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Stepping Down So I Can Step Up – The Stigliano Chronicles
Sniff, Sniff. Stepping down sounds so dramatic. As if I’m abdicating the throne, giving up my gold medal after being caught with a needle full of steroids, or I just got caught in a compromising photograph and I need to hang up my tiara as Miss USA. None of these can be further from the truth (mainly because I am ...
Back To Square One: New Agent Focus
Out of focus. Sometimes in life, you need to step back from what you’re doing and look at the big picture. With all that’s been going on in my life, I’ve been doing plenty of self-evaluation, some personal and some business related. In the business related category, I’ve been going through my goals and seeing what I can do to ...
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The true test of any relationship.
Having friends is good. This topic is talked about all the time – the value of any relationship. Whether it’s our clients, our agent friends, our vendors, or the people we “meet” online, there is a value to having them. If there’s no value, then perhaps they shouldn’t be our friends – real or perceived. I got to thinking about ...
“You should blog about that.”
Running out of ideas. There comes a time in every blogger’s life where it seems as if the well has run dry. There’s no ideas, there’s nothing exciting to report, and one more photo post will drive them over the edge. Recently, this hasn’t been the case with me, but I have had it happen. As a new real estate ...
Social Media And The New Agent.
Social media blah blah blah. “Hi, my name is Matt, and I’m a Social Media guru.” I’m going to start using that in conversation. Everyday. With strangers. I might as well, everyone else seems to be doing it these days. You’re sick of it, you say? Why would that be? Perhaps because the people peddling their wares are about as ...
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. ...
Blog, Blog, Black Sheep.
Blog, Blog, Black Sheep, Have you any skill? Today is one of those days. I’ve been busy all day, trying to do what we do best. I have an article due on AgentGenius, my personal blog needs updated, and I haven’t commented back to some things on ActiveRain. I need to get down to business. I sat down this evening, ...
Curing the new agent RE.net jitters.
First a disclaimer: Although this article is all about ActiveRain, I in no way am attempting to advertise for them directly. I encourage all agents (myself included) to research what works for them. This post is just about what I’ve learned as I experimented with ActiveRain. Although the post will remain ActiveRain specific, that in no way is meant to ...
Call Them What You Want, But You Better Get One
Mentor, coach, friend, confidante, accountability partner, or buddy. I don’t care. When I first started in real estate there was a lot of talk of mentoring and getting experienced agents in your offices that would let you tag along with them so you could learn more, learn better, and learn faster. Consistently I heard that taking the licensing test wasn’t ...
Fear Of A Blog Planet
How in the world did I get here? I am loving the world of blogging. I walk down the street and think of a new topic or write half a post in my head. I get excited when I click on the “publish” button and go review my handiwork. Its an exhilarating feeling for me. I love the idea of ...
The Real Estate Highway
Stop and go. Stop and go. As I traveled down the 410 on my way home tonight, I got to thinking about the traffic. I make this ride every night with my wife after picking her up from work. Some days the traffic is good, some days its a nightmare. Its like any highway; construction, rush hour traffic, accidents, idiots, ...
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5 Things About Blogging I Didn’t Know 359 Days Ago
It’s almost my anniversary. My first post on AgentGenius arrived on September 22, 2008. By my calendar (which I sure hope is the same as yours) that means I’m only six days away from celebrating my blogging birthday. As I’ve mentioned previously in posts, I had done what I would now consider blogging back in my band days, but we ...