To become a successful Realtor, you need to be motivated and stay mentally prepared for the everyday ups and downs of our business. Your mindset is critical to your success.
1. Have a Positive Attitude
Your attitude is the perception you create about your reality; it determines how you go about your day. When you allow negative thoughts to creep into your head, you’ll experience negative results. Yes, being positive takes lots of energy, but remember, it produces the best results.
2. Take the Right Approach
Do you walk the walk and talk the talk? How you carry yourself is an important factor in getting people to listen to what you have to say. Are you approaching each situation like you know what you’re talking about? Do you know what you’re talking about? Preparation for every situation is vital to your success.
3. Always Have High Expectations
Maintaining high expectations for yourself is critical. Expect a lot of yourself; you are capable of doing what needs to be done to be successful. Start the “bar high” and continue raising it as you progress. Work hard daily and increase your expectations little by little every single day. As you gradually begin to raise the level of your expectations, you’ll begin to notice your mindset becoming stronger.
4. Have High Levels of Enthusiasm
Your enthusiasm is what demonstrates your passion for assisting your clients with their real estate needs. Choose to feel excited about what you’re doing, remember only you are in control of your own emotions. (Here’s an idea for a great affirmation: “I control my emotions!”)
5. Use Ever Ounce of Energy Possible
Have you ever heard the saying, “energy is contagious”? Get the energy you need. Stand up, rub your hands together, verbalize some positive affirmations. If your body is slumped and your tonality is monotone, don’t expect anyone to be excited by what you say. Pay attention to what you eat and drink; is it helping to increase your energy, or draining you? Pay attention to who you are “hanging around.” Are you around people who are passionate about what they do or negative people who complain about their jobs/income/life?
6. Stay Clear From Complacency
Complacency is an issue that all real estate agents face. Unfortunately, once we make $10,000-$20,000 in a month many of us, are inclined to kick back and relax for a while. It’s important to give yourself credit for a job well done but it is harmful to stop working hard, which causes you to lose momentum. Remember, if your business isn’t growing and moving forward, it’s stagnant and will soon be left behind.
How do you fight complacency? You start be forcing yourself to question your limits. If your business isn’t growing, it’s dying. It’s important for you to work hard for the entire duration of your real estate career.
So, are you committed to adopting these important “traits?” What are you going to do to incorporate them into your workday?
” Maintaining high expectations for yourself is critical. Expect a lot of yourself; you are capable of doing what needs to be done to be successful. Start the “bar high” and continue raising it as you progress. Work hard daily and increase your expectations little by little every single day”
I LOVE knowing that there are opportunities, every single day, to better my best game as a Real Estate professional. It keeps the complacency from setting in for sure! Thanks for a super article.
Donna Clayton Lloyd – REALTOR– Fayetteville/Ft.Bragg NC
http://www.DonnaLloyd.com.
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Neil Schwartz Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 7:15 PM
Absolutely Donna. Just keep in mind that every day you need to start at ZERO.
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ON #6 This is exactly what I have to deal with day in and day out at my regular job, people are negative, complain, not happy… I let it get to me a few times, it can suck the life out of you, but I just laught alot, at silly, have fun to cope, but I keep in mind that this situation is temporary, and I keep my eyes on the prize!!!!! Which is to become a FULL TIME REAL ESTATE AGENT!!!
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Neil Schwartz Reply:
August 27th, 2010 at 2:42 AM
Good for you Mike, that’s fantastic! Keep reading positive material and create a schedule you can follow diligently that no one can take you away from.
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I absolutely agree with each and every one of these points. The way to success is having a positive attitude and living with the intention of succeeding each and every day, even if in the smallest way. Baby steps are key in changing daily habits and contributing toward reaching new heights and your long-term goals. Awesome info Neil…it’s always great to be reminded of this.
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Neil Schwartz Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Exactly… baby steps are key. Most people often forget that the tortoise is the one that beats the hare.
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Hello there! This blog post couldn’t be written much better! Looking through this post reminds me of my previous roommate! He continually kept talking about this. I’ll send this information to him.
Fairly certain he’s going to have a very good read. Thanks for sharing!
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