real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 5 Tips to Feng Shui Your Mind and Get Your Listings Sold - 07/20/10 08:03 AM
Is Your Mindset Working For You?
In today’s changing market where the predominant energy is fear, your challenge is to be extremely vigilant about what you focus on. Why is your deliberate focus more important now than ever?
If you’re giving attention to what you don’t want, such as lack, that is what you’ll be getting. It may also show up for you as attracting unmotivated, indecisive, and uncommitted clients. However, change your mindset and you’ll be attracting your ideal clients – clients that are appreciative of your services.
The Panic Problem
In my 14+ years of empowering real estate … (1 comments)

real estate marketing: Marketing Strategies: Are you intimidated by higher end clients? - 03/09/10 06:02 AM
One of the issues that has surfaced in my career as a business coach over the years is the issue of intimidation. Many clients who come to see me for coaching, want to work with higher end clients. However, what they usually say to me is this “I want to work with higher end clients, but I feel intimidated whenever I’m around them.”
I was working with a client a few months ago name Karla, who had this very same issue. I asked her this question, “What self limiting belief do you have about yourself that could be causing you … (2 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Are You Sharpening Your Saw? - 03/02/10 06:26 AM
What does it mean to "sharpen your saw?' According to Dr. Steven Covey, "sharpening your saw" means; “Increasing your personal production capacity by daily self care and self-maintenance.” Why is this important? In my 13+ years of coaching success minded entrepreneurs to help them maximize their success, it is so clear that those who neglect themselves will never reach their goals.
For example, one of my clients, Sandra, struggled with a sugar addictions for years. Her business was always in chaos, as she had roller coaster moods that would never allow her to focus on her business. By helping her recognize … (3 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies - 7 Tips to Motivate Your Sphere of Influence to Refer to You - 02/23/10 05:39 AM
As a business coach for entrepreneurs, I often hear my clients say to me, “I just can’t pick up the phone and call my sphere of influence.”
“Why not?” I ask. These are the responses I get:
“I don’t know what to say.”
“I can’t ask my friends or business.”
“I have no reason to call.”
“I don’t want to bug them.”
“It’s not okay to call them too often.”
You can motivate your sphere of influence to refer to you easily and effortlessly.
The 7 Tips:
Tip 1: Have a script so you know what to say What you decide … (2 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Do You Have What it Takes to Succeed? - 02/16/10 05:44 AM
If you’re like most entrepreneurs that I coach you have asked yourself this question, “Do I have what it takes to succeed?” either on a conscious level of subconscious level.
Chances are you do have everything that it takes to succeed. By that I mean that most likely you do have the knowledge and the experience and the expertise that would make you successful. However, you probably also have some doubts and self limiting beliefs.
The purpose of this article is to empower you and to strengthen your confidence in yourself so that when you ask yourself the question, “Do I … (1 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Are You Afraid to be Successful? - 02/09/10 06:53 AM
In my 13 years of coaching entrepreneurs to be successful, I have uncovered that many people have a deep-seated fear of success. When I probe for the reasons behind this fear of success, the pattern is very similar. The clients that I work with who are afraid to be successful often had situations in their childhood that caused them to retreat. There were hostile environments, turmoil, chaos and fighting, and the individual did the only safe thing to do, which was to withdraw and form the belief that it’s really not safe to be visible. Along with that, other core beliefs … (1 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marking Strategies: Why Do Some Entrepreneurs Do Well in Today’s Economy? - 02/02/10 03:48 AM
Is that a question you’ve ever asked yourself? Have you ever wondered why some entrepreneurs do well in today’s economy while others fail? There is a huge discrepancy right now between people who are failing and people who are succeeding.
Having been a business coach for the past 13 years I’ve had the privilege to observe how entrepreneurs function. This experience has included new entrepreneurs and seasoned business people, watching them function through hard times and good times. In addition, I’ve even had the privilege to be able to participate in helping them to become successful.
Here’s the secret to what … (0 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: How to Attract Your Ideal Client - 01/26/10 05:57 AM
Wouldn’t it be nice to know that you had the power to attract only those clients that you really love to work with? Imagine the joy and satisfaction you’d feel getting up in the morning knowing that your day would be filled with people you like to be around! What feeling does that give you that you didn’t have before?
Steps to Attracting your Ideal Client:
Knowing who’s right:
Have you clearly defined the qualities of your ideal clients? In coaching people for the last 30 years, I have found that most people are fuzzy when it comes to knowing who … (4 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 3 Simple Tips for Creating Your Ideal Income this Year - 01/19/10 04:03 AM
Most of us start off the New Year with the best of intentions. We all have a deep longing in our hearts for this year to be the best year yet. We even make resolutions.
Sadly, however, most resolutions are forgotten by Jan30. Before we know it we are caught up in the same reactive cycle as we were before. This article shows you how to create a new paradigm for success.
1. Use the Power of Your Imagination
Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge”. Have you imagined how your want your professional life to look in … (1 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Increase your Power to Attract Prosperity - 01/12/10 03:56 AM
In the last 13 years as a Law of Attraction business coach, I’ve had the pleasure to interview hundreds of very successful entrepreneurs. I was able to ask them the secret to their success. The answer that I always got from everyone I interviewed was that the most important secret to their success was their mindset.
 
In other words, after talking with seasoned entrepreneurs who had been through up markets and down markets, difficult markets and easy markets, they all said one thing, it was their mindset, and specifically their ability to create a positive mindset that increased their power … (6 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Create Your 2010 Success Blueprint - 01/05/10 06:13 AM
Many people want to create success for the new year not realizing that in order to do that, they need to have inside of them a blueprint for success. What does that mean specifically? Actually, having a blueprint for success means two things. The first thing is that it means you have to have a clear vision of what it is you want to create. The more powerful your vision and the more you can feel your vision, the stronger it is.
 
So for example, if you want your business to make $500,000 in 2010, and you’d like to work … (1 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 5 Tips to Turning a Resolution into a Reality - 12/29/09 07:17 AM
Do you know that 90% of Americans break their New Years Resolutions by January 31st? This article will tell you how you can prevent this from happening, and how you can turn your Resolutions into a Reality.
Tip 1: Be Clear and Specific
People are always coming to me and telling me “I want to be more successful.” Is this your goal for the New Year? If so, then start to think in specifics. What does success mean to you?
Here's a guideline to get you started. Imagine yourself doing work you love and be specific. Imagine yourself working with … (1 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies - Marketing in 5 Easy Steps - 12/15/09 09:12 AM
As a Master Business Coach, I often hear from my clients the following story, “I feel stuck in my business. I really love to help people, I am excellent in negotiations and contracts, but I really hate prospecting! I just can’t seem to bring myself to pick up the phone.”
 
How often have you had those feelings, or have known of someone else who does? The thought of marketing makes most people clench their teeth, tighten their stomach and engage in marketing avoidance behavior that sends their business down the drain.
 
They tell me, “If only I could learn … (3 comments)

real estate marketing: Marketing Strategies: Seven Tips to Thrive This Holiday Season - 12/08/09 07:11 AM
Are you wondering how to survive this Holiday Season? Do you get caught up in the fast pace to the point of stress and exhaustion?
What if, this year, you could create exactly what you want? How about transforming stress into joy? How about making more money, instead of going in the hole?
This article offers seven tips to help you thrive this Holiday Season, financially, emotionally, and energetically.
Tip 1- Reclaim your right to have your own unique version of the Holidays.
What is the essence of this season for you? For me, it’s about the joy of giving. Guess … (2 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Thrive in Today's Economy - 11/24/09 06:35 AM
In today's changing economy, many entrepreneurs and real estate agents are wondering what to do. Some have gone through a cycle of shock, disappointment, fear, and now confusion. What seemed to work in yesterday's marketplace isn't working today, so what to do? The truth is that there are many opportunities in today's market for success. This article will give you 7 tips to thrive in today's economy.
Tip 1: Listen to the media with discernment As you know, the media likes to paint a negative spin on everything to get more sales. There's a saying, "if it bleeds, it reads." Lately … (1 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Do You Find It Easy or Difficult to "Toot Your Own Horn?" - 11/17/09 06:33 AM
One of the biggest concerns I hear from my clients, almost on a daily basis, is “How can I market myself without being pushy?” or “How can I be assertive without being aggressive?”
A client’s story: One of my clients, Shelley, came to the session bewildered. “I didn’t know approaching people and giving out my cards was going to be so difficult. I’m afraid I’m imposing on people and they won’t like me.”
As we explored further she began to remember that whenever her mother was assertive, she was judged by her father and terrible arguments would ensue. To protect herself, … (3 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Make Public Speaking Easier - 11/10/09 06:16 AM
A survey was recently taken showing that the top fear is public speaking. The fear of death was later on down the list. Do you know what that means? It means most people would rather die that speak in public! How about you ? How do you feel about public speaking? Having coached thousands of people in the last 30 years , I can assure you that there is hope. Many of my clients were terrified of speaking in front of a group of people, then as they learned the 7 Tips they start to relax and even become exceptional at … (2 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 7 Powerful Tips to More Confidence - 11/03/09 04:25 AM
A client asked me recently how I would define confidence. I paused for a moment and replied, “Confidence is the inner knowing that you can achieve whatever you want.” What is your definition of confidence?
In my 30 years of coaching people to be successful, I have found that at the core of everything is confidence. Call it a belief in yourself or whatever you want, there is no sense in creating a marketing plan without it. Confidence is not necessarily something you are born with, rather, like a muscle, it is developed over time with practice. This article will give … (1 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Creating Success From the "Inside Out" - 10/27/09 09:22 AM
Tip 1 : Build a strong foundation
What do I mean by a strong foundation? Would you consider putting a roof on a house unless it had a strong foundation? Of course not! Yet you would be surprised at how many people try to market their services without believing in themselves.
Tip 2: Identify and reprogram your self-limiting beliefs
Here are some typical examples of actual beliefs I have heard over the years:
“Life is a struggle”
“It’s selfish to want more money”
“It’s not safe to toot my own horn”
Can you see why any of these beliefs would stop … (0 comments)

real estate marketing: Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Are You Proactive Enough? - 10/20/09 07:53 AM
What does it mean to be proactive?
Many people come to me without a full understanding of the word proactive. What does it mean to you? Does it mean not procrastinating? Does it mean "getting on the ball? " If you answered "yes" , you're right but there's a lot more to it.
Are you the "cause" or "effect"?
If you get caught up in the idea that you're at the effect of outside forces, which we all do sometimes, then you are not viewing your life or business from a proactive perspective. What do you do when you … (1 comments)