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Motivational quotes to kick off your 2012

Motivational quotes to kick off your 2012

A new year is here! This is your fresh start, your time to begin anew and with renewed vigor. It’s a time to make resolutions, visualize goals, and move forward toward success, growth, and change. Commit to make 2012 your best year yet, a year that will bring you closer to achieving your personal and professional goals. Now is the ...

Charlene Jimenez | 2012/01/01  | 36 Comments Editorials

The difference between a wanna be and a winner

The difference between a wanna be and a winner

I Wish I Wanna ___________. Hope springs eternal.  The dawn of a New Year brings out our best wishes wannas. I wish wanna lose weight. I wish wanna get fit, sleek and sexy. I wish wanna blah-blah-blah social media. I wish wanna yada-yada-yada more money. I wish wanna____________________. You know the drill.  We all do it.  New Years Resolutions. Yea! Come February first, or sooner, the blue flame ...

Ken Brand | 2011/12/26  | 12 Comments How to

Ten reasons why you may not be giving 100 percent at work

Ten reasons why you may not be giving 100 percent at work

You are not alone In a down economy, it is tough to stay focused on work and it is easy to get discouraged when deals fall apart or you’re surrounded by negativity, but you’re not alone. The first step of overcoming any obstacle is knowing the cause of the obstacle so it can be dealt with. The Time Management Ninja ...

AGBeat | 2011/11/14  | 15 Comments How to

Motivational selling – finding the pleasure and pain

Motivational selling – finding the pleasure and pain

Sigmund Freud coined the term “The Pleasure-Pain Principal” which is as simple as it sounds.  We are biologically programmed to seek pleasure and avoid pain.  We are internally motivated and drawn toward that anticipated pleasure and repelled by anticipated pain (unless you are a masochist, but that’s a different blog entirely). Some of us are more drawn to pleasure, even ...

Janie Coffey | 2010/08/11  | 24 Comments Realtors

Falling off the wagon – scraped knees and ice cream

Falling off the wagon – scraped knees and ice cream

WHAM! There was a rock sticking out of the ground on the hill you were speeding down. You tried to jump the wagon on a homemade ramp at your neighbors. Your big sister whipped you around a corner at high speed knowing full well that the wagon would tip over, spilling it’s contents – namely, you. I’m sure we all ...

Matt Stigliano | 2010/04/23  | 20 Comments How to

Building a plan based on the “Why”

Building a plan based on the “Why”

Soul searching and plan building. Two weeks ago, I wrote “Why? Finding real estate career motivation in down times,” as I was on a bit of a soul searching quest. The idea behind the post was not “poor me, I don’t know why I am a real estate agent,” rather it was an attempt for me to find that magic ...

Matt Stigliano | 2010/04/15  | 12 Comments How to

Drop The Motive! Step Away From The Consumer!

Drop The Motive!  Step Away From The Consumer!

Hello, I’ve been watching you. I was sitting across from a couple enjoying their food and to my left sat an older woman quietly enjoying her lunchtime. I’m a people watcher, been one all my life, so I noticed the woman seemed to be looking at the couple a little more than one might do ordinarily. As my plate of ...

Matt Stigliano | 2010/02/24  | 30 Comments How to

The End of the Year Big Bang Theory in Real Estate

The End of the Year Big Bang Theory in Real Estate

The news of the tax credit being extended and expanded rippled through the real estate industry as the masses of “seasonal” Realtors breathed a long awaited sigh of relief. For a while there it seemed like we might have to grind through the holidays (gasp!) and who wants to do that, right? I mean, prospective clients are either all turkey-ed ...

Erion Shehaj | 2009/11/26  | 14 Comments How to

Fear And Uncertainty In The Face Of Change

Fear And Uncertainty In The Face Of Change

Ever been frozen by fear? This past week, I made a change. I moved brokers for the first time in my career and to be honest about the situation, I was scared to death as I considered the possibility. Change brings with it a lot of fear and uncertainty and probably ten times as much when you’re a new agent. ...

Matt Stigliano | 2009/07/01  | 26 Comments How to

It’s GO Time. Pick A Stick or Choose A Carrot.

It’s GO Time.  Pick A Stick or Choose A Carrot.

The Stick First Place = Cadillac Eldorado.  Second Place = Steak Knives.  Third Place =You’re A Dud Dude, You’re Fired. The most epic “Stick Style” sales meeting of all time.  It’s damn fine “Rated R” acting too.   Let me ask you, how do you like your coffee?  Ok.  ”Stick Style” sucks.  Let’s move on. The Carrot ATTENTION The lazy-eyed ...

Ken Brand | 2009/04/20  | 8 Comments How to

Staying Positive in a Negative World

Staying Positive in a Negative World

It’s All in Your Head Being from Michigan I like some of the quotes by Henry Ford, one of my favorites is, “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are right.” Henry Ford said this over 100 years ago and it still holds true. Spiritual Laws Several years ago a book became very popular, The Secret and ...

Missy Caulk | 2009/02/02  | 9 Comments Green