{"id":1892,"date":"2007-09-05T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2007-09-05T15:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2007-09-10T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2007-09-10T19:24:10","slug":"news-you-can-use-real-estate-is-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1892\/news-you-can-use-real-estate-is-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"News You Can Use – Real Estate is a Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>When I want the news I can use, I head straight for the San Diego Union Tribune. From\u00a0yesterday’s Currents section, in an article addressing the health benefits of swimming as exercise, they gave us this bit of sage advice:<\/p>\n

Who is swimming not good for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swimming is not a good activity for someone who doesn’t know how to swim.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think this should be an ongoing feature series. “Piloting a jetliner is not a good activity for someone who doesn’t know how to fly”, “Skydiving is not a good activity for someone who doesn’t have access to a parachute”, and “Attending a Barry Manilow concert is not a good activity for someone who…” – Well, that last one is just plain wrong.<\/p>\n

Do you know what else is just plain wrong? Attempting to grow a successful business is not a good activity for someone who lacks the ability or willingness to think like an entrepreneur, to constantly evolve, to continually strive for excellence and to establish their brand as superior to that of the competition.<\/p>\n

I suggest that rather than the Broker’s new-hire training beginning and ending with lessons in the fine art of bulk-mailing, working your sphere, passing out pumpkins on Halloween and flags on the 4th of July, and sitting open houses, the first lesson should be a boot camp on business basics.<\/p>\n

New agents, and even the veteran hangers-on who are feeling stalled and challenged, would do well to start thinking like the self-employed business owner they are. Once licensed, it is not your divine right to make a living in real estate. It is not preordained that, once assigned a cubicle and a business card, you\u00a0will\u00a0enjoy untold riches or even eat. There are tens of thousands just like you. Only when you reach the point where they are NOT just like you and your customer knows it will you realize any consistent success.<\/p>\n

Keep Inventing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The minute your product is finished, so are you.<\/p>\n

Years ago, I had one of the first “car phones”. In those days, it was cutting edge, truly a thing of envy. It was hard-mounted to my dash, had the little curly Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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