coaching: Happy Thanksgiving from RErockstar! - 11/24/10 10:17 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope all of you have a great day and a great holiday season up ahead.  My coach, Chadi Bazzi, reminded me of something yesterday and although the actual text of the email was based on someone else's writing (and therefore I'm not going to reprint here), the message was simple.  Stop and be thankful for all the "bad" things in life too.
Be thankful for the struggles, the setbacks, and the times when you were ready to throw in the towel.  Be thankful for the failures, disasters, and mishaps that you didn't want or enjoy.  Be thankful for … (4 comments)

coaching: Skeptical? Me too. But I'm not afraid to say I was wrong. - 09/24/10 12:55 AM
Sometimes I'm wrong.
I can be very skeptical when it comes to a whole host of things, but since becoming a Realtor®, I've found that my skepticism has grown.  Don't take it the wrong way and think I pace about all day not believing anything, but in large part due to the fact that we agents are constantly bombarded with calls and emails telling us how to succeed, win, make more money, guarantee us more production...whatever the promise, few people deliver and we all know that.  So we turn inward to our own doubts and fears and shut out most of … (27 comments)

coaching: "The Comfort" at TattooedRE.com - 08/12/10 08:38 AM
The bottom of a bottle of comfort.
So I'm sure you're all looking at the photo and reading the line above and thinking, "uh-oh, he's really hit rock bottom."  Don't worry, the photo was just for illustrative effect, nothing more.
I just thought I'd fill you in on a new post I wrote over at TattooedRE.com that continues a bit on my previous post here at ActiveRain about my own personal struggles in real estate.  The response to that post was amazing - emails, comments, calls, and people from just about everywhere reaching out and telling me their story or offering … (11 comments)

coaching: I've Hit Rock Bottom. - A True Life Allegory Of My Place In Real Estate. - 07/24/10 02:48 AM

Reality Bites.
There's no easy way to say this.  I've hit rock bottom.  No, the bottom isn't found at the end of a needle, a tent under the overpass, or the last few drops in a bottle of cheap booze.  The bottom is a familiar place to many agents I suspect.  It's cold and dark and not really a fun place to be, but I'm here and I better get used to it or get out of it - and fast!
As you may remember, I won some free coaching with Tom Ferry here at ActiveRain.  In the past few … (297 comments)

coaching: Coaching with Tom Ferry - First Call - 06/06/10 02:58 AM
Enjoying my winnings.
I sat down on Thursday to start my month of coaching with Tom Ferry (that I won right here at ActiveRain) via Skype.  I wasn't 100% sure what to expect.  I was looking forward to it, but that was about all I knew.
Tom was downright forthcoming in his assessments and making sure I understood what we were going to be looking at.  He didn't even mention real estate at first, we spoke more about personal life for the first few minutes.  As we spoke, I realized just why he was asking the questions he did.  I'd say … (7 comments)