I believe there is great power in simplicity.\u00a0I think we generally over complicate business. Heck, I think we generally over complicate life. But that\u2019s a completely\u00a0different blog post.<\/p>\n
Let’s get back to keeping it simple in the real estate business. I have several people in my life who remind me almost daily that what we do is not rocket science, it\u2019s just real estate. So then, why do we make it so darn complicated?<\/p>\n
I was having a conversation with one of our franchisees the other day. It started with the normal exchange of pleasantries. I then complimented him on the growth he has been experiencing in his office recently. He attracted 6 experienced agents in January and another 7 in February. A great start to the year. I should also disclose his office is located in Florida- not exactly the envy\u00a0of North American real estate right now. I asked him what he attributed this strong start to the year to.<\/p>\n
He said, this year “I\u2019m focusing on\u00a0two things everyday:\u00a0agents\u00a0and listings.”<\/p>\n
I work with brokers everyday analyzing financials, looking at performance indicators, developing talent attraction strategies and numerous other things. By the end of the day, it is easy to pile up the to do’s and the tasks. In fact, usually the pile is so high that we have to spend a good portion of\u00a0our time reducing the pile to\u00a0manageable and actionable items.\u00a0We have to eliminate the “shiny” as I like to say. These are the things that don’t directly contribute to your goals. That\u2019s what struck me as brilliant about the\u00a0simplicity of focus demonstrated by Vince Laviano, Broker\/Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Laviano & Associates, when he said\u00a0“agents and listings.”<\/p>\n
Agents:<\/strong><\/p>\n Listings:<\/strong><\/p>\n We are staring down the end of the first quarter of 2010.<\/p>\n I believe there is great power in simplicity.\u00a0I think we generally over complicate business. Heck, I think we generally over complicate life. But that\u2019s a completely\u00a0different blog post. Let’s get back to keeping it simple in the real estate business. I have several people in my life who remind me almost daily that what we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1351,1801,1971,4071,4681,4711,5681,6101,9611,10961,11811,12131,13401,14621,15051,15121,15621,16861,23361,23541,24241,25641,29471,29671,31351,33981,38041,41681,42181,45361],"class_list":["post-4564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brokerage-operations","tag-agents","tag-america","tag-analysis","tag-better-homes-and-gardens-real-estate-laviano-associates","tag-blog","tag-blog-posts","tag-brokerage","tag-business","tag-conversation","tag-death","tag-divorce","tag-downsizing","tag-environment","tag-finance","tag-florida","tag-focus","tag-franchises","tag-goals","tag-laviano-associates","tag-leadership","tag-listings","tag-market","tag-north-america","tag-office","tag-performance","tag-real-estate","tag-science","tag-success","tag-talent-attraction","tag-vince-laviano"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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