{"id":2160,"date":"2007-11-04T13:29:33","date_gmt":"2007-11-04T20:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2007-11-04T13:29:33","modified_gmt":"2007-11-04T20:29:33","slug":"i-may-see-you-on-the-way-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2160\/i-may-see-you-on-the-way-down\/","title":{"rendered":"I may see you on the way down"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Simply think of your career as one\u00a0big-ass challenge, one where you have been dropped at the top of a ginormous mountain with a snowboard. Think of your\u00a0career 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\u00a0get the\u00a0Top Producer plaque at the year-end awards ceremony.<\/p>\n

Q & A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Q. This is supposed to be metaphorical of my real estate career? Isn’t\u00a0Crazy
\nGuy\u00a0going downhill very, very fast?<\/p>\n

A. Yes, and your point is?<\/p>\n

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?<\/p>\n

A. Just trying to keep it real here, but good point. Do you have a link to that<\/em> video?<\/p>\n

Q. Okay, so what if I am schlepping my pathetic unprepared self up<\/em> that vertical slope toward solvency and see the oncoming avalanche of no-fear agents on their way down?<\/p>\n

A. Make a snow cave.<\/p>\n

Q. Can I fly the helicopter?<\/p>\n

A. No.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow we will watch a spooky video involving an agent who, while dropping notepads at random doorsteps,\u00a0survives\u00a0an\u00a0attack by a pack of rabid\u00a0Lhasa Apsos\u00a0who had escaped their model-perfect, highly upgraded Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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