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The 6 Mindsets Holding You Back

And the Truths that Will Set You Free

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I have poison ivy. Both arms. My stomach. And my ear. I kid you not. I have poison ivy on my ear lobe.

The reason? I love my wife.

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Earlier this week, she asked me if I would help her trim the landscaping in our back yard. Evidently – there is poison ivy back there.

When I do yard work, I binge-listen to podcasts. This week, I was listening to Michael Hyatt’s podcast – What if the Barrier’s Were Only in Your Head? It got me thinking about the things we believe in our minds.

Some of those beliefs are rooted in truth. Some are not. What we believe is true about ourselves has a tremendous impact on our performance. Our mindsets are rooted in truth, or they are rooted in a lie.

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[Free Webinar] How Your Marketing Can Win You Listings

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Commercial real estate is changing. The internet has helped in leveling the playing field. Best practices are now easily shared – within companies and without. It is now harder than ever to differentiate yourself from your competition.

This month’s webinar with my friend Kris Krisco of Buildout.com is all about how your marketing should actually win you listings. You can register for the webinar – at 3pm Eastern on August 5th – by clicking here.
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The marketing of your listings is for the purpose of finding the most potential buyers. The more buyers equates to more offers. More offers, if the listing is priced right, can generate a quasi-auction environment. So not only do you find a buyer, but the best buyer – and, get the most out of that buyer.

But you can also use your marketing to win listings.

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Free Webinar: How Your Marketing Can Win You Listings

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Date: August 5, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Eastern
Event: Buildout Webinar - August
Sponsor: Buildout
Venue: Live Webinar
Public: Public
Registration: Click here to register.
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5 Reasons Why There Is No Magic Prospecting Script

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I’ve recently had a number of my New to the Business (N2B) coaching clients ask me for prospecting scripts. They are new clients, and they are new to commercial real estate (CRE). Had they been with me for a while, they would have known not to ask. I want to share with you why in this post.

But first, a story…

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I’m in my 18th year of marriage. I love my wife more today than I ever have. She is incredible, and I count myself one of the most blessed men on the planet.

But…we still deal with conflict. She is not married to a perfect man. And despite her awesomeness, she isn’t perfect either.

Recently, we were dealing with some conflict in our marriage that had gone on for a number of days. My wife was frustrated with me. I was frustrated with the situation. Life in the Barron household was not smooth or enjoyable…at all.

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The Beginner’s Guide To Prospecting

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The Step-By-Step Process for Maximizing Your Income by Pursuing the Business You Want

Have you ever wondered how the best of the best do it? Do you wonder how you can ascend to the ranks of the top-producers? Have you ever be frustrated with your own production or wondered where the next deal will come from?

I know how you feel.

When I began in the Commercial Real Estate industry, I had some inherited advantages. I was 3rd generation in a small town. My father, uncle, and grandfather had built for us a great name. I was walking into a no-lose situation.

However, if I weren’t a gene-pool lottery winner, I think I might have failed.

Why?

I didn’t implement a prospecting system to go after the business I wanted. I did not fill my pipeline with opportunities. I produced no deal flow.

It was years later, after hiring a coach through The Massimo Group, that my eyes were opened to how to go after the business you want.

Here’s the truth. The top-producers in CRE prospect continuously. They do it systematically. They track and know their numbers cold.

You can do the same. You should do the same. Unless you enjoy mediocrity, you must do the same.

So I’ve written my first ebook: The Beginner’s Guide to Prospecting – The Step-By-Step Process for Maximizing Your Income by Pursuing the Business You Want.

 

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In this step-by-step, in-depth guide to prospecting, you’ll find:

  • How to choose your specialty (and why you should specialize in the first place)
  • How to build your database (there are only 3 ways)
  • How to write a prospecting letter that warms up a prospecting call (it’s too quick and easy not to do)
  • How to use the true purpose of a prospecting call to generate more meetings
  • How to make the meeting about your prospecting (and not you!)
  • How to give a winning presentation (and differentiate yourself from your competition)
  • And much more…

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You can’t buy The Beginner’s Guide To Prospecting anywhere. The only way you can get it is to subscribe to my FREE email newsletter. That means you will get an email every time I publish a new post or offer (about once a week.)

That way, you don’t have to visit my blog to stay up to date on fresh content. And you can unsubscribe at any time.

All you need to do is click the button below. Once you do that and confirm your email, I will email you the link to download this free resource.

Send Me The Free Ebook!

You really have 3 choices at this point:

  1. Keep the status quo
  2. Figure it out on your own…the slow way
  3. Let me share with you, for FREE…the fast way.

It’s up to you!

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The 7 Proven Steps to Finding and Winning More Business

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Do you remember the scene in Good Will Hunting where Robin Williams and Matt Damon are discussing the painting? Williams has this great line. “You know the real b**** of it? It’s paint by numbas [hear Boston accent].”

I’ve got some great cheat sheets for you. The first one is on prospecting, and you can get it at the bottom of this post. Can’t wait? Click here.

There is a real wisdom in the idea of paint by numbers.

What you need to know about finding and winning the business you want.

What you need to know about finding and winning the business you want.

In bootcamp, they taught us everything “by the numbers.” I’m not exaggerating. They taught us how to get dressed like a Marine – by the numbers. They taught us how to eat like a Marine – by the numbers.

The Marine Corps is fanatical about systemizing everything based on best-practices. They debrief after every exercise. What went well? What didn’t go well? What could be improved? The result of this disciplined approach to learning from everything is they have a specific way of doing everything. And it works.

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What Independence Day Means To Me

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And for the purpose of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

~ last sentence of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

For most of us in America, the 4th of July is a holiday that consists of joining with family and friends. We grill out, watch fireworks, and enjoy each others company.

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But it started so much differently. 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. They pledged to each other their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. They knew it was likely a death-warrant they were signing.

They displayed courage. They displayed honor. They displayed the willingness to sacrifice for the sake of what was right. It would affect their futures. It would affect their fortunes. It would affect their families.

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The One Marketing Tool You Need to Drive Your CRE Business – Free Webinar

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I remember the first time I saw a real property package. You know the ones I’m talking about. They are beautiful. Maps. Demographics. Graphs. Comps. All branded beautifully and consistently. I was blown away.

I had been in the business for about a year before I saw one. Our firm was small town CRE. Not only did we have relationships, but we had them going back generations. Business walked in our door. We didn’t have to compete or present (not much, at least).

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But then I got called into my first dog and pony show. I was one of three brokers who would present to win the business. I knew the other brokers would walk in with these beautiful proposals.

I spent days trying to create the package that would stack up. It was futility. I was beyond frustrated.

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Free Webinar: The One Tool You Need to Maximize Work Flow Efficiency, Brand Consistency, and Competitive Advantage

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Date: July 1, 2015
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Eastern
Event: Buildout Webinar July
Topic: Free Webinar: The One Tool You Need to Maximize Work Flow Efficiency, Brand Consistency, and Competitive Advantage
Sponsor: Buildout
Venue: Live Webinar
Public: Public
Registration: Click here to register.
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[Video] Ask Bo – A Question from Jeno Berta on Prospecting

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This episode of Ask Bo stems from a question sent in by Jeno Berta.  Jeno has a great question regarding prospecting for a New to the Business (N2B) broker.

He asks about what daily prospecting tasks are essential to the N2B broker as well as what one habit is most important to to the success of his business.

Go check Jeno out on Twitter at @jeno630.

I also mention in the video the prospecting series I wrote. Click here to see The 8 Steps to a Killer Prospecting System.

If you would like to ask me a question, look to the right of the screen and click the ‘Send Voicemail’ button.  You can then send me a voicemail straight through your computer. The next episode of Ask Bo could be featuring you!

Have a blessed day!

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