“The Sky is Falling” Optimism vs. Pessimism
Most people are under the impression that optimistic people are living in a fantasy land where everything is possible and nothing bad will happen.
Then you have most pessimistic people who defend their responses by saying that they’re not a pessimist, but a “realist”.
In the end, pessimistic people can say whatever they want because optimistic people make more money.
Optimism is more than a positive mental attitude:
People who perceive life optimistically don’t just say one positive word after another; they view life in a different frame of reference that governs the way they look at the world.
Being optimistic means that you really believe you will be able to accomplish everything you want to do.
When you are optimistic, you begin to stop focusing on the disappointment or negative feelings that are inevitable throughout one’s life and pay more attention to the various other ways you can succeed.
Optimistic People have a Faster Recovery Time:
We are rejected day in and day out in this business called “real estate”.
Even the best real estate agents can let all the rejection and negativity get to them at times.
However, because of the mechanics in an optimistic person’s mind, they’ll begin to automatically think of several different ways in which they can transform their negativity into something positive.
This allows them to quickly bounce back up from the ground and continue pushing forward.
People like people who are Optimistic:
Has there ever been a real estate agent you knew who just couldn’t stop talking about all the negative crap that’s happening?
Like every word that comes out of their mouth was about how, “we have less of this” and “how we can’t do that” or the flood of REO’s is coming and the sky is falling.
Now, honestly, do you enjoy hanging around people who are like that?
They waste your time don’t they? As Matthew Ferry says, they are, “energy sucking vampires”.
How about your buyers and sellers?
Do you think they would want to be represented by some pessimistic real estate agent who thinks everything is hopeless or an optimistic agent who will search for solutions?
Now here’s an even better question… which agent do you think will get more referrals over time?
See, an optimistic mindset is ultimately contagious and allows you to become an influential figure with people.
As your business matures, having the power of influence will make your job effortless and easy.
Nobody wants to be around a moody, angry, or pessimistic person, but we all like and admire those who have a positive optimistic outlook on life.
What kind of real estate agent are you?
Success in life is 85% attitude and 15% attitude.
Our attitude is completely under our control.
Remember that great effort and success is usually a result of a great attitude.
Every hour you put in over forty, either on your job or on yourself improvement, your knowledge and skill; is as an investment in your success and your future.
The 1st 40 hours pays the bills.
The next 10 starts to make you rich.
Some of you don’t even work a great 8 let alone the extra 10.
What are you thinking?
The harder you work the “luckier” you get.
To achieve more than the average person, you must work longer and harder than the average person.
If you always do more that you are paid for, you will always be paid more that you are getting now.
The only way that you can be paid more is by adding greater value to your work and by achieving more and better results.
Great performance is preceded by painstaking preparations.
Do your homework.
Great success is often determined by attention to the smallest details.
Never under estimate your opponent.
Work on your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
Ignore those who discourage you.
Talent is G-d given-be humble.
Fame is man given-be thankful.
Conceit is self-given –be careful.
Do what has to be done, when it has to be done, and as well as it can to be done.
Remember when you’re not working to improve, your competition is.
Always give your best.
Practice like a champion.
Play like a champion.
Live like a champion.
