Sometimes, I'm Just Overwhelmed.

Anf Yo know what?

That is perfectly fine.

Even though I have ton of great things going on right now, it feels like I'm trying to put together a beautiful puzzle, but I can't find any corner or edge pieces.

Although I feel overwhelmed, I know that I am working toward something special, and that continues to drive me

Sometimes we hold on to things too long.

When we have invested time, money, or both, we feel an obligation to see it out.

But what if it would be more beneficial to us to move along?

That is the type of hard decisions that have to be made in order to continue to succeed.

It is so tiring to want to be compensated for every single action you take.

Try to give without expectation and you will be surprised at what might happen.

Before you start looking for a way to generate more leads, because I know you are wanting to.

It might be a better idea to clean up your existing leads and feed them what they need.

Do you think your current leads aren't any good because no one is responding to you?

The better question...

What are you sending them and how often?

Is your database even opening your emails or messages?

If you can't get them to open your message, how will you ever be able to articulate your value?

This is where Broker and Founder/Owner of EngageMore CRM comes in.

She has taken her 15+ years of real estate and CRM management experience and put it into a nice little package, just for you.

Making creating compelling content and managing your contacts a breeze.

In this episode, listen to Patti explain how EngageMore CRM can help you turn those OLD leads into GOLD leads.

After all, we all know that the fortune is in the follow-up.

Many times we have certain intentions, but sometimes the way they are received is much different.

I had a conversation today that I received as negative, and I'm not sure it is. It was just how I received it.

In addition to how are comments perceived, we can also make snap judgments based on the information we have about someone.

This can be based on something as simple as a title they hold.

Just by knowing this, our conversation can be derailed and never get deep into conversation with an opportunity to learn.

I lost a listing today and it reminded me of a sports bet I made years ago.

After seeing Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod out until at least 4:30 am, in a city different than the one he was playing in later that day I decided to make a bet.

He played as well as I predicted but the outcome wasn't as I'd hoped.

I'm not talking real estate.

I'm not talking life lessons.

Just a story about my trip to Chicago when I was growing up.

A night in the best hotel I've ever stayed in, and a night in the worst hotel I've ever stayed in.

A day where I stood in an almost empty Wrigley field.

This is a story of when a family friend took my on a journey through Chicago that I'll never forget. 

As I have been interviewing business owners recently, I realized they all had 1 thing in common.

They were ALL established business owners, so I thought I'd change things up a bit.

Chris Banakas launched his print business on February 28th of this year, just before the stay at home lockdown from Covid-19.

He shares, not how to save your business during this time, but how to start your business during this time.

You can hear his positivity and gratitude shine through in this episode. 

It takes this type of mindset to thrive when starting a business in the middle of a pandemic. 

Ego is a funny thing.

It's not always what we think it is.

Sometimes it comes in the form of bragging about ourselves, other times it comes in the form of the need to BE right, instead of getting it right.

In my case right now, it comes in the form of what someone thinks my intentions are.

I know we usually want to act tough and say, "I don't care what people think".

But that's a lie.

Human nature has us care what people think.

But I do believe there is a volume of our ego that we can control.