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Episode 69: Dena Bell

Dena Bell is the better half to Mac Bell who I’ve had on the podcast a couple of times. He deals with the spoken word and she covers the written word which they use to team up at their company Bigfoot Business Development. We talk about writing your own bio, stats about writing and converting, […]

Episode 68 – Eisenhower Decision Matrix

Real estate in itself can be overwhelming and when you add the rest of the chaos of life. Here’s how to priortize and figure out how to organize your tasks and goals. Using the Eisenhower Decision Principle, tasks are evaluated using the criteria important/unimportant and urgent/not urgent, and then placed in according quadrants in an […]

Urgently Patient

One of the 47 lessons I have on my free real estate training site is about being urgent and patient. Or as Gary Vaynerchuck phrases it, “microspeed and macropatience.” Check out the the site and my podcast about it balancing the two pieces to be effective.

Mac Bell Returns To The Podcast

Mac’s episode is the most downloaded podcast of any of my episodes by twice the episode! So I thought it would be a good idea to bring back the Good Guy Caller. Mac shares his experience with making calls during the pandemic, how things are now and then I give him a business idea to […]

Noah Blanton Talking Stats!

I love talking numbers with people and Noah knows his numbers! He is President of WFG National Title and has an MBA in Real Estate Finance. I got to hear Noah recently give an in depth talk about the real estate and what he is seeing. So I quickly asked if he could join me […]

Episode #62 – I Quit

We’ve all thought it. If you are blazing a new trail and it looks like it isn’t working out, quitting crosses your mind. Here are I talk about my tough moments, other people blazing their own trail who almost quit and the hope that success is right around the corner.

Episode 60 – Winning With Multiple Offers

There are several things that you can do to help yourself besides the price: Short inspection period Waive the appraisal Give them occupancy after close Personal letter Be communicative with the other agent Check out the podcast to hear my run down.

False Cognates

A false cognate is when a word in one language appears to similar to another but is nothing like it. You, or someone you know, might have fallen into this trap with the Spanish word “embarazada.” While at first glance it makes perfect sense that this word would be “embarrassed,” you would be embarrassed to […]

7 Reasons Real Estate Agents Fail

These are in no particular order. Slow to start – Too many agents get their license and then say, “Now what?” Then they take months to get “everything right.” There a saying in real estate, “If you aren’t prospecting, you’re on your way out.” Underfunded – In the plainest terms, you don’t have enough money […]

Don’t chase

For Father’s Day every year, I would take my dad to the local casino and we would play his favorite game which is Keno. I tried to create a “system” where I would notice what numbers were hitting the most and then try to play those. My dad said that that was not the right […]

How I podcast: Mistakes, Tools and Programs

Here are some links: Libsyn to host Audacity for recording and editing – Super easy Zoom to do video and record multiple people Canva for logo and thumbnails Reddit Podcasting Where I learned most of my information Wavve – Creating Instagram videos

Mikenomics – Real Estate Numbers I Follow

I love numbers, and even more, I like the numbers behind the numbers. Someone once said, “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” I will be dropping news and numbers podcast every week or so depending on what is interesting to talk about. I use these numbers to help me, my team and our clients […]

I Know, I Know…

Whenever you say this, studies have shown parts of your brain literally turn off. You’ve also watched this happening with people in your life. Your brain wants to be efficient. If you think you know something, why would it pay attention? As a coach and trainer, I’ve seen it happen over and over where someone […]

The Greatest Luxury Is Sleep

We can’t sleep when we are scared or hungry. If we feel unsafe, there’s no way to get restful sleep. It’s often when we feel all is right in our world that we get the best sleep. That sounds like luxury to me

Everyone Wants A Deal

Right now we are at the lowest inventory that most markets have seen in a long time, if ever. So often the consumer focuses on the purchase price in regards to whether or not something is a “deal.” Many would argue that the deal right now is interest rates that are at the lowest they’ve […]

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