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Just two words….. Great Season…….We all can have a come back…. A setback is not a defeat, just another opportunity to get back up and do it again….T

Slave or Heir

Life in the trenches…….In business, life and sport, the difference between winning and second is “Heart”.  You can have two humans both gifted… one wins the other is second…. Why?  You can write a book on this subject, but boiling it down it’s the human who refuses to heed defeat….The willingness to die, put everything on the line, to go the extra 15 minutes when everyone else goes home, who rehearses over and over again each aspect of his game… nothing is left to change… We call this person a winner… He becomes the heir of his business… no longer a slave to actions…. He has the “put me in the game coach”… I was made for this moment… drive and determination…… He inherits the win for the love of the game… That’s the difference… Go have fun, learn something, bless and prosper someone and be a hero right now….Terry McDaniel   Real Estate Evangelist…

First impressions are often not the total Picture….

Greetings….Dealing with people and markets is exciting and often changes quickly. The ability to adjust…to be “RealAgile” is extremely important. Adjust your thinking and approaches quickly. Be in the now, not the yesterday or tomorrow. Make decision based on information you have now. You will never have complete, perfect information….. Often my gut just knows….

You made a very interesting comment: “
Be careful about putting too much emphasis on technology, at the expense of personal contact! An agent in my office was hesitant to call a prospect who was not answering her emails. When she finally did pick up the phone, she learned that he didn’t hate her! His computer was in the shop. Sure, most people start their search on the Internet. But when they are ready to buy, they’ll do business with an agent they’ve met fact-to-face, from a referral, at an Open House or at a cocktail party. It’s hard to create chemistry on any web site.”………

Don’t assume anything until you can confirm with personal contact. Also, never assume a tech person only wants email… I learned that one this year…. Ask… Do you perfer emails or phone calls… We all have different languages and delivery styles… I just assumed since they both were techies they wanted emails… Not true… Learn their language and how they prefer to communicate…..People are creatures of habits… Have a good weekend….. This too will pass…

Terry McDaniel….The Real Estate Evangelist

The Art of Writing a Mission Statement

The power of clean, crisp mission statement takes more work and time than you can imagine. We all attempt to have one. Rarely does it mean what you wanted it to mean… For the past 12 months, I have been developing with my son Brad and some very faithful friends RealAgile….

Daily we discussed our mission statement. Bits and pieces, but not a cohesive statement to get excited about… So last week as I spoke at NAR several times “Prospecting 2.0 The Next Generation” my thoughts keep focusing again on the mission statement. As we preparing to leave for Laguna Niguel, participating in Howard’s Star Power retreat for the Stars, I just wanted to pen our mission statement and be done with it.

So why am I writing all this? Well,in the middle of night….3:00 am I got out of bed and wrote this down our mission statement….”We turn haphazard, random prospecting into scalable, dynamic business solutions. Our business solutions create cohesive interdependent communities virally growing based on their transparent and collaborative environment…Bottom line… We build trust and creditability.”…..Wow….. ..Finally…. After 50 meetings, file cabinets full of paper and 25 lbs of coffee, we have a clean, crisp mission statement we can all get behind…

When I read our mission statement I can see what my words mean….That’s powerful stuff….. Have a great day….Terry McDaniel…. The Real Estate Evangelist…..

Put a Stake in the Ground

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity.
The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”-–Winston Churchill

Think about the impact those two short sentences have on your life……  Don’t kid yourself… 

In times like this, we need to examine how we think.  Your dominate thoughts controls your feelings, actions and future.  Icky thinking….doom and gloom….you focus on the bad—the whata, shoulda, couldas.  Just say “no more”.. 25 times or move your eyes side-to-side 25 times (It works. Trust me.) Give yourself permission to refocus on the good… it works.. try it… Really…..

Instead,  think about “what it would look like” if we could do this or that…. take the time to take apart your problem… Isolate your blockages…. Ask better questions….”What can be altered?”  Things that can’t, look for new solutions.

The person who gives-up finding solutions is dead….. You’re still above ground and you can still change the outcome…Solutions are everywhere… Collaborate and be Transparent. Ask better questions of yourself….

Put another stake in the ground….Today…I will look for opportunities in every difficulty….

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Join me on the phone….925-838-4300… Just pick-up the phone and call me….

 

Terry McDaniel    Real Estate Evangelist…

P.S.  If you need someone to give a “pep talk” to your business or community group,  email or call me…. Oh, by the way, we’re in the real  estate business…. If you have someone you know who should be buying or selling, we would like to meet them….. It’s a great time to BUY real estate…..

It’s started……

Today Sunday November 4, 2007…. Our first internet broadcast…. Eastbayalive.com….. just a few listeners, but we started…. no pr, no ads, just put it out there…….visit eastbayalive.com……. make a difference….. don’t listen to the noise…  this too shall pass

Terry McDaniel    Real Estate Evangelist…..

That’s what I call a good Investment….

Gloom and doom……. It can make you sick… Beware…..

As your mother told you…..Buy, buy and buy all you can……. The market is open…. Look at the numbers..

Since 1948 the national real estate values have risen       2650%

Since 1969 the national real estate values have risen         685%

Since 1977 the national real estate values have risen         340%

Since 1996 the national real estate values have risen         88%

Not bad, plus to get to live in it…….. So, with lower interest rates, virtually full employment, lots of homes on the market, the only think different from two years ago is FEAR…… Get over it…… Just do it…….  Terry McDaniel   Real Estate Evangelist…..

What do you See in this Picture?

So what do you see…. for sale signs…. clutter…. or “opportunity”?

Each sign has a story. Each sign has something for someone. As a professional real estate agent, you need the right person to solve that sign’s issues…not problems, but issues. What you focus on is what you get….. if you see too many “for sale” signs you are not focused on the opportunity. Learn today how to create business (another name for opportunity) out of clutter. The person who can do that will prosper and be loved.

Terry McDaniel “Real Estate Evangelist”

P.S. Come to my presentations at the CountryWide booth at NAR…..