Don’t Let Your Great Thoughts Disappear into the Idea Graveyard
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »So you have all these great ideas and big future plans huh? You write down your ideas, do just enough research to gain confirmation that the idea is in fact good. Then you start talking about your idea to others to ...
Likeability vs Normal
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »The conversation comes up from time to time about what the difference is between Likeable behavior and normal behavior. For some people, they are one in the same, but for many they are substantially different. Here is a list of some of ...
Prioritize your day and life
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »From time to time I am approached by someone that desires to "feel" better about their current situation. Often times, these are successful people in some aspect of their life, but still have a somewhat "hollow" or "empty" feeling. Most often ...
The 10 Truths about Likeability
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Likeability Skill One: Know your strengths. Understand your current Limitations. Likeability Skill Two: Don’t ALWAYS have “the” answer. Even if you think you know ALL the time, be willing to swallow your pride and be AGREEABLE. Context: If you are teaching or helping someone ...
Top 10 Mistakes by Sales People
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »I have compiled a list of the TOP 10 mistakes made by sales people. This list is formed based on years of being in sales and sales training and years of being a consumer. While most people don't do all of ...
8 Great Reasons the Hand Written Thank You Note is Better
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »I have been involved in Real Estate selling for the last five years. In that time, I have met countless people for the "first" time. To ensure I met as many as possible a "second" time, I knew I needed ...
Incentives: Part Two - Recognition
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »In part one of my incentive breakdown, I talked about how "incentives" are used in the world of Real Estate. Part two is how incentives should be used in everyday non "sales-ey" jobs. If your a manager, time to perk up ...
Incentives: Part One - Real Estate
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Incentives are little carrots dangled in front of another person in hopes of getting a quicker decision. They are "the bonus" on top of the normal transaction. In the Real Estate world today, the term incentive has become the norm, which ...
Opportunities Abound!!
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Yowza! There are opportunities everywhere. Seriously. Opportunities are really just "time" decisions. The more selective you become with your time, the more opportunities you can create. For instance, you can choose to watch TV for a couple hours each night or you can ...
What do you do well?
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Curt's Articles | No Comments »Do you ever get stuck in that mode of wanting to be something or wanting to do something that someone you admire does? Have you ever found yourself trying to emulate that person, but seemingly not having the same results? This is ...