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Are you Hunting or Fishing?

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Mortgage and Lending with Christensen Financial Mortgage 385907

I was listening to Darren Hardy and Chris Widener discussing leadership this morning. I like to start out the day with a cup of positive, along with my coffee.

One of the topics was are you a "hunting" or "fishing" for your clients. How do you develop your business?

A hunter is aggressive, armed & dangerous, but the "hunted" run away from him/her.

Do your clients run away from you?

Do you think potential clients like being hunted?

The fisherman selects the right bait, and the fish come to him/her.

The fish are attracted to the fisherman, they want to be fed.

Are your clients attracted to you?

The million dollar question;

What is the right bait?

Here's one of the answers. Anyway you cut it, you are the bait.

So, do you want to go;

Hunting?

or

Fishing?

Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Jay....fishing works....the only problem with fishing is that it's tough finding a "keeper".....most you want to throw back in!!!

Apr 08, 2010 12:35 AM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

Jay great post!!  I hadn't thought of it that way before   but it does make sense!!!

thanks for sharing!

Apr 08, 2010 12:42 AM
Chris Wechner
CW Health Inc - Waterford, MI

I like the way you put this, Jay.

I think you probably need both skills.  It's nice to work less and benefit from the right fishing bait (marketing).

I also think it's important to hunt down the clients that you want (prospecting and sales).  The biggest fish don't come to you on land.  You still have to go to the right parts of the water, continuing the work with your clever analogy.

Apr 08, 2010 01:33 AM
Team Honeycutt
Allen Tate - Concord, NC

I agree,  well I guess any kind of it is hunting but I would like it to be a nice catch.

shelton

Apr 08, 2010 03:07 AM
Jay Beckingham
Christensen Financial Mortgage - Port St Lucie, FL
Seniors ROCK!

Barbara,

throw back what you must. close the keepers.

seems like it's been that way for years.

Deborah,

you're welcome

Chris,

if you're going to hunt, it may be best that the hunted do not realize it, that they feel like your really just fishing.

Shelton,

may you hook a nice one.

jay

Apr 08, 2010 03:20 AM