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The Path to Success

By Randall Sandin

Real Estate Agent with Carolina One Real Estate

January 23, 2009 08:15 PM

Our broker-in-charge brought in a speaker this week to our office meeting. Of course, the speaker was pitching a motivational seminar for $499 and if you signed up that day you got it fro $399 - not to fond of that catch myself. However, the speaker had some real good points. One overview that I thought fit perfectly in today's crazy real estate market is below.

1. DREAM

2. STRUGGLE

3. PERSEVERE

4. SUCCESS

I am guessing most people are in the # 2 & 3 areas right now with this market. I think those who can stick with it, push through, work harder and get better will succeed in amazing ways in these times where the others will drop out of the business. The best rises to the top in these times. Are you the best?

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Chip Jefferson

Gibbs Realty and Auction Company - Columbia, SC

I seen where Charleston ranked high on the best place to buy and sell real estate. Maybe I need some beach time.

Jan 23, 2009 09:56 PM

Sherry Mills

Tarheel-Realty II - Statesville, NC

Our BIC brought in a motivational speaker this week too. Only his talk was about Getting Back to Basics. I got a lot out of that. #1 being good Customer Service. I was happy to see that I was on top of the game with my business planning at the first of the year, sending out cards, making calls, etc. Good luck in 09 and don't waste your money on seminars. I learned more from AR and CRS classes.

Jan 23, 2009 11:18 PM

Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Most agents I talk to are between #2 and #3. With hard work and persistence we can look forward to #4. I'm sure the person selling seminars is also have a difficult time. Thanks.

Jan 23, 2009 11:52 PM

Russel Ray, San Diego Business & Marketing Consultant & Photographer

Russel Ray - San Diego State University, CA

At any one time, my Marketing & Business Consulting clients might be in any of those four stages, but #2 and #3 as worded here sound too negative for me. I have six stages for me and my Clients' businesses:

Dream
Plan
Startup
Growth
Maintenance
Retire

The Maintenance phase means a consistent rate of growth whereas the Growth phase of a business is often explosive if the Plan and Startup were done right.

Retire can also include selling the company and taking the cash.

Jan 24, 2009 09:33 PM

Randall Sandin

Carolina One Real Estate - Charleston, SC

843-209-9667 - Search for Charleston SC Real Estate

Nice change to the wording Russel - I try to focus on the positive as well.

Jan 24, 2009 09:44 PM

Sheldon Neal

Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited - Maywood, NJ

That British Agent Bergen County NJ

... nicely put Randall. Maybe by understanding those 4 steps it will help some have faith that the 'struggle & perseverence' may just be part of the process, and they shouldnt get too demoralized - as success can still be achieved !

Nice succinct post ! I like it !

Cheers !

Sheldon

Jan 25, 2009 12:21 AM

Thanks for the comment Sheldon - I think we all forget that most good things are not easily gotten otherwise, everything would have them

Jan 26, 2009 09:24 PM

Keisha Hosea- KASIHomes.com

KASI Homes - Chino Hills, CA

Real Estate Solutions For Real People

Words of wisdom for sure. I love the addage..."Pressure Makes Diamonds." We are currently under pressure but we must persevere to achieve success.

Feb 01, 2009 01:57 AM

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