The Truth About How to Be Successful in Real Estate Success in real estate over the long haul is all about ongoing education and prioritizing knowledge.  When I was about 20 years old, my mentor W.E. “Bill” Mitchell told me: “Don’t focus on…

Eustress vs. Distress… What does it mean? When we talk about your health and the enjoyment of your life weighed against the stress required to run your own business, what we’re really talking about is eustress vs. distress. They’re two…

How can you maintain a healthy work/life balance when today’s market demands more of you than ever before? This week’s blog is all about work/life balance… But Tom, hasn’t your entire message been that you need to work more, work harder,…

I want this year to be an extraordinary year for you. But it’s not just going to happen magically. You need intentionality. So I started jotting down some pointers to make it happen, and landed on 10 perfect steps to “optimize” YOU in the…

We’ve all been there… We’re rocketing forward, accomplishing our goals, and then all of a sudden, it’s like we’ve run out of gas and nothing can get us going again. Burnout. Fatigue. Exhaustion… It’s easy to feel this way when you’ve…

Summer is coming up! You and your family want to get away, but you’re afraid what will happen to your business if you step away for a week or two. And no one wants to be tethered to their cell phone throughout vacation. So, what’s the solution?…

New Agent Tips and Advice on How to Get into Real Estate Being a new real estate agent can be scary. You’re in a new world. You’re not receiving a salary. Real estate school barely taught you anything relevant to actually achieving success in…

Picture this… Let’s say I dropped in unannounced at your office to “shadow” you for a day. As you go about your tasks, I ask you to explain to me what you’re doing, why you do it, and the exact, step-by-step process you use to complete…