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Tips from Tom

7 Ways Smart Agents are Preparing for Their Best Year Ever

I’m gonna be blunt… If you’re not doing the seven things I discuss in this blog, you are losing ground to the competition. Because recently I’ve been talking to lots of top-producing agents, team leaders, and CEOs, and they’re all gearing…

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Phone & Cold Calling Tips to Help You Make Your Damn Calls!

10 Phone and Cold Calling Tips to Help You Pick Up the Phone You might want to bookmark this one. Because at one point or another, we all get in a funk and don’t feel like picking up the phone and making our calls. Especially cold calls. We make…

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3 Steps to Setting Realistic Buyer Expectations in Today’s Ultra-Competitive Market

“Boy, that escalated quickly.” –Ron Burgundy The Broke Agent recently compared the current landscape for buyers to the giant fight scene in Anchorman – and he’s not exaggerating much. Listings today seem to generate tons of offers, leaving…

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Q1 ’21 No More: Coaching You Through Your First Quarter Progress Report

Welcome to Q2. Three months of the new year have already flown by… …And the next nine aren’t likely to slow down. So my question for you is… How are you doing? Have you achieved 25 percent of your 2021 goals yet? Are you on…

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The Bifurcation of Today’s Agents & How to Move Forward Powerfully

Stuck or Scaling: Today’s Agent Bifurcation & the Path Forward Let’s break down some numbers really quickly… There are somewhere around 1.5 million licensed agents in the U.S. But of those, only 57% have actually transacted a deal this…

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The REAL Takeaway from the News of Zillow Buying ShowingTime

Peter Drucker told us many years ago: All business is innovation and marketing. We should know this. We should collectively strive for this. Yet what do we see when someone innovates to provide a better customer experience in real estate? Outrage….

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Why I’m Bringing Back BluePrint for 2021

I hope you’re seeing the same thing I am. As I talk with agents and brokers and industry heavyweights… As I see mortgage rates at or near all-time lows… When I hear the stories about the incredible demand for housing right now… …I see…

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Why You (Too) Should Accept My 90-Day ‘Hour of Power’ Challenge

One thing about my role as a coach is I love to see improvement. So if someone reveals a weakness to me, I’m not gonna just “let it go.” I’m going to confront them and challenge them to make things better. Such was the case recently with one…

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Five Simple Words to Get You Un-Stuck & Fuel Your Success

Sometimes we all have “one of those days.” Maybe you’re feeling unmotivated. Maybe you’re feeling stuck, not knowing what to do next. Maybe it feels like you’re just going through the motions. If you’ve ever experienced any of those…

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4 Ways to Conquer ‘Fear of Failure’ & Finally Fulfill Your Greatness

You come to me for raw advice you can use, right? So today I’m hoping you’ll give me the latitude to get real with you… That’s what a coach does. Sometimes I have to confront people on the stories they’re telling themselves. And when…

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Why I’m Excited for Some & Nervous for Others in 2021

I’m excited. It’s a new year, and when I look inside our private coaching member Facebook groups, there’s a lot of really inspiring activity… People sharing their 2020 success stories (despite all the adversity they faced) Others outlining…

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Revisiting My Top 10 Most-Read Blogs from 2020

Even in a year that many of us would like to forget, there are lessons to be learned. You might even say it’s years like 2020 that teach us the most… because we’re constantly being challenged and asked to seek out new solutions. With that in…

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