Short Version You’re awesome. The work will be there for you, just waiting, in 2022! Do the math. And ultimately, all that truly matters is what you believe in. What story are you telling yourself? Stop believing in other peoples bullshit stories. Start believing in yourself! Long Version We don’t sell our hours. We ‘sell’ […]
An excerpt from #This Is Brokering. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” — Maya Angelou There are four powerful words to eliminate from your vocabulary. Never forget that we are in the business of building relationships and these […]
My first business (high performance Audi/VW parts) developed a significant mail-order component, I worked that phone as if my life depended upon it – which in a way it did – we had great advertising that made the phone ring non-stop. People wanted what we had and of 100 incoming calls per day, ~30 would […]
The #1 path to consistent referrals from the same source(s) is to answer the phone the first time it rings, be in front of your computer to intake the application on that first call, and respond to every subsequent call or email instantly. Losing two hours to a morning coffee meeting? Losing two hours to […]
A filter for social media. A filter for all forms of communication and action. A filter for living life. Is it true? Is it positive? Is it useful? Living by these three tenets makes for a less-stressful social media experience for sure, but lately I’ve been trying to apply them to my conversations, my writings, […]
In this business, each file you complete is another brick in your wall. The first walls (years) form the foundation that you are building your business success on. With a strong foundation, it’s up to you how many levels you build upon it. What strengthens a wall? Many things, but a key is the mortar […]
I’ve a new friend, his name is Roy. I have a photo of Roy and me together both smiling like old friends just a few minutes after meeting, although Roy and I were not smiling at one another a few minutes earlier — it could have been a much unhappier moment at the point the […]
There are many grooves worn into my brain, yours too; the repetition of mundane tasks creates low-level grooves with low impact on our day-to-day well-being. However there are others types of grooves worn so deep that when trying to think or behave logically we either trip over them or worse, we fall right into them, […]
Each of us ultimately is just a pile of carbon. In grade 8 science class Mr. Lenton taught us that all living things are carbon based. He did so with a very memorable (albeit disturbing) story involving his neighbour’s annoying cat and a ‘stakeout’ with his pellet gun, ending with disposal of the remains at […]
An excerpt from the book Be The Better Broker’ Volume 3 Appraisals: Know When to Hold ’Em “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em.” –Kenny Rogers What happens when your client asks for a copy of the appraisal? Short Version Do not release an appraisal report to a client — ever. Long Version Think twice about […]