The Distinctive Agent Show

The First Time I Got Fired | Episode 470 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Todd Conklin learned the hard way that PROCESS MATTERS! It's not enough to commit a process to memory and hope that you don't forget something. It just doesn't work! Instead, you need a written plan to make sure you are checking all of the boxes and doing what you need to do to serve your clients. This episode...

The Key to Excellence | Episode 469 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Excellent lives are built by the culmination of excellent thoughts, excellent actions and excellent processes. The same goes for business. When you neglect the processes that make your business great, you are setting yourself up for failure! That's why it is vitally important that you spend time fine tuning them and putting t...

Relax! Your Health Depends on It | Episode 468 | Shannon Conklin | #BeDistinctive These days, it seems that stress is everywhere. And the uncertainty of COVID hasn’t helped. But there are steps that you can, and should, take to reduce stress. In fact, minimizing stress also reduces your risk for countless diseases like diabetes and heart disease. You owe it to yourself to give these three quick ti...

Yes, This Will Be On The Test | Episode 467 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive When you heard a teacher say that in school, you immediately grabbed your notebook. Because when something's that important, we don't try to commit it to memory and hope for the best. We take thorough notes so we don't miss a single detail. The same should be true for our business processes! Great processes...

Low inventory? No problem! | Episode 466 | Jennifer Coulson & Robert Yazbeck | #BeDistinctive Having buyers but no properties to sell them can be frustrating! If you’ve found yourself in that situation recently, you’re not alone. Robert Yazbeck in Steamboat Springs has been there, and turned the challenging situation into an opportunity.  Grab your notepad, you won't want to miss these ti...

Best Year Ever? | Episode 465 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Confused minds stall. And what causes confusion? Distraction! In today's episode of The Distinctive Agent Show, Todd shares how you can eliminate distraction and move forward toward your goals. There's still time to make 2020 your best year ever!

Are You Where You Want to Be? | Episode 464 | Susanne Wood | #BeDistinctive Responsibility means knowing that it is our job to get ourselves where we want to go. It's realizing that regardless of whose fault something was, it's on us and no one else to react in a way that brings us closer to our goals. In today's episode, Susanne Wood, Managing Director of our Telluride office, chal...

Take Your Productivity to the Next Level | Episode 463 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive If you've ever wished you could get more done with your time, don't miss this episode! Todd Conklin shares his top 6 coaches and mentors, people who have enabled him to increase the value of his time and accomplish more each day. Check it out, then find these incredible coaches on social media!

Doubt Your Limits | Episode 462 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive We've all heard that success does not happen overnight. We know it takes years of diligence and focus. Even so, doubt causes us to fixate on shortcuts.  We doubt our ability to be patient, to succeed, so we subconsciously keep ourselves from doing what we need to do. So, how can we stay committed in an industry that's obsess...

Pardon Me, But is That a Crab in Your Eye? | Episode 461 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Negativity is contagious. Far more so than positivity, which is why it's so important to keep around only the people who add value to your life. Check out today's episode of The Distinctive Agent Show for Todd's keys to kicking out the "crabs" in your life, and reprogramming a negative...

Babe Ruth - The King of Strikeouts? | Episode 460 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Did you know that Babe Ruth was the 5 time leader in the American League... in strikeouts? But that's not what we remember him for. In fact, anyone who has achieved greatness has also experienced countless, continuous failures. What does it take to overcome those failures? Find out in today's episode of The...

Why Not Me? | Episode 459 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive When it comes to changing lives, the responsibility falls on each of us. It's up to us to adjust our actions, our routines, our mindset and our relationships, our personal responsibility to make choices that will impact ourselves and others, and bring about the changes we're hoping to see. What choices you need to make in order to...

The Price of Failure | Episode 458 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Whether you make the right decision or the wrong one, there is a price to pay. And more often than not, the wrong choice is the more expensive one. We can choose to make the disciplined choice now and pay the price that comes with it, or we can make the wrong one and face the consequences later on. YOU have the opportunity to decid...

Have or Have Not | Episode 457 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive We're now halfway through the year. People who did not reach their goals in the first and second quarter cite COVID as the reason why. Yet others have exceeded their goals and cited the same reason. How is that possible? In this episode, Todd Conklin shares some difficult truths as he answers that question. Don't miss it!

Tackle the Week | Episode 456 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive So many people spend the week counting down until Friday. Dreading Mondays, relieved by “Hump Day” Wednesdays, and celebrating when the work week’s over. Only to be faced with the "Sunday Scaries" when it comes time to do it all again. There's a better way to tackle the week! Check out this episode to learn how.

Who's In Your Corner? | Episode 455 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive We've seen prize fighters make hundreds of millions of dollars, then later become broke. How is that possible? They had the individual drive to train and win, but not the right people around them to help them keep the money. They had the wrong corner. Do you have the right people in yours?

Are You Procrastinating on Your Pain? | Episode 454 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Pain is inevitable. But the good news is, we have more control over it than we think. We can decide to make sacrifices and endure pain on our own terms today. Or, we can face it tomorrow when it's out of our hands. Will you choose the pain of discipline today, or the pain of procrastination tomorrow?

Distraction: It's Costing You Millions | Episode 453 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Sometimes, distractions are easy to identify. More often, they sneak in and steal our time, focus and consistency disguised as a "Got a minute?," a too-good-to-be-true lead source, an unqualified lead, or a "Can I pick your brain?" Check out today's episode for 5 ways to avoid falling...

Is It Really Important? | Episode 452 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive We often claim that something is important to us, but find ourselves making excuses when it comes to taking care of it. However, when something is REALLY important to us, there's nothing that can stop us from doing what needs to be done. In today's episode, Todd Conklin challenges us to be honest with ourselves about w...

The Myth of Multitasking | Episode 451 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Can you imagine spending a few hours without your phone, completely disconnected from everything but what you're doing and who you're with? We spend so little time without the distraction of texts, phone calls, emails, and Facebook notifications. The truth is, spending some time disconnected can be life changing. Lear...

What's Your One Thing? | Episode 450 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive When you go all in on something, really go into beast mode to get it done, you're acting from your heart instead of your head. It's a life-changing feeling, to accomplish a goal when you've given it everything you possibly can. In today's episode, Todd Conklin shares how you can use the momentum from that...

Are You Afraid of Closing? | Episode 449 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive Most people recoil at the thought of being a "closer." They think of used car dealers and sleazy salesmen, and want nothing to do with it. In today's episode, Todd makes the case that it's time to reframe how we think about closing. After all, closing is how we meet the needs of our clients, and how we get...

Sand Dunes and Success Stories | Episode 448 | Todd Conklin | #BeDistinctive It's said that sand dunes can take 25,000 years to form, one grain at a time. They don't just happen. Similarly, our successes are built by layering one small choice on top of another, over and over again. And, as Todd Conklin shares in today’s episode, each small success is worth celebrating!