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Being More in 2024 (Wow, that rhymes…)

January is typically a moderately slow month for me, so THIS January I decided to do something a little different. Did I go to Fiji to relax? Italy? The Sahara Desert? Ah, no, no and no. I decided to spend three days with Tony Robbins in the Time to Rise Summit. Time to Rise was a three day Virtual class that lasted three hours a day. AND because we were… Read More »Being More in 2024 (Wow, that rhymes…)

The Sky is Falling…..Maybe!

First it was computers. Computers were going to create situations where consumers no longer needed real estate agents. Next came Al Gore’s invention of the internet. Then, as noted a few weeks ago by yours truly, the robots are coming and they will probably kill us (that’s what Gary Vaynerchuk said…). ORRRRR maybe it will be court cases and/or the Department of Justice. In case you’re not paying attention, as… Read More »The Sky is Falling…..Maybe!

Almost Halftime! How Committed Are You?

You see it on the Sunday night poker challenge, you saw it in Casino Royale. At the peak moment of the game, someone risks everything and goes “ALL IN!” They’re putting all the chips they have out in the pot and just, simply, going for it. This concept, thought by some to be admirable, is thought by as many or more, to be absolutely crazy. Then there are the small,… Read More »Almost Halftime! How Committed Are You?

No Two Clients Are Alike, BUT…

No two buyers or Sellers are ever the same – regardless of generation. But, to arrive at individual needs and wants, it is beneficial to become familiar with groups and preferences. Generational groupings provide a unique framework from which to start. In several classes I teach, each of the four main home buying generations Millennials (Gen Y), Generation X, Baby Boomers and Matures are discussed in detail along with a… Read More »No Two Clients Are Alike, BUT…

The Importance of Discipline

Long, long ago…. Like 1980 ish, I attended a track and field clinic and one of the speakers was the great Joe Newton, perhaps one of the greatest high school running coaches of all time. I have notes I took somewhere, probably in a box in the basement, and I’m sure I gleaned a multitude of gems from coach Newton. What I don’t need notes to recall and what I’ve… Read More »The Importance of Discipline

Optimism, the Pencil, and 2023

As we say good-bye to 2022 and look to the coming year with hope and anticipation, I can’t help but to think it’s going to be a much better year. It HAS to be, right? The question, then, becomes: How do I (that’s you, me, anybody) make it a better year? For me, the answer has always been clear: Gratitude and Optimism. We will deal with gratitude in a future… Read More »Optimism, the Pencil, and 2023

A Ying/Yang Day is all Ying in the End

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Yesterday I taught a class called Setting the Course for 2023 for the UTAH RRC group at the Salt Lake City Board of Realtors. It was a Ying/Yang kind of day that could have been thought of as disastrous. But it wasn’t. It began nicely. I successfully navigated the latest “storm of the century,” I got a killer parking place at DIA, walked in the terminal and stepped RIGHT UP… Read More »A Ying/Yang Day is all Ying in the End

How’s the Market?

Everywhere I’ve taught this autumn, from South Carolina to Coeur d’Alene, a key topic being discussed is the shifting market. As my Denver market, like many of yours, becomes more confusing everyday, I think it’s imperative to be up on the latest changes LOCALLY. While it’s one thing for you to be the market expert, more importantly, it’s time for your expertise to go deeper – not wider. What I… Read More »How’s the Market?

Politicians, Sales People, and Loving the Process

Milton Berle once said, “You can lead a man to Congress, but you can’t make him think.” Thirty years ago, I used to teach American Government to 9th graders. I can’t imagine having to do it in the last two decade given the complete disregard politicians from BOTH sides of the aisle have for us, the people, and for the Constitution and Bill of Rights.  Centuries ago the phrase “public… Read More »Politicians, Sales People, and Loving the Process

Your Strength is Your Strengths

The last three days, I have been on the Coldwell Banker Sales Rally and Roadshow, something I haven’t done in maybe 13 years. While it was a nice opportunity to take a trip down memory lane with some old friends and also meet new ones, it was mostly a chance to talk about one of my favorite topics: your strengths, and why they are so important in your business. It’s… Read More »Your Strength is Your Strengths