I am traveling often to do real estate trainings and social media talks. I try to carry on the airplane as much as possible for a few reasons. 1. Saves huge amounts of time. Not having to check a bag and not having to wait around for a bag can save 30-60 minutes. Maybe not…
What’s Inman Next? I know, but if I told ya, that would ruin the surprise. Here is what I can tell you: This is the main project that Chris Smith, the former aka Tech Savvy Agent, is undertaking at Inman News. Joining him on this Next project is Katie Lance, the Social Media Director for…
He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland My Dad, Lloyd Persinger is one of the most productive people I know. That’s a picture of him and me. His work ethic is second to none, even though he is retired and turning an age…
A coaching client of mine, Dan Keller, a Seattle area mortgage banker asked Professional One, Tech Savvy Agent and myself the other day for our best social media tip. Dan specifically wanted to know our #1 DON’T for a real estate agent in social media. My answer was brief and to the point. “Don’t be…
“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.” – Robert McAfee Brown In this real estate training video, I talk about the importance of Storytelling. In real estate sales presentations or in objection handling, you could try to present facts and figures or combat their question with market stats, but…
Much of what I do in coaching real estate agents is getting them to take a look at things from a different perspective by re-framing ideas or thoughts. That’s not easy. If you are my coaching client, I’m not trying to make you wrong. I’m simply trying to get you to see that the opposite…
“You can have anything you want, if you want it badly enough. You can be everything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.” – Abraham Lincoln Recommend Coaching Video’s and Blogs: Trying Too Hard? Release The Brake – Productivity Nugget #075…
So I headed out for breakfast at the 5 Spot in Queen Anne, Seattle with Dale Chumbley, Katherine Cannon, John Payson, Sarah Payson and Jeff Bernheisel this morning after an awesome day at Re BarCamp Seattle #rebcsea We started talking about eyeballs. You know, as a term to mean the number of people looking at…
Being a Productivity Junkie is about doing the important and essential, not just being busy and stressed. A Productivity Junkie can’t operate at a high level if they are not taking time to reflect, relax and recharge. “Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” – William…
I love this tweet by Gary Vaynerchuk. Gary and I actually talked about this in a video that he and I did together. Something he said in that video, “I’m screaming louder than everybody so, boy oh boy, if I’m full of crap do I have a big drop.” I wrote an eBook about being…
A reminder to do what you love, and more importantly be sure you have someone to love. Working all day for a mean little man With a clip-on tie and a rub-on tan He’s got me running ’round the office like a dog around a track But when I get home, You’re always there to…
*TIP – If you maximize the youtube screen you can see clearly everything I’m doing. In this coaching video I used Screentoaster to show you the backend of my blog. I’m demonstrating how I’m using a product called Scribe SEO . Scribe is a wordpress plugin that helps you tweak your blog posts and blog…
Yesterday I took a road trip to Portland with David Gibbons of Zillow , Drew Meyers and Aaron Moore a real estate agent in the Seattle area. David was speaking at the Homequest 2010 Social Media Summit about twitter to the room full of real estate agents. There were some other great speakers like Gahlord…
