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It was given to me at a basketball camp.

The advice was about focus and concentration and it had to do with me missing free throws.

But that advice still sticks with me today and still applies to my every day activities in my business.

Watch the video… and find out what my childhood basketball hero taught me about getting focused and concentrating harder.

Getting more focused… or concentrating harder is not the answer.

Well, I mean it’s an answer, but it’s not a very good answer. It’s a generic answer.

What should you be focused on?

What should you be concentrating on?

If you are not 100% sure, you might need PHOCUS Coaching…

If I was you, I would go for walk (The sun is out in the PNW, so that’s what I’m going to do)… and listen to show by downloading this on to your chosen MP3 player or
just listen to the audio off the website on your phone…

http://marketingandproductivityradio.com/

In this episode…

• The best ways to use facebook for business development
• The best social network to focus on first
• Is Jonathan a fan of Pandora or Spotify
• 2 things you should look for in picking out a IDX
• Learn why Jonathan is doing less “stuff” but making more $$$
• Get the scoop on my issue with the celebration ADD Culture we’ve become

http://marketingandproductivityradio.com/

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“Super Awesome–listen twice!”

“Darin and Jonathan consistenly deliver the insight needed to keep your work less cluttered and more impactufl, long before this podcast. To have it now delivered in this format is even better. Thanks for helping plant the seeds to help my business grow!”

You should leave a nice comment and review inside iTunes also and you will be as cool as Susan H.!!!

Thanks Susan H.!!!

The number of platforms that she covers is mind numbing.

The amount of content that she needs to create and consume is overwhelming.

So how does she do it all?

Take a listen to this Productivity Podcast where she shares

• How she handles her email
• How she handles her social media

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I will be joining Katie and the Inman News team at Real Estate Connect next week. Will you be there?

Darin, with so much to do in my business and my day, how should I schedule my daily activities?

Great question, especially as we head into the new year.

Here is a Productivity Nugget to answer your question. And below the video, you can sign up to get access to the Productivity Junkies Time Management Kit to help you even more with this.

She is also in demand as a trainer, speaker and coach for leading international real estate companies.

By the way, I didn’t make up the claim that her brokerage, The Good Life Team, is the most innovative.

It really is.

Inman News named her brokerage the  Most Innovative Brokerage or Franchise.

How Krisstina Stays Productive

In the Productivity Nugget Podcast Krisstina and I talk about

• Her morning ritual “The 9:03″
• The tools she uses
• How she blocks time
• Plus more….

Take a listen below.

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Links from the Podcast:

Coffee With Krisstina

The Good Life Team

I share why “content is king” is a myth.

I also give you three other _______ is “king” myths.

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Brian Clark, aka Copyblogger – Don’t share your way into poverty

Podcast transcript

There might be a few people that are going to disagree with me.

This email MIGHT make a few people angry.

I’m counting on getting some emails telling me how “wrong” I am.

I’m sure a couple of angry tweets will show up also…

Why?

Because I’m going to dispel 4 big myths about what is “KING” when it comes to your online lead generation.

You’d think these Myths are butter the way they are spreading (especially in social media). And I believe hurting people’s incomes and ability to provide for their family.

You ready?

1. Myth #1: Content Is King

NOPE!

True, content is important. And you need it to get found.

But is it “king”?

If it is, then it must have been folded in a bad hand of poker.

Because there are millions of people creating content online right now who are B.R.O.K.E.

They have content created themselves into the poor house or as Brian Clark aka Copyblogger says, “Don’t share your way in to poverty”.

And if Content is “king”, then you’d be sunk. Because there are so many Realtors already creating content. There are many agents working like a dog, putting out boat loads of valuable content each day.

But STILL aren’t closing transactions from it.

If content was the end-all-be-all, then all of these agents would be pulling in the “benjamins”.

But lucky for you….

Content is NOT “king”.

2. Myth #2: Traffic Is King

Ditto with #1.

There are lots of agents out there bragging about their “traffic.”

They are bragging so hard, we might as well autotune them and turn it into a bad T-pain hip hop song.

Traffic is NOT “king” though.

I could write about coffee shops or a donut bakery all day long and bring traffic to my site…

But is that traffic showing up to buy or sell a home? Or are they looking for coffee and donuts.

Traffic IS important, but it’s not king.

3. Myth #3: Teaching Is King

Is it?

If teaching is “king”, why are teachers in our culture always going on strike to get paid more money?

But there are many “online teachers” teaching you to just give away all your valuable knowledge and info.

To just “teach” your prospects.

I think I’m naturally a teacher. I was even going to school for Secondary Education.

But that natural skillset didn’t help me in real estate sales and business.

I still needed to learn about marketing and lead generation. And, teaching doesn’t replace those skillsets.

Yes, teaching is a nice addition and a wonderful enhancement.

It can do wonders for your prospects and sphere viewing you as a resource.

But it’s not even close to being “king”.

4. Myth #4: Engagement Is King

Nada.

Sure engagement is nice. It’s important.

But have you ever had a conversation with a woman that has been engaged for a VERY long time?

Engagement isn’t enough.

OK, so if the above ain’t the  “king”, what is?

Don’t say Elvis!

Email me back and let me know what you think it is.

I’ll let you know soon, but I’ll drop a big hint on ya right now…

By creating youtube playlists, you increase the chances of being found in youtube and google search results.

Watch the video to learn how. Below this video is another video. The playlist that I created and embedded here so you can see an example.

Here is the playlist that I created during the How To Video above

Even if you don’t follow gossip or tabloids, or don’t watch news it’s hard to not hear about Kim Kardashian’s marriage to NBA basketball player somename or the other, (I don’t follow gossip or watch the news. Sorry I don’t know his name) only lasted 72 days.

Only 72 days! That’s sad.

If I had to guess at why this marriage didn’t work, I would say they were probably more in love with the idea of being married to each other, than actually in love with other.

And its not unlike many strategies and plans I see real estate agents do.

• You start something….and 72 days later, it’s over.
• You start a Facebook page…72 days later, is it still being updated?
• You launch a blog…72 days later, are you still creating content?
• You start doing video…72 days later, are you still doing video?

If I had to guess why this it, I would say you are more in love with the idea; than you are with the implementing and seeing it connected and succeeding with an overall strategy.

Here is the take away advice from today,

• Don’t marry a reality star you are not really in love with.
• Don’t marry an NBA player you are not really in love with.
• Don’t fall in love with ideas or tactics.

Develop a strategy that you love and then find ideas and tactics that be connected and aligned that stategy.

Holiday parties.

Cookies. Treats. Food and drinks everywhere.

I want to try to stay some what fit between now and the end year.

Not going to be easy to do, but I know if I create some good workout habits, not only will that help me keep some extra pounds off, but help me keep my energy up and be as productive possible.

Tabata Workout

I found this workout called Tabata.

I think it is ideal for a Productivity Junkie and people that are short on time.

Breaking Down Tabata

Tabata is all about doing more in less time.

Via wikipedia

A popular regimen based on a 1996 study[2] uses 20 seconds of ultra-intense exercise (at an intensity of about 170% of VO2max) followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated continuously for 4 minutes (8 cycles). In the original study, athletes using this method trained 4 times per week, plus another day of steady-state training, and obtained gains similar to a group of athletes who did steady state (70% VO2max) training 5 times per week. The steady state group had a higher VO2max at the end (from 52 to 57 ml/kg/min), but the Tabata group had started lower and gained more overall (from 48 to 55 ml/kg/min). Also, only the Tabata group had gained anaerobic capacity benefits.

Do you have 4 minutes a day?

No excuses anymore. Start using Tabata.

Here is more info on Tabata and a Workout.

Tabata Timer

A link to the Tabata Timer I use on my iPhone HERE

Ernie Graham of SocialBios.com, Darin Persinger of ProductivityJunkies.com & Steve Pacinelli of TechSavvyAgent.com

I spent this year traveling North America, speaking at every Inman News Agent Reboot.

Steve Pacinelli of TechSavvyAgent.com was right there in every city.

Plus, he was usually flying in from some other city where he was speaking about technology, crm and just online lead generation in general.

He is a true road warrior, plus the father of 13 month old twin boys.

Recently I talked with him about how he stays productive.

In this Productivity Podcast we talk about:

• The tools he uses to filter content and information
• What Social Media applications he uses
• How much time he spends on consuming content

Take a listen to the Productivity Podcast.

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