Check out in the search section for recently sold homes on beta1.realtor.com. This is slowly being rolled out on the main site. 

• What do you think of the changes?
• Do you enhance on Realtor.com?
• If yes what works for you?
• If not why not and did you ever?
• Do you think the changes will drive more business to agents?

Until next… Do it Right and Keep it Real!

Kim

So I pose the question to you. “What do you want?”

• A successful Career?
• Retire young?
• Health?
• Great Marriage? 
• Heart of a wayward child? 
• Regular vacation time?
• Quiet?

Until you determine what it is you want there really isn’t a clear direction. Once you determine what it is then it’s identifying what is contrary to your objective. Bad habits, Bad influences, wrong influences, Bad anchors, Energy vampires. Time for a bus stop.  I  am very appreciative to the person who turned me onto Jon Gordon’s book  the Energy Bus. 

There were several important take aways but one really stood out to me and that is to give yourself permission to surround yourself with the right people, that includes family. If you are going to fulfill your purpose in this life, whether in your marriage, your family or your work it is unfortunate to allow negative influences, takers and energy vampires to steal your joy, your time, and your legacy. 

Some people want to talk about what doesn’t work- to you. Some people want to discuss people and problems not solutions-to you. Some people want to go to counselors but never implement action-to you, go to conferences but never make changes to their business-to you.  Some people want to borrow money but never change their lifestyle-to you. Come on now you know what I’m talking about. These relationships infect our lives and keep us up at night, distract us from everything we do. We can change ourselves but we cannot change others. This is so hard to accept.  

Sometimes its a matter of simply accepting people. 

The Scorpion and the Frog

 A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The frog asks, “How do I know you won’t sting me?” The scorpion says, “Because if I do, I will die too.”

 The frog is satisfied, and they set out, but in midstream, the scorpion stings the frog. The frog feels the onset of paralysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown, but has just enough time to gasp “Why?” Replies the scorpion: “Its my nature…”

Once you have a clear direction you are heading, having people that will believe, agree, encourage, cheer and or pray for you if needed gives you the oomph to get through the valleys and over the mountains of life’s journey. That doesn’t mean you always agree, thank goodness. It just means that you are not a giant vending machine where people in your life come to vend. 

“I will take the m&m peanuts and she will take the Fritos” and you have no-one refilling your machine. What you have is mutually beneficial relationships. 

What do I want? To make sure I am honoring God with my gifts while I am still here, in the midst of that honoring the family God gave me.  This requires monitoring lest I get off track

Kim

The Acquaintance List may solve newsfeed clutter and Facebook is here to help!

Facebook has updated yet another List tool .

Facebook has announced a tool to make it easier for you to add friends to your Acquaintances list. If you add someone to the “Acquaintances” list they will not be unfriended. Don’t worry they will have no way of knowing they have been put on the “list” but you will see fewer of their posts in your news feed. You will start seeing Facebook recommend groups of people that could be added to your Acquaintances list based on your lack of interaction with them.

Friends can be on multiple lists. If you have them on your list of friends from High School and also add them to your acquaintance list what happens?  When you go to your HS list you will find their updates. However in your daily New Feed you will see less content. This is good for that person you hardly know that posts 8 times a day.

Facebook engineer Jonathan Coens wrote in a blog post about the new feature:

If you are reading this and saying I don’t have lists.. UGH!!!!!!!  In September of last year, Facebook launched “Smart Lists,” which automatically created friend lists for you based on information from your profile, work place, schools attended, where you live etc…. You can then from the same location create your own lists.

What do you think of the new feature? Will you use it? I already started.

Are you ready for Gen Blue? We are here at Real Dynamic Agents in Jacksonville Florida.
We are packed up and ready to head out.

There will be fab speakers and tons of great information if you are looking to stay ahead of the competition. We will be there keeping you updated as it happens. Hope to see you there!

Remember No one is too cool for School!

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Kim

Agents are always wondering what kind of content should be in their videos. A) something people will watch. B) keep people engaged C) not necessarily an in your face real estate video. 

Dyson Vacuum Funny Video

Dyson Funny Video, Educate, Make me Laugh Great Video

If you give people interesting, informative information, even better if you can make it fun. The good Lord knows we all could use a heavy does of F-U_N. There are 4 key ingredients to almost any communication you have with a customer. Now it’s not likely you will get all 4 in every time. But have that top of mind. (not just for video-that was free)
1. Appreciate me
2. Educate me
3. Make me reflect/think
4. Make me laugh (entertain me)

When you include these ingredients people will be much more likely to not only remember you but want to call on you when they need your services. They will also be more likely to share your content with their friends. What’s your outside the box idea?
-Kim

•  ”Just Do it” 
• “Do it Afraid”
• “Get Ahead of the Competition”
• “Does this picture/video make me look fat”  Probably not & who cares they are going to meet you anyway! Be your wonderful awesome personable self!!
• “I don’t know what to say” YOU TALK ALL DAY LONG!
• “I get nervous in front of a camera” This is not the evening news this is in your house, at the office, alone, you can do over, chill, relax make it fun. Quick being OLD. Think like a kid.

You can do all different kinds of video, you don’t even have to talk. Check out this video by Cari Knapp

Oh yea KISS, Keep it Simple & Short. Our attention spans, not too long.  I am glad you are still reading . Now Go make a Video and tune in next time for Youtube, taging and posting your video!