Coach Patti Kouri's (coachpatti) Blog

That's all I can seem to say today - WOW! Thanks to the visionary Stefan Swanepoel for his work in creating the list of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in leadership roles in the Real Estate Industry, and for doing the polling to identify the top 25 and top 50. To have been included in the 100...

You have to prime the pump before you can drink from the fountain. Referrals. They are the lifeblood of every successful business. We want them, we value them, we are grateful for them. When referrals start flowing into our business, we know we are doing things right. But they don't start flowing...

Ask yourself, would any serious athlete think of competing without a coach? Of course not! Why then would any modern businessperson, who faces overwhelming competition daily, not work with a coach? Maybe it's because we're not sure what a good coach does and how working with a coach will help us....

Putting Your Energy Where it Counts Damn! You've lost your car keys. You know they were here someplace. You gobble down your breakfast as you tear the place apart, find that uncashed check and the dog's lost collar, and snap at the next person who calls you. It’s not their fault you lost your key...

Discovering the recipe for a delicious, successful life A lot of things can go wrong in the kitchen. You can put salt in the cake instead of sugar. You can forget to turn on the oven, or turn it to the wrong temperature. The beautiful, golden roasted turkey can slide off the platter and bounce ac...

Time to take the temperature of your subconscious! Just like the flu, real estate anxiety is contagious. Agents start to feel squeezed. Like popping vitamin C, they’re hammering out frantic letters to lenders, hoping to cash in on the foreclosure business. To save money, they’re abandoning their ...

How to remove weeds and make your garden of clients bloom. Just like a garden of evergreens, perennials, and annuals, your business garden of clients needs attention to remove weeds and keep it blooming in the colors you want to see. [link to first part of the blog] You’ve finally recognized that...

Pull a few weeds and all your plants will do better! The business you’ve cultivated is a garden. You have some clients that are well established, solid, and will thrive no matter what. They’re the evergreens—not very demanding, well mannered, and yours for life. You also have more delicate client...

Worrying doesn’t make you more attractive, so why bother? There are a lot of perfectly good reasons not to worry: it doesn’t help; it’s bad for your health; it turns you into a boring person. But let’s talk about the one reason we have to confront every day: the face in the mirror. Here’s what we...

Making sure you always have the tools for the job at hand. Did you ever have one of those dreams where you’re going along just fine, maybe you’re about to walk into a meeting or open the office door,when suddenly you look down and realize that you’re naked? If you’ve had the dream, you know the ...