So you’re a real estate agent and you want to grow your business, and you want to grow it quick. Long term, this would just be part of building your business, but you’ve decided, “Hey, I need some transactions right away. I need to help some folks right away.” What are the best strategies for you?
Go after [...]
How to Hire the Best Talent
Two things I look for when recruiting talent or let’s say in an interview, for anybody, whether it’s an actual real estate agent, or somebody who’s wanting to be on the staff of the company. But two things I’m always looking for is number one, how big is their why? And do they have real clarity on it? Do [...]
Service is the Key to Success
Prior to getting into real estate, I owned a company called Youth Entertainment Services. The first letter of each of those words is Y-E-S, so yes. Imagine that, FresYes, and then Youth Entertainment Services, so kind of part of how I came up with the name of FresYes. What I did for Youth Entertainment Services is I provided a [...]
How to Set Your Day Up For Success
My Ideal Day
My ideal day includes a great cup of coffee, an amazing workout where I really put my muscles to work and get a good sweat. Good breakfast. Being alert. Those mornings where you feel more alert and alive, I love those. That’s my ideal day, to feel alert and alive. If I’ve got the ability to take a walk during, let’s [...]
Two Lessons I Hope My Children Learn From Me
Two lessons I hope my children learn from me…
Break the rule of one. I’ve always referred to the rule of one as any time you tell one person something, expect them to tell one more person. Meaning, if you say, please don’t tell anybody, or keep this between us, the expectation should be that they will share it [...]
How to Win Your Day (Everyday)
It’s short and sweet, because you can stick to it.
Setting your day up for success begins the night before. Honoring your evening rituals is a key factor in achieving that success. My evening rituals include things like turning my phone on airplane mode 30 minutes before I go to bed. It includes brushing and flossing my [...]
What about that Guy in the Corner?
The most intriguing man or woman in the room, may not be the individual that everyone has crowded around. Sure, that person encircled by the masses is probably getting all the attention because, maybe, they’re quite the little celebrity on a blog, podcast, or in a video, or perhaps they’ve written some books. [...]
What I love about Real Estate today
I was asked recently, what I love about real estate today versus what I loved about it in the past. It’s an interesting question, at least for someone like myself, because I embrace change. I’m okay with it. In fact, change is one of the things that continues to push me forward. In real estate today, the way it’s [...]
How to Create a Culture of Growth
I was having a conversation with a young business leader from another state the other day who had visited my office. He was commenting on how he loved that my office was using fresh fruits and vegetables as snacks, and an open seating plan to help build culture. I had to explain to him that it had nothing to do with culture-building [...]