Think Bigger Real Estate

Here are some things that I want you to understand about learning, growing and pursuing happiness. You know, for the longest time, I believed that I was learning thoroughly, deeply by listening to audiobooks by listening to podcasts. This type of learning stimulates the brain to entertainment, and to spark some new ideas. But it's not enough to change you to the level that you need to change. Just...

Is the year 2020 going to be the year that you decide to be a better spouse, partner, parent, worker, business owner, athlete - the list goes on and on. We have a unique opportunity to hit reset on all of it and rebuild or improve upon where we are now.  Ask yourself these three things: 1. Am I living the life I want to live in the following areas:  Family/Relationships Spiritually Your mindset  Y...

It becomes a bit of a badge of honor saying I haven't had a vacation in 20 years. I hear real estate agents say that. And I never am impressed by that. Or they say I work through any vacation. Another one is I've never taken the day off. I really think that your body and your mind, your business, your relationships, your health and your everything will be better if you take vacations.  Let me expl...

Day One Dollar Zero Podcasts hosts Eli Schmidt and Will Grimes brought tremendous value to anyone that wants to build a great business without having to buy leads or constantly ask their sphere for referrals. They do this through the way in which they market. Their marketing includes attraction-based principles of documenting their life in things both personal and business. By being on and sharing...

The luxury home market update for Portland, Oregon that Emile Bonfiglio gave to us wasn’t even the main topic of the show, but it was deeply insightful. What was even more valuable for your business was Emile’s perspective on the definition of good marketing, a case for print, a case for telling powerful stories in your marketing, and how he’s really gotten ahead in life and business.   As the Pub...

In her own words, here is Gogo’s story: “I came to the US in 2003 to build my American Dream. By process of elimination; after trying to work in data entry in a warehouse, a sales rep in a jewelry store, restaurant food safety auditor to stay at home mom, to waitress; my neighbor recommended I’ll be a Realtor. She referred me to a local brokerage. They offered me a job if I pass my test. I did and...

When you hear the word branding, what comes to mind? Do you think of logos and colors? If that’s true for you, then you’re in for a real treat by hearing all about branding from a brand specialist, Brandon Gaston. Not only is this guy the best dressed man in the PNW, he understands and teaches branding at a deep and fundamental level, including ensuring that it aligns with your legacy and deeper p...

Many of the best real estate agents and mortgage loan officers in the industry have built their business by being face to face in coffee meetings, lunches, business mixers, client events and through in-person pop-bys. So, in times of a global pandemic, when it may not be as welcomed or safe to be face to face with others, should an agent develop a new gameplan in getting business?  Best-selling au...

Eric Sachs of Breakthrough Broker not only created one of the most valuable resources known to the real estate industry, but on this episode goes into teaching how to implement, how to get rid of the “I should do xyz” that we all live with.   Some of the topics that we discuss include: How self-determination and will power is like a reservoir 461,000 real estate agents are on the service It is a f...

Relaunch Your Business with Wayne Salmans. Whether COVID-19 or some other challenging situation has dealt your business a setback, understanding the principles of relaunching your business is one of the most important skills that a business owner must face. Author, Coach, and Founder of Hero Nation, Wayne Salmans goes into detail as to how to relaunch your business.  Coach Wayne has created a comp...

Unlock your potential with Design Hacker Kathryn Jones. In one of my all-time favorite episodes, Kathryn shares hers and my shared passion for helping people to wake up to recognize the potential within them. In fact, when I heard her say this on another podcast, it resonated deep within me and I knew that those were the words that I was looking for to describe the impact that I wanted to make in...

All too often, we as business professionals don’t answer the question in advance, “What is the life I’m actually trying to build?” Instead, we put our heads down and go to work. When you have a strong and smart leader, one like Katie Hardman, you are asked to answer questions like:  Fast forward to the end of 2020 and imagine that this year has been a total success. What has to happen in order for...

Great Real Estate Marketers. With buyer demand spiking and seller inventory approaching all-time lows, the ability for a real estate agent to get listings is critical in order for an agent to be able to thrive both in business and in their quality of life. To accomplish that, it’s no longer good enough for an agent to just be good at real estate. They must also be great at marketing. Chris Smith a...

Summer 2020 Real Estate Market. Twenty-twenty may go down as the year we never would have expected. Amidst all of the uncertainty, the real estate market has continued it’s run with more home sales and higher prices than ever before.  Mike Simonsen, CEO and Founder of Altos Research goes into a number of different topics including:  What the data is telling us now and the story behind why that is...

The biggest problem that most entrepreneurs have isn't creating an amazing product or service; it's getting their future customers to discover that they even exist. Every year, tens of thousands of businesses start and fail because the entrepreneurs don't understand this one essential skill: the art and science of getting tra­ffic (or people) to find you. And that is a tragedy. Traffic Secrets was...

The biggest problem that most entrepreneurs have isn't creating an amazing product or service; it's getting their future customers to discover that they even exist. Every year, tens of thousands of businesses start and fail because the entrepreneurs don't understand this one essential skill: the art and science of getting tra­ffic (or people) to find you. And that is a tragedy. Traffic Secrets was...

Overcoming adversity as a real estate agent can be challenging. Terry Lajoie, a real estate agent out of New Hampshire was plugging along in her business, selling $3M/yr when everything changed. While sitting stopped at an intersection, she was rear-ended by a car going 45 miles per hour. The impact causes her head to separate from her spine, leaving her skull resting on top of C3 as opposed to al...

Think Bigger Real Estate. When you have a deeper purpose, something bigger than you, something that lights you up, you start to see real estate through a different lens. Rather than just seeing it as a way to provide an income and your basic necessities of life, you start to see it as a vehicle that can fund this deeper purpose.  In today’s episode I interview Darren Jacklin who at the young age o...

Instagram Real Estate Agent. Shannon Gillette, a top 1% real estate agent out of Arizona closed 70 deals last year as a solo agent. Her only leverage is her videographer and her transaction coordinator. “How does she do that?” you ask. She works hard, and she leverages the power of Instagram. When I asked Shannon how many of those 70 deals would not have come without her presence on Instagram, she...

Think Bigger in Real Estate. When we get around people that are doing significantly more business than we ever dreamed of doing, something inside of us changes. Our perspective on what’s possible for us also changes. The goals that once seemed like a stretch at the beginning of the year, those same goals that now seemed impossible with our current global pandemic and social unrest, all of a sudden...

Optimism and real estate. Emerging from a global pandemic while right in the throes of social unrest, we are living in unique times. Like maybe never before are we in need of optimistic leaders who will step up and help us to see the good in the world and the opportunities that continue to abound. Terry Sprague is one of those leaders who will inspire you to be want to be one as well.  Some of the...

Fit real estate agent. That’s what every professional in the industry aspires to be. Yet, with urgent timelines, non-traditional working hours and a myriad of client and family demands, finding time to be fit can be challenging. I was honored today to bring on to the show, a friend and the owner and founder of Muscles in Motion, Diana Del Garbino, to teach us how to proceed.  For those that don’t...

Real estate agent closing gift ideas. Mark Lukes and his company Silent Marketing Solution solve at least three problems for agents when it comes to closing gifts. The first, what do I get my clients that they actually want. Second, how do I do it in a way that is memorable and keeps reminding them of me. Third, how do I do it affordably and in a way that is easy for an agent to get prior to closi...

Stacy Bahrenfuss, the Limitless Agent. At the young age of 19 Stacy entered the real estate industry. Since then she’s purchased a development where she built 11 custom homes, been a solo agent, built a team, built a brokerage, and now inspires agents in her brokerage and through her Limitless Realtor Circle coaching group. In this episode we dig into what a limitless mindset is and how you get it...

Consistent and Predictable Income for Real Estate Agents. Dan Rochon, author of Real Estate Evolution - The 10 Step Guide to C.P.I (Consistent and Predictable Income) shares how to reprogram your subconscious mind so that you actually believe that you can and deserve to be very successful, simple hacks that he utilizes to keep his calendar full of listing appointments, and how lead generation for...