Good evening Tammy Adams ~ Realtor Maricopa, AZ ,

Wow..great post..we all need to consider your 5 ways in which ego can interfere with our business! Excellent post!! Thank you for sharing!

Tammy- we all like to think that we don't have an issue with our ego but the points you mentioned are all ones where our egos definitely get in our way.  Good points!

Yes, guilty as charged! I'll admit it. Now I have to do something about it.

This is an awesome post and it certainly has a lot of things for all of us to consider. Great work on this post, Tammy. 

Well how about that the Feature Ferry is back in business:)) well deserved... on a side note in my market there are some big egos.. I sold a $100million dollar home so you can only talk to my assistant...but when you try the assistant has two assistants:))) the list goes on and on, Endre

All of us seem to feel that we know everything on a certain subject and we never do know all that much. stay positive

Great job, Tammy.  I love that - unconscious incompetence.  Yes, that sums it up well.

Good Morning Tammy - This is outstanding advice for all businesses.  Ego is one of the big reason people can't grow.

Tammy,

We all know that learning is a lifetime experience. Nobody really knows it all.

Rich

Ah yes! Cranium Enlargenous! It's really damaging unchecked! Avoid alchohol with Cranium Enlargenous. It makes you think you can sing and dance to, at the same time. If you have Cranium Enlargenous for more than four hours see your physician!

All of us have this one thing in common with our ego's i.e. our egos all invite themselves to everything we do whether we like it or not or agree. Think: pest!

I have talked with "top producing" agents who have waited until the last minute to take there MCE (one even had her license put in inactive status), but yet they are clueless about a new form or disclosure.  Um, there is a reason for those classes!

Ego is one of the reasons so many people stop learning, thinking they know everything. I like to learn and everyday am open to learning something new. It makes life interesting. 

I was at a partner seminar hosted by IBM a few years ago. I do not remember who the speaker was but I remember part of his message that competence is not linear. It is a circle and when we get overconfident we come full circle back to incompetence.

Hi Tammy

Really liked this post. Ego can definitely be an issue, especially if that's all our clients or potential clients see and hear without any substance to back it up.

Jeff

I hope not. if so, just shoot me now!

Great post Tammy Adams ~ Realtor Maricopa, AZ 

An ego can be a benefit or a deficit...it's a very fine line to walk

Tammy, love what you say and it is true

 The four stages of competence:
1. Unconscious Incompetence- incompetent but unaware of your deficiencies, not learning
2. Conscious Incompetence- incompetent but aware of your deficiencies, beginning-intermediate student
3. Conscious Competence- competent and aware of your knowledge or skill, advanced student
4. Unconscious Competence- competent and unaware of your knowledge or skill, master level, subconscious action, no need to think about it, just do it

Confidence is a good trait. Overconfidence and arrogance can be damaging or even deadly. Some egos will not allow admitting a mistake or need to learn.

As an instructor, my most difficult students are the ones with a little knowledge who think they are experts.  I call this "jackass disease". It is common among politicians.  

Good morning Tammy Adams ~ Realtor Maricopa, AZ (:
Congratulations on the Feature!  Haven't been able to let my ego come near my business... as a fairly new agent, it's too risky to think I know it all.  Luckily I enjoy learning!

AN unchecked ego is a ticking time bomb. That said, we all have a "tick" but some are ticking much faster!

Good morning Tammy, we must make a point of checking in with our egos on a regular basis if we're looking to grow personally or professionally. Well deserved feature!

Great post & I think that some of my peers just stop growing & the 'know it all' takes over. Problem is, when you don't keep up - your getting behind.

I like learning new things & like to spend a certain amount of time a week doing so. If I hear one more time from my office mates 'we don't learn as fast as you do I'll scream'. They don't try anything new at all.

Ego has nothing to do with being successful in business, you could have an ego, superior or not and still be stupid. Superior knowledge, confidence, application to circumstances with solution analysis and implementation are IMO keys to success while implementing your business plan.  

When an opportunity arises, will you qualify it's potential according to your business plan or simply accept the opportunity and earn cash flow?  Ego has nothing to do with a business decision to reject opportunities that do not meet your criteria. 

Great advice!!!

I can learn from other people’s mistakes and failures. I think this has played a huge role in my successes

Interesting Article! I definitely agree that there is always room to learn something new and we should always keep an eye out for new opportunities and ways to enhance our business.

At the same time- I also know that what works for someone else doesn't always work for me- so it really becomes critical to "know your business and your style" so you can focus on trying things that can work and avoiding advice that is not aligned with your style or business model.

I always seek to improve but am careful not to "try and be somebody else" as it is a sure fire way to fail.

I have won out in multiple offer situations because of the other agents ego

Congratulations on the well deserved feature post. Thank you for the post.

                               Thank you Tammy Adams ~ Realtor Maricopa, AZ 

Tammy, this is an excellent article. We should learn to leave our egos at the door. Congrats on a well deserved feature.

Good morning, Tammy Adams ~ Realtor Maricopa, AZ what a great post....right on target....this is an ego oriented business, and many egos are on the run... they never stop....they just run harder and stronger....while they are catching up with those egos, business fizzles.... 

what a wonderful kick in the pants for all of us - we know "so much" but we have even more to learn every day! 

Good morning Tammy. This is terrific and I think you are right. Ego is a powerful tool for good but can get in the way.

Great post! I can see why Kathy chose to highlight it this week!

When I was young a common answer to most qestions was "I know!" Thankfully it wasn't too long before growing out of that phase. Great post Tammy!

So many of us suffer from egotism and it can be really ugly.  I am much more comfortable with people who ask the questions than with those who think they have all the answers.  Good post and glad that Kathy Streib shared it!

Tammy, checking egos with the hatcheck person is always a good idea - then lost the claim slip.

You just reminded me of an incident years ago, when I was an agent. Several local offices went together and rented the tapes for continuing education. I forget how many there were, but we met at different homes over the course of a few weeks to view and discuss the tapes. One broker came to the first meeting and declared that he didn't need to view the rest - he already knew all that information. 

Guess who flunked the test? 

Tammy

Went we can keep our ego in check . . . . our business will move in the right direction.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Good Morning, Tammy Adams ~ Realtor Maricopa, AZ - this should all be on page 1 of Ethics for every single agent. Congratulations on the feature!!!

Hello Tammy

Vegas Bob almost missed this wonderful post, congrats on the gold star from The Gods at ActiveRain and your post has been featured to the group:

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