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How to Add Value & Become Irreplaceable

2. February 2011

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A few weeks ago, I had coffee with a new agent here in our area. She said she was having trouble getting investors to stay loyal to her. She asked me if it was best to have everyone sign an exclusive representation agreement. Here was my reply: “It won’t hurt, but it’s not your best [...]

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How Steve Jobs Transformed Apple (Part Two)

26. January 2011

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I shared part one of my article on how Steve Jobs transformed Apple last week.  This week will dig a little further into Steve’s relentless work ethic. From “Inside Steve’s Brain” by Learner Kahney… “I’d never been so tired in my life,” Jobs told Fortune in 1998. “I’d come home at about ten o’clock at [...]

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Stock Market Lessons for Real Estate Agents

21. December 2010

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Several years ago, Jack Schwager released a book detailing several interviews with successful market traders. In the book he asked them about lessons learned and how they became ultra successful investors. This is a great book and strongly recommended for all investors. The title of the book is, ” The New Market Wizards – Conversations [...]

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The Curse of Sameness

1. September 2010

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Have you ever been to a Trader Joe’s store? You owe it yourself to get to one, and not just for the grocery chain’s foods. For the business lesson. Maybe you don’t have a Trader Joe’s near your house. There are, after all, less than 350 stores in only about half the U.S. states, part [...]

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In Depth Study of a Great Marketer – Going Fishing With Gus!

23. August 2010

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This fisherman knows a lot about how to catch customers. This article includes a detailed study of how he captures customers for his charter fishing business with lessons you can use to get new customers for your business.

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