{"id":13515,"date":"2010-11-05T17:41:51","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T00:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=13515"},"modified":"2010-11-05T17:41:51","modified_gmt":"2010-11-06T00:41:51","slug":"swallow-hard-make-it-happen-or-get-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/13515\/swallow-hard-make-it-happen-or-get-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Swallow Hard — Make It Happen — Or Get Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the most part, it’s human nature to have a love\/hate relationship with the results that have our name attached to them. I’ve failed far more often than I’ve succeeded. It’s not even close. Name a category in which I’ve endured the ignominy of defeat, and my hand is more likely than not be in the air. <\/p>\n

Baseball is useful here, as it’s a game based on failure. Hall of Famers are players who failed somewhat less than their peers. Major leaguer hitters as a group, fail at a rate of roughly 75%. Those who fail a ‘mere’ 65-70% of the time often end up earning $1 Mil a month or so. Think that’s a thin margin separating average from excellent? Try this — The difference between a .250 and a .300 hitter? One measly hit a week.<\/strong> Really. <\/p>\n

Ponder this.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

In San Diego’s market, one extra skinned cat monthly at the median price, about $375,000 or so, would create additional GCI of — wait for it — $135,000. Median price in your market is $150,000? That’s an additional $54,000 or so. One more deal a month. Would that make the difference for your family? Would those results keep you in the business? Would you then stop making pathetic excuses for your failure to do what produces spendable results? <\/p>\n

If you can honestly say that’s within your reach by quietly tweakin’ your effort a bit, super. Do it now. I’ll expect a Christmas card next year. <\/p>\n

However<\/strong>, if you’re already killin’ yourself 25 hours a day, eight days a week, you may wanna consider doin’ something different so as to generate better results. How’s that for an original thought?<\/em> Explaining an anemic bank account to those counting on you at home is not a Kodak moment, a truth to which I can effectively testify. <\/p>\n

It was one of those moments when the phrase, ‘Winners don’t make excuses, they make it happen’<\/em> became real to me.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Adapting is really code tellin’ us to stop doin’ what ain’t workin’ and start doin’ things that do. Again — there are those who tell us Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the most part, it’s human nature to have a love\/hate relationship with the results that have our name attached to them. I’ve failed far more often than I’ve succeeded. It’s not even close. 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