Seth Godin, one of my favorite bloggers, reminded me of something in his latest blog. That is, an agent’s real estate business is a living, breathing thing. Developing an intimate relationship with it, like one would with their garden, is what makes it grow, makes it sustainable, and a truly meaningful for all involved. While it’s important to have systems in place to run it like a business, it doesn’t mean that it needs to be treated like a machine. In today’s hectic world, people complain of being treated like “prospects” or “contacts” rather than human beings. In an effort to build your business, have you (like so many) forgotten that you sphere of influence is not really a list, but rather an living, breathing, ever-changing entity comprised of people that prefer individualized care and attention to yield the greatest results?
I’ll share Seth’s blog below.
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Roberta
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Happy New Year! I hope your 2013 is off to an excellent start. In reflecting on the past year, I’ve been thinking about one powerful attitudinal lesson that had a major impact on my life in 2012. It’s so good that I wanted to share it with you in case you would benefit from it as well. Here it is:
Take FULL responsibility for the energy you bring to every person and situation.
Whether we are picking up the phone to make a business call, sitting to dinner with family, approaching our children or relatives, or beginning a sales meeting – that the energy we bring has the power to alter the course of our experience is a given. The question is, are we bringing what we want (joy, love, peace) or what we don’t want (tension, negativity, mediocrity)?
This one idea has significantly improved my business and…
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