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Go For No!

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Mortgage and Lending with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp (Houston) NMLS #168854/#2289

Are the words NO and NEXT a part of your life in sales?

I recently had the opportunity to read the book Go for No by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz. It is a must read for everyone. The book was sent as a gift to everyone at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp by our CEO and Founder Steve Jacobson who believes in the powerful principle of "giving back"!

My "take aways" -

Go for No is a quick and easy read (only 74 pages) on taking you to your success level in life and in business.  This (sales, motivation, empowerment, etc.) book is unlike any other you have ever read and will "shift" your mind to a new way of thinking and understanding.

Most people operate in the wrong model of success and failure. Most think that they are in the middle with success on one end and failure on the other. 

FAILURE ----------- YOU ------------- SUCCESS

The thought and mission is to do everything within your power to move toward success...and to move away from failure. But the correct model is to move from where you are at today...past failure...to success.

YOU ----------- FAILURE ------------- SUCCESS

Failure is the halfway mark on the road to success, not a destination to be avoided but rather a stepping stone to get what you really want in life.

In Go for No, you will discover that the sooner you add the words NO and NEXT to your weekly and monthly Sales Goals, your epiphany will be that NO doesn't mean never!

YES will be your Destination (Destiny)...NO is how you will get there!

Go for No!

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James Ward is the Branch Manager and a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist, CMPS® with Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., a Mortgage Banking firm in Houston Texas; NMLS #168854. James has been in the Real Estate profession since 1988 and graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Real Estate in 1988. James can be reached at (713) 528-0333 or via e-mail at jamesw@fairwaymc.com. Check us out on the web at www.fairway-homeloans.com.

Teresa Tedder
Carolina Realty of Wilkes Inc - Wilkesboro, NC

Im not quite sure how to use the word no in that context.........but I agree that when we allow customers to manipulate us and intimidate us into doing things that are completely unproductive, we are not only harming ourselves individually but the whole profession itself.  I like that no doesnt mean never, but rather it may just mean no for now.  After all, most of us are willing to do just about anything to make our clients happy, within reason, as long as our clients are reasonable with us!!

Jun 14, 2011 09:36 AM
James Ward
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp (Houston) - Houston, TX
Certified Residential Mortgage Specialist Houston

Hi Teresa - I highly recommend the book. It is a quick read (approx. 1 hour) and you are done....You will see how the words NO and NEXT will take your Real Estate business to the next level....and as the book states - Yes is the Destination.....No is how you get there! Go for No!

Jun 14, 2011 09:45 AM
Alicia Barrington
THE ORIGINAL HOUSTON HOME STAGING - Katy, TX
Houston Home Staging Presents Alicia Barrington

We started our business 6 years ago.   Realtors in our area told us "no".   I always thought that "no" today, will certainly turn into "yes" tomorrow.   Six years later......they're back!!!!!!!!!

Jun 14, 2011 09:53 PM
Anonymous
James

YES - the "Yes" is back! I especially tell my credit challenged clients that delay does not necessarily mean denial. What is a No today can be a Yes tomorrow.

This book is an quick and easy read that you will want to share with your team! Go for No and continued success to the Houston Home Staging Team!

Jun 15, 2011 04:24 AM
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