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Remodeling My Business

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Real Estate Agent with Realty Pro Albuquerque

 We all feel overwhelmed or discouraged at some time in our lives. If we try to live in awareness, we can see these moments approaching and do something creative before we are driven to change simply because it is too painful to remain stuck where we are.

I recently attended a business development seminar and came back prepared to make some changes as a result. I felt one of those moments approaching and this seminar came along at the right time. I had applied one of their suggestions and seen an immediate result so I was encouraged. It doesn't matter which Rel Estate Guru it was, the point is that I was and am motivated to take a positive, creative step out of my personal rut. The key thing is to take action and keep taking it until change happens. Find whatever system or method inspires you. It will be different for every individual.

It seems to me that one of the challenges we face is knowing the difference between when to keep doing something long enough to get a result and when we have crossed the line into insanity--doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. For example I'm sure many of us can relate to farming an area or niche market. Sometimes we have to realize that it may not be that we need to stop farming that particular area; we may just need to use a different method. Any gardener can tell you that sometimes building a raised bed and tending it is much more effective than double digging sandy, rocky soil if you want healthy produce quickly. If you don't want weeds in your flower garden you can pull them or you can mulch around the flowers. Both methods work. Depending on what kind of weeds you have and what kind of mulch you have one may work better than the other

I am becoming much more focused, learning to create and use boundaries and hopefully to work smarter instead or harder while still providing stellar service for clients committed to working with me.  

Posted by

Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

"On Time" is the best....take 1 hour a day awy form everything and work ON your business and not IN your business....this is the best advice that I can give anyone....

Jul 29, 2007 02:14 PM
Eric Olson
Sky Realty - Austin, TX
Yeah I know what you mean.  I can't focus on one thing over and over.  I have to do different stuff each day.  I guess at the point when a person feels crazy they should stop.
Jul 29, 2007 02:20 PM
Bill Sauneuf
John L. Scott Real Estate / Yelm - Mount Vernon, WA

Every now and then you need to shake things up to keep it interesting... Sometimes you even find a better way... (Bonus!)

I'm doing something of that myself... I'm targeting homes in a development that I've always known about, but haven't done anything about until recently... If you're curious, take a look at http://www.NookachampHills.com

Good luck with whatever you choose to go after next!

Best regards,
-Bill
Bill@Sauneuf.com
http://www.Sauneuf.com

Jul 29, 2007 02:25 PM
Renee L. Norton
Birmingham, AL
Deb, You are right.  It can be difficult to decide whether or not you have given something long enough to produce the desired results, or if it just isn't working.  I get caught up in the clients that I am working with and sometimes neglct the systems that I need to tweak or replace.
Jul 29, 2007 02:42 PM
Dena Stevens
Rocky Mountain Realty - Canon City, CO
Putting The Real Into Realtor Since 2004
Deb, I lost you in the rain for awhile. I'm glad I found you again, because you and I think a lot alike. I'm reading this post weeks after you wrote it, but I agree completely. I'm taking a completely new look at what I'm doing and how I do it. Starting with "say what you mean and mean what you say" I'm tired of people messing with me!
Oct 10, 2007 03:03 PM