Tell this to the people who went through the Great Depression. They HAD to have jobs. Yet they were unemployed. The same goes for anyone who has been through a drought or famine. They HAD to have water and food, yet it wasn’t available — and many such folks died. I think it’s good to be positive, but you can write down what you have to have all day long and not get it at the end of the year. We have gotten so wealthy that these positive thinking perspectives seem reasonable, but they do not seem reasonable to people who have been through really hard times and been unable to do anything about it. I think things are more complicated than the premises of positive thinking, although I think there is value to it.

By: Barry Cunningham

Barry Cunningham — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:01:08 +0000

I’m all for the power of positive thinking..so in that regard I concur. But like you said Jeff…your Grandmother said it and King Solomon way before her. othing earth shattering in this revelation except for the fact that it needed to be said. That’s the real problem I see in the industry today.

Everyone needs some form of motivation…I guess.

By: BawldGuy Talking

BawldGuy Talking — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:53:19 +0000

Russell — As you and I have shared with each other before, a universal law is a universal law regardless of whose mouth it comes out of.

You quote Hubbard, I quote Solomon. It all says the same thing: As a man thinks, so he is.

Forget the author, but Grandma used to tell us whether you think you can or think you can’t — you’re right.

You’ve knocked another one outa da park, Russell.

By: Vicki Moore

Vicki Moore — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:51:37 +0000

Cheryl – It’s a minute by minute – thought by thought – practice. It’s to become aware of what you’re thinking about, determining if that thought is productive and positive, then if it’s not, change it. Practice. Practice. Practice.

Sticky notes on the bathroom mirror? Affirmations? Meditation? Listening to CDs? Yes! All of it. Friends, family, movies, tv, music – that too. Surround yourself with positive, light-filled thoughts and people, be conscious of what you’re thinking and doing.

On my way home from work in the evening, I list all of the people and things I’m grateful for. You could have a “grateful” journal. Look for ways that work for you.