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You've got to know when to fold 'em...
From the Jack’s Winning Words blog comes this little gem. “Some of us think that holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it’s letting go.” (Hermann Hesse) “ Jack went on to write -The Gambler” was a hit song for Kenny Rodgers…”You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.” This really isn’t about poker; it’s inherent wisdom. In life, it’s important to know when enough is enough.
I know that Jack writes these blogs with general life lessons in mind and not necessarily about our real estate lives; however, many of them just turn out to be so fitting for Realtors that I end up re-using the best of them. Today’s quote and Jack’s insight into it are just such a case. In real estate we tend to hold on too long to bad clients – the seller who really isn’t motivated (or ready) to sell or the buyer who has unrealistic expectations or is totally clueless about what they really want. The reason we hold on is our belief that we can somehow change them or educate them. That’s also why people oft times stay in bad personal relationships too long.
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