Everything Life and Real Estate

On this episode, Linda and Dana talk to Denise Gifford about how she grew her real estate team with a 90 Touch System for her clients.  Denise shares how she created a system over her years in real estate that includes 12 automated touches, 6 agent lead touches through events, and pop-bys.  She breaks down how she chose the events she hosts, and whcih events have the greatest turnout.  She dives i...

This episode of Everything Life and Real Estate is from a Mastermind Panel Dana hosted a couple weeks ago with Danny Baron, Felicia Ronk and Justin Mercer.  All three guest bring a unique take on marketing to the table and share what has helped them succeed in their specific areas.  Danny shares how he uses client events, meticulous attention to branding on social media, and creating a fun environ...

On Part Three of this three part series with Dianna Kokoszka, Linda and Dana discuss Manifestation and Leadership with Dianna.  Dianna shares what her perspective is on manifestation, and how it isn't just thinking something into existence, it's also about taking action on what you are manifesting.  She explains that you have not because you ask not, and how you can have what you want if you do it...

On Part Two of special guest Dianna Kokoszka on Everything Life and Real Estate, Dianna discusses negative thoughts and gratitude with Linda and Dana.  She breaks down ANTs, which are our Automatic Negative Thoughts, and how to counteract these damaging thought patterns.  She explains how any time you are having a thought associated with guilt, blame, labels, or thinking with feelings, you are stu...

On Part One of this three part episode, Linda and Dana talk with Dianna Kokoszka about how important mindset it.  Dianna shares how mindset is 90% of success, and skill is only about 10% of success.  Knowing this, one of the most profitable things you can do for your business is developing a positive mindset.  Dianna shares tactics for maintining a positive mindset, including affirmations, limitin...

On this episode, Linda and Dana answer a listener's question about how to know when it's time to consider other business opportunities.  They both share how many copmanies they have been with throughout their careers, and how they knew when it was time to look for something different.  Linda explaines how considering your current company's systems and who is available to help you are two things sh...

On this episode, Linda and Dana answer a listener's question about balancing work and family life.  They share how they approach evaluating opportunities in business when they come up in the context of how it will effect their family life.  Dana shares how adding non-negotiable family time sections to her calendar helps her say no to events that interfere with family, and Linda shares how she gets...

On this episode, Linda and Dana talk to Joel Manby, the author of Love Works, about his experience using love as a leadership tactic. Joel shares how he started noticing when love was a part of leadership at companies he worked for, the companies thrived, the profitability was higher, and the turnover was lower.  After he started investegating that phenomenon, he realized that love, when defined i...

On this episode, we hear Part Two of the collab episode with the All In Podcast Live.  Linda, Dana, and David take questions from the audience and cover topics like how to overcome roadblocks, how to get started with your podcast, how to generate revenue from a podcast, and how to find a co-host, and how beneficial it is  to stay true to yourself on your episodes.  They also discuss what's happeni...

On this episode, Linda and Dana talk with David Morse from the All In Podcast about how they all grew their podcasts and utilized them in their businesses.  Linda and Dana share the inciting incident that got them interested in podcasting, and how they got started.  They discuss how podcasts are a long play, but the benefits are people feeling like they know you, and seeing you as valid in your fi...

On this episode, Linda and Dana talk so Linda's interior designer John Holstead.  John shares his approach to interior design and how he helps them love their homes.  They discuss how he helped Linda re-design her home not once but twice, which kept Linda from moving when she was convinced she didn't like her home.  Dana gets John's opinions on current trends, and he shares which ones he loves, wh...

On this episode, Linda and Dana tracked their weeks so they could see what works great for them, and what they want to add into their routines.  They both share what their weeks were like the week previous, and discuss which days or activities brought them the most energy, and which days took the most energy from them.  They talk about how they counter balance stressful days with fun date nights a...

On this episode, Linda and Dana share their top takeaways from Gary's Top 200 Mastermind that they recently attended.  They discuss the shift that is happening again, and what it means to be back in a recession.  They share ideas on how to serve your clients during this time.  They also discuss the higher mortgage rates and how agents will need to be prepared to discuss that with their clients.  T...

On this episode, Terrie Foster Nowland interviews Linda McKissack about her wealth building journey.  Linda shares how she got into real estate, and how she became a part of profit share.  She discusses how wealth building isn't just about wealth, but it's about freedom, options and significance.  She shares what got her interested in wealth building, and what it felt like when she realized her pu...

On this episode, Linda and Dana discuss Mark Batterson's book Win The Day.  They share what stood out to them and has helped them already in their lives.  They talk about how stressing over the past or trying to control the future robs you of yorur ability to be in the present, and how this present day is the only thing you can win at.  They break down how it's possible for almost anyone to accomp...

On this episode, Linda and Dana talk to the owner of the Savanna Bannanas baseball team and author of The Yellow Tux, Jesse Cole.  Jesse shares how he took a struggling baseball team and turned it into a franchise with a massive wait list for tickets.  Jesse shares how he grew a huge fan base by creating an extremely memorable experience at the games, and by always asking "Is it fans first?" about...

On this episode, Linda and Dana discuss what it takes to be unforgettable to other people.  They break down how unforgettable people use different language, and how that language sticks with people long after they meet them.  Dana shares how people who make a powerful impact stay in her mind for a long time.  They talk about how having fun can be just as important for being unforgettable as seriou...

On this episode, Linda and Dana discuss their biggest takeaways from Family Reunion. They break down Gary's market update and what they learned about lead generation, house prices, and the possible upcoming shift in the market. They share how excited they are for Keller Williams' new military program, and how it is already effecting people they work with. They discuss what they learned about holdi...

Linda and Dana are at Family Reunion, so here is last year's top listened to episode! On this episode, Linda and Dana listen to and discuss a presentation David Morse gave during a recent KW Ohio Valley Region Top Agent Panel. David is the CEO of a top Keller Williams Market Center in Scottsdale, Arizona and co-host of The All In Podcast, and he shares his approach to marketing. He breaks down how...

On this episode, Linda and Dana talk to the author of Fierce Conversations, Fierce Leadership and Fierce Love, Susan Scott.  Susan shares how she started realizing that in relationships, the conversation IS the relationship, and how that realization lead her to figuring out the best way to approach and have fierce conversations.  She discusses how the most important conversations are sometimes the...

On this episode, Linda and Dana talk to the author of Achieve Your Apex, Chad Hyams.  Chad shares where the idea for his book came from, and how he integrated the attributes of apex predators into a book that helps you reach your goals.  He discusses his approach to scheduling events on his calendar, and why he thinks most people add to their calendar in the wrong order.  He breaks down the import...

On this episode, Alisha Simpkins joins Linda and Dana to share her journey in finding work/life balance in real estate.  Alisha shares how her mom leaving her at 17, while she was pregnant, forced her to grow up quickly and take care of her brothers.  She went on to discover real estate, and didn't initially find success in it, but when she did, she spent less and less time on her family and was c...

On this episode, Linda and Dana discuss the third skill Gary Keller has said agents will need to master in 2022 - burnout.  They share how each of them had moments in 2021 where their health was compromised because of burnout, and what they did to get themselves back on track.  They also explore how being stuck doing things you hate doing will lead to burnout happening quickly.  They talk about ho...

On this episode, Linda and Dana talk about ways to bring more kindness into the world.  They discuss how both of them have felt that there is a heaviness hanging with people lately, and how they wanted to brainstorm ways to bring some lightness back to their interactions with people.  They talk about practical ways to brighten someone's day, with a compliment, a smile, or even a conversation where...

On this episode, Linda and Dana discuss their goals for 2022.  Dana shares her giving goal, her new car goal and her plans to see John Maxwell this year.  Linda shares her health goals, her excitement for coaching with Joel Manby, author of Love Works, and her weekly goal for calling top agents.  They both discuss how they are going to implement steps to achieve their goals, and plan for a mid-yea...