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Keep Your Creative Juices Flowing in 2015

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Blue Olive Properties, LLC RE License # 039425

                If you’re ever finding yourself in a slow period of work or unable to produce some new ideas for your business than you will need to boost your creative thinking skills.  Everyone in the business world is busy, but everyone should set time aside to flex their creative muscles.  It is not a distant concept, reserved for artists and musicians, but an antidote to business problems.  In Highlands Ranch property management we are constantly evolving the way we do business to reflect changes in the past years.  We strive to introduce new and effective marketing techniques in our advertisements and our meetings.  Here are four ways to really let the creativity form organically. 

                Chief among these tips is the concept of promoting new ideas.  Allow you and your team to come up with ideas that challenge how you currently operate.  This will target outdated paradigms and allow you to see where you’re being inefficient.  At the very least, this will affirm that you’re doing several things right.  If it isn’t broken, don’t attempt to fix it or inject new life into it. 

                You’ll want to cross-pollinate your ideas and throw suggestions off of people inside and outside your field.  Another property management might have a certain section in their lease that you find very beneficial.  It would be advantageous to include that in your next lease draft.  Similarly, people outside of your line of work may have systems that can apply universally to what it is you do.  These groups will allow many fresh ideas to come to the surface. 

                Always tap into your resources and get help when appropriate.  There are plenty of coaches and trainers out there that can offer insights for boosting creative power in individual and group settings.  There are plenty of workshops you can attend which will hone in your skills, or introduce you to fresh ways of thought.  Consulting sessions can be motivating, morale boosting, and provide you the tools for transformation. 

                Make sure you are tracking your progress and measuring your output against a set of goals.  Whenever a new creative solution becomes the new standard, track its progress over time so you can guarantee its effectiveness.  You’ll see results that can quantifiably assure you that you’ve hit something good.  This will help you to also understand what works and what doesn’t.  So go out there and be creative, you’ll find a breath of fresh air can result in a sales boost if you know how to harness it. 

 

                Blue Olive Properties handles Highlands Ranch property management and will employ several creative strategies to get your property rented.  Call our office for more information today.  

Posted by

Kevin Mackessy

(cell) 303-956-3507

(office) 303-683-2526

kevin.mackessy@blueoliveproperties.com

Blue Olive Properties

Kristin Walter
Mountain Dream Real Estate, LLC - Breckenridge, CO

Excellent ideas, thank you! Congratulations on the feature!

Mar 02, 2015 07:16 AM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Kevin, if you're not evolving, you're being left behind. Taking time to reflect is imperative in today's fast-paced changing business environment and it's an oxymoron to slow down when everything in us wants to speed up!

Mar 02, 2015 10:51 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Our business performs at it's best when we think outside the box in order to stay ahead of the competition

Mar 02, 2015 10:57 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Blue Olive Properties, hat a catchy name, I like it! Great creative pumping ideas too!

Mar 02, 2015 11:03 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

It is important to come up with fresh ideas and continue to evolve over time.

Mar 02, 2015 11:06 AM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Kevin Mackessy being creative is looking forward to be successful! Ideas do matter. Nice thoughts in your post.

Mar 02, 2015 11:17 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

There's a lot to be said about taking a break from technology and being bored on purpose and alone with your thoughts and ideas and just letting your ideas flow from your head in a naturally meandering way.

Mar 02, 2015 12:21 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

I agree, @pthakkar. We tend to plan for what we think about it very much. It's a real thing.

Mar 02, 2015 12:23 PM
Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

Kevin - I love coming up with new and creative ideas and find that it works best when I can concentrate on the things I do best.

Mar 02, 2015 03:26 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Yes, we are always improving and trying new ideas.  The bigger challenge is time and prioritizing.

Mar 02, 2015 07:10 PM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

I always tell people that they must do what they think they cannot...results follow every time

Mar 02, 2015 10:56 PM
Nicole Doty - Gilbert Real Estate Expert
Zion Realty - Gilbert, AZ
Broker/Owner of Zion Realty ZionRealtyAZ.com

 It's never good when a business allows itself to grow stagnant! That business is sure to shrivel on the vine when that happens. 

Mar 02, 2015 11:10 PM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I love this.  So many people and organizations get stuck in the pattern of doing everything the same way and afraid of change.

Mar 03, 2015 02:26 AM
Chandler Real Estate Liz Harris, MBA
Liz Harris Realty - Chandler, AZ
#ChandlerRealEstateAgent

Very wonderful suggestions. I will consider them. Have a great week!

Mar 03, 2015 04:26 AM
Thomas F. Scanlon
Borgida & Company P. C., CPA's - Manchester, CT
CPA, CFP

Kevin Mackessy - Well done. I find if I have some down time it helps me rejuvenate and come back more creative.

 

Cheers!

Mar 03, 2015 08:03 AM
John Helmick
John Helmick Success & Ohio Property Inspection Services - Dayton, OH
Realtor Personal Growth/Success Coach

GREAT Post, Kevin Mackessy !  Love it!  Once those creative juices get going, don't forget to write your ideas down or have some way to docuement them - don't want to lose that creativity!

Mar 03, 2015 09:34 AM
Kimo Jarrett
Cyber Properties - Huntington Beach, CA
Pro Lifestyle Solutions

To improve anything requires change, yet, most people are reluctant to change, aren't they, until they discover that without adapting and changing, they will be extinct?

Mar 03, 2015 02:46 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Kevin, excellent in both content and idea creativeness. Well done and congratulations on the feature.

Mar 04, 2015 01:49 PM
Winston Heverly
Coldwell Banker Access Realty - South Macon, GA
GRI, ABR, SFR, CDPE, CIAS, PA

What a great read I came across today, keep them coming for the active Rainers.

Mar 15, 2015 12:30 PM