tom ferry: 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)

tom ferry: Can A Brain Be Over Stimulated? (Tom Ferry Success Summit 2010 - Anaheim, CA) - 08/25/10 05:57 PM
Tom Ferry's Success Summit 2010.
I'm at Tom Ferry's Success Summit right now.  I'm in my hotel.  I'm at my computer.  My brain is dancing around in a spinning motion at about 5,000,000 RPM.  It's not a bad thing.  Not at all.  I have a kajillion blog posts I want to write, telling you all of the thoughts flying through my head right now.
But I'm not going to.  Not yet.
Instead, I wanted to take a few moments to thank Tom Ferry, his staff, the ActiveRain staff, and everyone I've met in the last two days and all those that … (9 comments)

tom ferry: "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)

tom ferry: 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)

tom ferry: 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)

tom ferry: I hate Tom Ferry. - My Life! By Design. - 04/19/10 11:25 PM
The answers are there, you just need to find them.
I read through the excerpts of Tom Ferry's latest book, "Life! By Design: 6 Steps to an Extraordinary You" (Amazon affiliate link) with great interest.  I've been following Tom on Twitter for quite awhile and have found him to be insightful, funny, and always up for a conversation.  When I arrived at the exercise on page 46, however, I realized how much I hate Tom Ferry.
Before anyone gets their knickers in a twist, I don't really hate him.  I'm just mad because he managed to make me think at 5AM and now … (31 comments)