2011 was the year of Jacob’s Ladder. It resulted in me being fitter than ever before. That felt great but leaves the question of what’s next for 2012. I recently spotted a post on LinkedIn by MariSmith (@marismith) in which she asked the question “What’s the one word that will define your 2012.” It resonated [...]
2011 was the year of Jacob’s Ladder. At the start of the year I set a goal of climbing Jacob’s Ladder 5000 times. That goal was completed in early November. It defined me and set a very clear mandate for every day, every week and every month. I also set a goal of a daily [...]
In 2002 Uncle Willis passed away. He was a good man, a fine man, a man who helped raise three equally fine children. He fought in a world war but never became bitter. He was raised in depression but lacked for nothing. He was brought up tough but loved his children fiercely. I last saw [...]
There are worse things than having no arms and legs. Most of our challenges aren’t physical, most are mental and emotional. Principals work no matter the circumstance. The biggest disability is fear. Men relate our value to what we do. Whether we achieve our goal or not doesn’t change the value of you. We get [...]
Your credibility determines if you’ll get the listing. Know the value of the property. Ask: did the other agents tell you what they truly thought today? Be accessible, be available. Phone people back quickly. Form relationships with people based on honest and open communication. Build long term relationships. Don’t be scared to admit you don’t [...]
The six most important principals of leadership. Have goals. How much do you want to achieve? Have a vision, a battle plan. In the US vision has been lost. Ronald Regan said that communism was bankrupt. His goal was to beat communism. We win, they lose. He helped bring communist governments down and changed the [...]
Real estate still the best investment because you can see where your money is. If you want to succeed you have to have your feet flat to the boards. There are no shortcuts, no royal road to success. Always try to improve. Make the next scene of the movie better than the last. Rod Laver [...]
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