Is the dress code something to be concerned about in your agency or business?

Sam and special guest Rita uncover why it is important to have grooming guidelines in your company and how it can actually impact your productivity!

When you’re ready here are 3 ways we can help you to IGNITE your agency:

1. Come see behind the scenes of AshdownJones in Windermere on this unique and FREE day! Book your spot here www.ajmastermind.co.uk/btsday

2. Come take a look at AJ’s Grooming Guidelines at  ajmastermind.co.uk/groomingguidelines

3. Request an AJ Mastermind brochure by calling 015394 40892 or emailing [email protected]

Get in touch with Rita: @makeupdoctoruk (IG)
www.makeupdoctor.co.uk

Some key takeaways:
➡️ Address your grooming guidelines at the earliest possible time i.e in interviews, to avoid having uncomfortable conversations with your employees at a later date.
➡️ The image of your team has to reflect the kind of clients you want to attract.
➡️ Core values are communicated and reinforced by the style and grooming guidelines of a company.

Some great moments:
✅"...And then, by the time you are living together you are wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt..." 
✅"By the way she has now applied for the army... Which I think is quite funny because..." - "Wow"
✅"People say that they are not judging but... It's human nature!"

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In this week’s episode of Ignite Your Estate Agency Sam and Phil bring on a special guest and Everyday Warrior: Mike Sarraille!

Mike is a retired SEAL and the author of many leadership books like “The Talent War” and “The everyday Warrior” which has also become a top-rated podcast. He’s known for setting and overcoming extraordinary challenges showing you how you can push your own boundaries to be the best YOU can be… Discover how YOU can easily break through your own personal barriers.

Get ready to learn about Mike’s principles and mindset so you know how to apply them to your everyday life and succeed!
 
 When you’re ready, here are 2 ways we can help you to IGNITE your agency:

1. Come see behind the scenes of AshdownJones in Windermere on this unique and FREE day! Book your spot here > www.ajmastermind.co.uk/btsday

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Read "The Everyday Warrior" by Mike: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everyday-Warrior-No-Hack-Practical-Approach

Listen to Mike’s Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-everyday-warrior-hosted-by-mike-sarraille/id1615088376

Some key takeaways:
➡️ Making harder choices and overcoming more and more challenges, leads to a better life.
➡️ Recognise your little victories and more importantly, recognise your own failures. Both lead to significant improvement, and journaling them is vital to YOU achieving more.
➡️ Never think your limits are set in stone, there is always a way to change yourself and overcome them once you develop discipline.


Some great moments:
✅"Who wants to get into a cold bath when it's 31 degrees Fahrenheit outside?"
✅"My biography will be very short... It will only say 2 things:"
✅"I can't influence their opinions other than by my actions"

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How to take the BEST of corporate agency and mix it with the best of INDEPENDENT agency! Sam and Phil explore  what the big ‘corporates’ do right so you can implement and adapt their strategies in your own agency. 

Listen to the full episode for the 5 key focuses you can ACTION straight away and seriously IMPACT your agency.

When you’re ready, here are 3 ways we can help you to IGNITE your agency: 

1.     Come see behind the scenes of AshdownJones in Windermere on this unique and FREE day! Book your spot here > www.ajmastermind.co.uk/btsday

2.     Ask Sam for the salary matrix: [email protected]

3.     Request an AJ Mastermind brochure by calling 015394 40892 or emailing [email protected]

Some key takeaways:
➡️ Companies need to have systems to grow. And systems need to be created as a way of creating order within your organisation
➡️  To justify values like salaries and budgets there must be a structure to help make decision making easy by following a finely-tuned set of criteria. eg a salary matrix
➡️  Corporate planning and actions usually take a long time and have to be made well in advance. This is where you as an independent can use this to your advantage by acting with speed.

Some great moments:
✅"And what's the result you are looking for?" - "Standardisation... which even that sounds boring, doesn't it?"
✅"If you didn't have enough money for a holiday then... who would you blame?"

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In this week’s episode of Ignite Your Estate Agency Sam and Phil invite the amazing author and entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz to enlighten us about good financial hygiene!

Brace yourselves for an episode packed full of gems and transform YOUR mindset about turning your money management into big successes.

Engage with ambitious agency owners and grow your business by visiting our Mastermind page: www.ajmastermind.co.uk 

If you have any questions please get in touch. Also, make sure you check out our upcoming events at: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/events 

Mike’s website: https://mikemichalowicz.com/

Some key takeaways:
➡️ Pre-allocate each piece of money for its intended use so you actually know what you have
➡️ It's good to have a balance between saving your money and spending it because overdoing any of those can interfere with your happiness and peace of mind.
➡️ To run your businesses most effectively you should ask yourself what is the most important activity? And could my business survive without doing it?

Some great moments:
✅ "I know you can't provide for the family right now but don't worry... I'll take care of it"
✅"Well it's not uncanny! It's Parkinson's Law. The bigger the serving of cash, the more we consume"
✅"Financial success is in SMALL numbers and recession is in BIG numbers"

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In this week’s episode of Ignite Your Estate Agency Sam and Phil are reviewing key developments for 2023 that are significantly different from last year.

Listen to the full episode to avoid all the mistakes that Sam and Phil made and know what the most effective solutions are for YOUR agency!

Engage with ambitious agency owners and grow your business by visiting our Mastermind page: www.ajmastermind.co.uk

If you have any questions please get in touch. Also, make sure you check out our upcoming events at: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/events

Some key takeaways:
➡️ Cash Flow should be monitored on a daily basis in order to have clarity and control.
➡️ Have the right people qualified for organising your finances and bookkeeping so you don’t overpay!
➡️ Planning anything takes time and should be a priority to always set aside a date and time; Just like you would for any other important activity in your company.

Some great moments:
✅ "When you’ve got lots of cash in the bank it's still important but it's not as visible"
✅ "30 things that she just swiped from hotels and put in this bag..."
✅"What does 'corporate' even mean!?"

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In this week’s episode of Ignite Your Estate Agency Sam is back to share her successes with ‘Prediction Marketing’ 

Learn how to appeal to your audience at every stage of the buying process and convert people who aren’t interested into YOUR clients!

Find out in this episode how you can change people’s minds to buy by giving them what they want at the time that they need it!

Engage with ambitious agency owners and grow your business by visiting our Mastermind page: www.ajmastermind.co.uk 

If you have any questions please get in touch. Also, make sure you check out our upcoming events at: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/events 

If you want to check and apply for our latest “Behind The Scenes Day”: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/btsday 

Some key takeaways:

➡️ Most people actually start their journey in the property as tenants, and eventually become a landlord and seller
➡️ To understand who the clients are you want to attract, think about the kind of homes that you want to sell
➡️  There are different stages that clients go through when selling and/or buying a property. And so each of these has its own unique wording and messaging.

Some great moments:

✅ "It doesn't matter how good your content is if it's not resonating with the right audience"
✅ "Make sure that what you're doing aligns perfectly with the audience you want to attract"
✅ "The danger, of course, is that they end up doing so much to their house that they end up staying there..."

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In this week’s episode of Ignite Your Estate Agency Sam and Phil continue with part 2 of the Wheels of lifestyle and business.

We’ve all heard the saying ‘What gets measured gets improved’ Learn how to track YOUR progress the right way and significantly improve every aspect of YOUR LIFE!

Download the Wheels: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/wheels

Engage with ambitious agency owners and grow your business by visiting our Mastermind page: www.ajmastermind.co.uk

If you have any questions please get in touch. Also, make sure you check out our upcoming events at: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/events

If you want to check and apply for our latest “Behind The Scenes Day”: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/btsday

Part 1 of this episode if you haven't heard it yet

Some key takeaways:
➡️ Monitoring your own performance is essential when setting goals and the key to getting better at what you want to do
➡️ When scoring yourself keep in mind that this is an expression of your current performance
➡️ Your total score shouldn't be seen as a number to pursue perfection but rather an indicator of where your focus must go for continuing improvement

Some great moments:
✅ "If you avoid challenge and search for your comfort zone... when a challenge comes along it's gonna feel a lot more uncomfortable"
✅ "It's hard to keep going when you don't really know what you are aiming for"
✅ "A goal without a plan is just a wish"

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In this week’s episode of Ignite Your Estate Agency, Sam and Phil take us through the wheels of life and business, which includes: health, finance, sleep and personal development.

Learn how YOU can effectively reflect back on 2022 and evaluate yourself using each section of the wheel to dramatically increase the quality of your life.

Stay tuned to catch a lot of useful life tips and develop yourself in 2023 as a successful agency owner and entrepreneur!

Download the Wheels: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/wheels

Engage with ambitious agency owners and grow your business by visiting our Mastermind page: www.ajmastermind.co.uk 

If you have any questions please get in touch. Also, make sure you check out our upcoming events at: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/events 

If you want to check and apply for our latest “Behind The Scenes Day”: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/btsday

Some key takeaways:
➡️ Each person has a different way of expressing and interpreting acts of love for themselves to others and vice versa
➡️ Your perception of ambition is not necessarily a trait that does good for everyone
➡️ It is a must to identify how far you have developed on each aspect of your life and  YOUR relationships to know how you can further improve

Some great moments:
✅ “I think we don’t give our brains the chance to wind down, do we?”
✅  “The part of your brain that controls fear is muscle that needs exercising”
✅ “Well I haven’t seen anybody succeed to a certain level without discipline…”

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In this week’s episode of Ignite Your Estate Agency Sam uncovers the importance of having the right team members work well in your organisation, matching them up with the ideal salaries..

Learn how to be purposeful with each member of your team and how to adapt their values and attitudes towards YOUR company’s future growth.

Stay tuned to discover how you can unlock your team’s full potential so that your business can grow most effectively!

Engage with ambitious agency owners and grow your business by visiting our Mastermind page: www.ajmastermind.co.uk

If you have any questions please get in touch. Also, make sure you check out our upcoming events at: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/events

If you want to check and apply for our latest “Behind The Scenes Day”: www.ajmastermind/btsday 

Write to Sam for a copy of the salary matrix: [email protected]

Some key takeaways:
➡️Let your team members know what skills you are looking for in order to eventually promote/progress them
➡️Always make your team members aware when they are or aren't exhibiting your business' core values. As this will help them GROW.

Some great moments:
✅"Happiness isn't just tied up in salary"
✅"Phil nearly fell off his chair and made her return it immediately"
✅"The 'NO MATTER WHAT' mentality is the thing that separates the director from any other level"

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In this week’s episode of Ignite Your Estate Agency Sam and Phil revisit our two special guests - Michael Bruce and John Rossman.

Michael Bruce is the British entrepreneur, co-founder of and ex CEO of Purplebricks, and founder and Group CEO of Boomin, the new property portal. 

John Rossman, is a best selling author, former Amazon leader and Managing Partner at Rossman Partners.

Stay tuned for lots of golden nuggets throughout this episode!

Engage with ambitious agency owners and grow your business by visiting our Mastermind page: www.ajmastermind.co.uk 

If you have any questions please get in touch. Also, make sure you check out our upcoming events at: www.ajmastermind.co.uk/events 

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Some key takeaways:

➡️ Business products and services should be like ‘wine windows’ - Know when the best time to is according to the market (not too early and not too late)

➡️ Have the client’s interest in mind instead of coming off as just wanting to get the transactional completed

Some great moments:

✅ "No one gives a kipper anymore about your product or service, they just care about how they feel when they engage with it!"

✅ "Trade short term profitability in order to drive long term growth"

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Have a question?
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