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?…

Do you hate the feeling of playing “catch up”? I know I do. It’s an awful feeling — you already have a million tasks to perform every day, but then in the back of your head you also know that BIG PICTURE changes are needed in your business…

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…

It’s often one of the first things you ask someone when you meet them: “What do you do?” or “Where do you work?” Want to know a much more interesting question? Ask them this: “Why do you work?” I guarantee their answer will tell you a…

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…

What an awesome week! I just wrapped up three-plus days with thousands of forward-thinking agents in Vegas for our annual Summit. Make sure to watch the wrap-up video above for a glimpse at what went down. Just about every conceivable topic was…

Wow, I’m impressed! We recently used our social media channels to request your questions, and you people delivered in a big way! I received way too many questions to answer in one sitting, but I tackled nine of them here on this episode of the Tom…