Author: tomferry

Picture this: Your boss, Walt Disney, sits just a few offices down the hall from your office. Think you’d feel some pressure? A constant need to be on your toes? To seek innovation constantly? To keep creativity flowing like the Mississippi River?…

I know you. I know how you operate. You take pride in your work. You’re not about just doing the minimum. You love impressing your customers any chance you get. So I’m gonna challenge you. I’m sharing with you five ways to “wow” your…

I want to take a little different tone today. This blog is a personal plea from me to you. It certainly won’t apply to everyone reading this… but maybe more of us than we’d like to admit. A recent situation with a friend illustrated this point…

Reasons Why There’s a Low Real Estate Agent Success Rate If any other industry had numbers like this, people would panic. The real estate agent success rate is shockingly low: only 13 out of every 100 new agents will still be in business after…

Let’s say you decide to reward yourself after a great year by purchasing a speedy little sports car. But what if you didn’t know how to drive a manual transmission? (Or maybe you’re just a little rusty.) You wouldn’t “practice” on…

What happens when you raise your confidence in sales situations? Lots of good things, that’s what: You get on the phone more. You follow up on leads more. You reach out to your database more. You engage people more in social situations. When you…

Think about your competition for a second. Who do you think of? Is it that big company in town? Is it that one agent who seems to get every listing? Is it a manager who you believe is holding you back? Or just maybe… is it none of the above?…

It’s one of the questions I hear most from agents: “Tom, I’m currently doing A, B, C and D for lead generation. What should I do next?” First off, I love the ambition this question shows. But second — Whoa Nellie! Pump the brakes a little….

Would you be willing to embrace boredom in exchange for achieving your goals? “Embrace boredom?” What’s that mean, Tom? It means doing mundane tasks day after day after day… Sounds exciting, huh? But here’s the promise: When you do them,…

When industries change, those who adapt quickest are those who not only survive, but thrive. So here’s my question for you — are you willing to make changes that will virtually immunize you from the robots that are coming for your job? What if I…

My new book, Mindset, Model and Marketing, is now available. For this blog, I want to share an excerpt from the book PLUS THIS SPECIAL OFFER: Through August 31, you can buy the entire book in the Amazon Kindle Store for just 99 cents! Click here to…

In this week’s #TomFerryShow, I sit down with Calgary real estate leader Cliff Stevenson. He’s got a fascinating story and shares tons of great advice, so I hope you’ll watch the whole episode — or listen to it (don’t forget the podcast is…