If Something Scares You…

It Might Be Worth the Try

By America’s Six Figure Real Estate Coach Roberta Ross

Here’s a powerful thought shared by Seth Godin recently, “If something scares you, it might be a good thing to try.”  I love this.  Not that I want to promote fear in any way – quite the opposite in fact.  But what I do want my coaching and audience members to do is to S-T-R-E-T-C-H themselves.  To toss aside all those ‘that’s the way it’s always been’ mindsets and practices and try some new things on for size.  New ideas.  New technology.  New strategies.  Practices.  Tools.  Dialogues.  Mindsets.

Comfort zones can be dangerous places because they don’t allow us to grow. And let’s face it – if you’re not growing, you’re actually going backwards, because the world we live in is spinning faster and faster it seems, and getting smaller and smaller as well thanks to the availability of learning and connecting 24/7.

What can you do to break out without TOO much additional stress?

• Pick a new niche. Something you’re passionate about. Something that you can’t wait to fuel each day.
• Commit to adding one new person to your sphere each day. In a year’s time you’ll have added 365 new people!
• Join a networking group. There’s SO much opportunity in these groups.  Opportunity to learn from and connect with a lot of people.  Sometimes the toughest thing is to take that first step and join in.  After that, there will be no stopping you.
• Up the ante. Take your current goals and stretch them a little.  Make them attainable – but with a stretch.  Stop going for the slam dunks.  Step it up!  Expect more and you will attract more!
• Take your skills to the next level. Register for a training course or coaching or a combination and take those skills to the next level.  The best agents aren’t the best because they are resting on their laurels – they are constantly improving their knowledge and skills.

Our lives expand in direct proportion to the work and energy we put into it.  So stop sitting on the sidelines, resting on past successes or sitting in comfort zones that foster complacency.  Get up.  Get out there.  Bring your best self to the table each day and exercise your ability to grow in new and exciting ways.

I’d love to hear your thoughts – and what ‘scary’ thing you want to try in the New Year.  Share them with me here or on my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/6FigureRealEstateCoach!  To your success!