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Flying with Eagles, or Flocking With Turkeys?

By
Industry Observer

Active Rain is a nice place to talk shop.  But what kind of shop are you talking?  

Does it matter what you allow yourself to think about and talk about?  Are you waiting for the market to bring you business, or are you going after it in faith?

Let's consider Eagles and Turkeys.  Eagles go get their prey.  They chase it and GRAB for it while Turkeys just wander and hope they luck onto some food.  BIG DIFFERENCE. 

Here in Greater Toledo, the sky already fell.  The turkeys are gobbling and cackling about doom and gloom while the Eagles are soaring.... 

Our market overall is down 20% YTD.  I hurt for the people who want to sell, or need to sell, and cannot.  I rejoice with the people who are buying at better prices than they hoped. 

BUT THIS MARKET DOES NOT DEFINE ME and it does not have to define ANY REALTOR.  We make our own fortune, with God's help, by what we allow ourselves to think. 

I am up 50% YTD, as are many here who refuse to bow to the mob psychology.

Hope you enjoy flying the friendly skies as an eagle instead of flocking with the turkeys. 

Fly Eagles Fly.....

Comments(6)

Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Lonn, reminds me of one of my favourite sayings "Don't let the turkeys get you down". In this case, turkeys means people who are negative or abusive or energy draining.  It is definitely not a business for passivity.

Jo 

Jul 18, 2007 07:54 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Thank you!  I tried last night to tell some Realtor friends who have lived through bad markets before that the sky had not fallen.  The more of us who keep working, keep our clients expectations real and speak the positive speak, the faster we will get the press to pipe down and this down turn will change...just like all the rest of them have.

Jul 18, 2007 07:57 AM
Ken & Linda Pillard
United Country - California Properties - Woodland, CA
ABR, ALC, CRS,CDPE,SRES
Eagles have always been a leader and so is the Hawk.  Turkeys are named turkeys for a reason. We eat them up....LOL   However the Eagle takes charge, give directions and goes the distance necessary to pick out it prey.  They always hit there target in a timely manner.
Jul 18, 2007 07:58 AM
Greg Zaccagni
The Federal Savings Bank - Wheaton, IL
Illinois Mortgage Lender

Thanks for the words of encouragement.  What do you attribute your 50% increase to?

Greg Z

Jul 22, 2007 01:02 PM
Anonymous
Lonn Dugan
Increase mostly due to improved Search Engine Placement, More traffic from Google... I do my own SEO and can coach you to do the same.  See www.DuganSells.com www.MyRealCoach.com
Jul 22, 2007 02:00 PM
#5
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel
Thanks for the post. Congratulations on your sales. I like the title of your post.
Jul 22, 2007 11:19 PM