Tag Archive: realtor

Perfectionism, Learning F–k Therapy.

Permission to think your thougths.  That’s what Teri called F–k Therapy, the new book that I’ve got coming out in just about 36 hours.  I’m excited about it because I’m proud of it.  I learned the mechanics of making an e-book with LO Survial guide (buy it because I AM taking it down).  This time,…

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Sidebar Up: Goals and More.

December 1st is tomorrow.  And that’s makes tonight my “new years.”   For 7 years I was in the real estate business.  I watched people piss away the time between Halloween and Christmas in a stupor, going to title company luncheons, builder opens, and other nonsense.   See–there’s a decoupling in Real Estate.  You get paid NOW…

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Big Damn 2009 Goal Post, Part 1.

A lot of times, I’ve written down goals.  It’s a big step, and it’s important.  It’s not something that you do lightly, but in my case, my goals never mattered to me.   Not one day that I was a full time real estate agent did I give a shit.   Not one day that I was…

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The Power Of Loose Ties, Longterm Networking.

For a long time, I’ve been blogging.  I’ve followed and been followed by thousands of people off and on (had I the ephiphany that I’ve had today, baby, I’d have EVERYONE OF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES).   And I learned something.  Even people that you used to follow are dimly aware of you 2 years after you…

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8 Things You Can Do To Prevent Career Obsolecence In Real Estate

It’s Getting Worse. It’s All a Matter of Degree. Every time my attention is called to a post like this, I get a confused. Realtors are sitting together in some sort of lunatic echo chamber reassuring people that things aren’t as bad. They point to innacuracies in the media, however small, and say “Gotcha, the…

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Lesson #1 from Joe Paterno: “Potential Ain’t Worth S#!t.”

Joe Paterno is credited with saying that about a linebacker he took a pass on….according to legend, JoePA didn’t see him as a worker. And, apparently, JoePa was right because the dude had physical skills but became a Juco washout. (Note: I originally heard that story at one of the Mike Ferry events I attended,…

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