At our office meeting this past week, our manager shared this video with the troops. Our meeting, you see, happened to coincide with Halloween, and the intended nexus was a scary market and overcoming fears.
So, watch the video of the Crazy Man with a Death Wish (I dare you to take your eyes off of it), and we will have a short review and Q & A following the show.
Review
We all have fears, and to a real estate agent who enjoys the finer things in life, such as food, shelter, and the occasional trip to the Haircut Store, our current market can be quite frightening. These fears can be overcome, as demonstrated by Crazy Man with a Death Wish.
Simply think of your career as one big-ass challenge, one where you have been dropped at the top of a ginormous mountain with a snowboard. Think of your career as teetering on the head of a very tall pin. Executed with absolute precision and focus, you will reach your goals. Flawlessly navigate the moguls of misfortune, and you will quickly reach base camp from the pinnacle of self-doubt. Screw up, and every limb will be ripped from your fragile body in a single, excruciating moment of self-destruction, or worse. You might not get the Top Producer plaque at the year-end awards ceremony.
Q & A
Q. This is supposed to be metaphorical of my real estate career? Isn’t Crazy
Guy going downhill very, very fast?
A. Yes, and your point is?
Q. Wouldn’t a better metaphor be one where I am at the foot of the ginormous mountain of opportunity, and I must work very hard to scale same?
A. Just trying to keep it real here, but good point. Do you have a link to that video?
Q. Okay, so what if I am schlepping my pathetic unprepared self up that vertical slope toward solvency and see the oncoming avalanche of no-fear agents on their way down?
A. Make a snow cave.
Q. Can I fly the helicopter?
A. No.
Tomorrow we will watch a spooky video involving an agent who, while dropping notepads at random doorsteps, survives an attack by a pack of rabid Lhasa Apsos who had escaped their model-perfect, highly upgraded home through a non-permitted doggie access cut in the fire door. The really scary part is the code violation.
Ardell says:
Every so often I think I’d like to be faced with the challenges of living on the street in a cardboard box. Wouldn’t that be kind of interesting and exciting?
November 4, 2007 — 7:03 pm
Kris Berg says:
Every so often I think we should be careful what we wish for. 🙂
November 4, 2007 — 8:19 pm
Phil Hoover says:
Funny you brought that up Ardell.
I was out looking for a large cardboard box myself today 🙂
November 4, 2007 — 8:48 pm
rob aubrey says:
Great video, I think I will use that for the team before calling FSBOs and Expireds.
If that is a real estate metaphor, then the way I see it is, it is a lot easier now that there aren’t a lot of people that will get in the way and cut you off, it is fun on the moutain again. Now that my market has cooled off this year.
November 5, 2007 — 7:20 am
Geno Petro says:
Almost too much to ponder. You were right, I can’t stop looking at it… and thinking about how risk adverse I really am.
November 5, 2007 — 8:47 am
Benn says:
Q. Would the snowboarder be insulted that he is being compared to a Realtor? A. YES.
Q. Do I Care? A. NO.
Q. Was this a fantastic picture of how to visualize your business as a fear? A. YES.
Q. Is Kris Berg totally bitchin? A. Totally.
Closing a record year- Gnarly.
November 5, 2007 — 2:27 pm
Steven Groves says:
Wow – very nice Kris… great post and excellent point. I’e always encouraged real estate people to see themselves as entrepreneurs and professionals – and then to learn all they can about being the best of both.
Way Gnarly dude…
November 6, 2007 — 8:39 am
Jillayne Schlicke says:
I took snowboarding lessons several years ago, not surprisingly, to push myself out of my comfort zone and a couple of years later I had built up the confidence to quit my job and start my own company.
I was the oldest person in the class at 36. The next youngest person was 14. Teenage boys have no fear. It was incredible to go down the mountain together as a group.
November 11, 2007 — 1:48 pm
Kevin Boer says:
For those looking for cardboard boxes to live in, I’d like to suggest you consider Palo Alto. I can probably find you a good one for slightly under 7 figures. 🙂 That’s US dollars.
November 11, 2007 — 1:58 pm