realtor reputation: One Bad Apple
- 04/17/07 08:35 AM
"We should all be doing what we can to build up our public image remembering that we never elevate ourselves when we try to tear others down." The above quote is from a man of great wisdom, Hank Kindall, a RE/MAX agent in Lynnwood, Washington, and a member of RealTalk. It's a subtle distinction to recognize that by criticizing another, one is not making oneself look better, but is pulling oneself down with the person you are denigrating. Such a simple truth, but so hard to remember. I don't want that one bad apple's reputation to drag mine down with it! I'm all … (7 comments)
realtor reputation: REALTOR® Reputation
- 03/05/07 10:27 AM
Back in my Master's program days, there was a class on "hidden" messages that made a huge impact on me. I hadn't thought about the messages behind the illustrations on billboards, posters, TV ads, etc. I just subliminally accepted the messages without question. As the layers of impact these pictures made on we humans was peeled away, a whole new world of "impressions" opened up for me. In like manner, the written word often has an impact the writer doesn't necessarily intend. In my own struggle to find what separates me from other agents (precipitated by my broker who wanted me to … (14 comments)
"We should all be doing what we can to build up our public image remembering that we never elevate ourselves when we try to tear others down."
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