Up I go one rung at a time. In the beginning when I first got my real estate license I felt like a mouse in a maze, so many walls and turns, the ability to go forward and backward at the same time. Not being able to see whats coming around the corner but needing to go and look anyway. Now after time has passed and a routine is in place I know what to do and how to do it and when to do it and why I'm doing it, if that makes any sense... It's all about systems.
Systems are everything from data entry to calendar entry. My one little brain simply cannot remember everything. I know in the moment "I got this" but ..... a few minutes from now, I don't got this. I have developed several systems to make sure "I got this" is how my business runs. One system is lead tracking. If you don't do this you're in trouble. Trying to remember who I have spoken to, what property they own or are interested in and how soon they'd like to act is just not something I'm capably of doing without a system. The other important system I use is a virtual calendar on my Iphone. This calendar has an alarm set to remind me of every task on the calendar exactly one hour before I have to be or do something. It has saved me several times from losing track of time and missing an important something.
A very smart person running a real estate workshop once said "Don't be a secret Agent". This is so true, telling everyone from the lady cashing me out at the grocery store to making sure my Doctor knows I'm a Realtor is vitally important to growing my business. Nobody has a sign on the lawn of their home that says "I'm an auto mechanic" I work at Wendy's" or "I'm a Realtor". Can you imagine the networking that could go on if everyone DID have said sign on their front lawn? I might just try it and find out. Honesty, how much would it cost for my favourite graphic designer lady to make me up a 3'x4' sign that says "I'm a Realtor" and stick out there and see what happens. I like to advertise my business on Facebook, Twitter and other forms of passive social media. I have had some moderate success with this type of outreach, and I believe there's more out there for me I just want to make sure dollars are making sense.
Keller Williams Complete Realty, Brokerage here in Hamilton is where I call home. What a fantastic group of people! Common goals and culture are what rise up from these folks. From our amazing Leadership Team to our top notch support staff, we've got it all and then some. I can't imagine working anywhere else! Shout outs to this Team and thank you for your never ending support, encouragement and your loyalty to our Brand.
I can honestly say I am not looking for a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. I'm not even sure I want one. Life for me is about the day to day, moment to moment amazing things that seem to happen to me! Pots of gold won't make me happy. Work and family make me happy. I'm going to keep working and learning and trying to do my very best for the people who grant me access into their worlds. For that I am truly blessed.
Madam E
So good
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