Dallas Real Estate and Short Sale Blog

ActiveRain - Action Makes the Difference

It's important to keep an open mind as you read, hear, or otherwise experience ideas that can help you. Try not to judge them or cast them aside too quickly because they don't sound good, they're not part of your personality or make-up, or because you may have heard them before.

Instead, consider these courses of action:

- If you've heard an idea before, say to yourself, "Yes, I've heard that before, but am I using it? If not, why not?"

- If you are currently using the idea, ask yourself, "How effective am I at using it? How can I improve on it to make it even more effective for me and my business?"

- Next, ask yourself this question: "What will I do as a result of what I've learned?"

Remember, it's not what you know - it's what you do that counts. Ideas are powerful. And good ideas are really important for any business.

They're what keep your interest up and your business fresh and alive and growing. And when put into action, good ideas can make a huge difference in the way you do business, the results you realize, the fun you have, and the profits you make.

ActiveRain full of good, practical, and usable ideas that can help make that big difference for you. But it's up to you to tailor them to your own unique situation, and more importantly, to put them into action.

 

Tom Branch and Gina Branch, The Branch Team with RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs, service the greater North Dallas suburbs including Dallas, Plano, Allen, McKinney, Frisco, Lewisville, and Carrollton.  While Gina concentrates on traditional listings and buyer/tenant representation, Tom specializes in assisting distressed homeowners to avoid foreclosure.  Tom and Gina have published two books (Achieving Rock Star Status and The Field Guide to Short Sales) and are available for speaking engagements in the greater Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex. Subscribe to The Branch Team Blog.

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Important Notice: The Branch Team with RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs is not associated with the government, and our service is not approved by the government or your lender. Even if you accept this offer and use our service, your lender may not agree to change your loan. If you stop paying your mortgage, you could lose your home and damage your credit rating.

All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Properties subject to prior sale or rental.

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Are You As Successful As Possible? If Not, Try Failing!

Are you willing to fail to succeed?

Lisa Kay posted a short little blog titled, "Don't Be Afraid To Take Risks" on my personal blog site. I love the premise. You have to take some risks to get ahead.

Too many people want to live a safe life and then wonder why others are so successful. It's all about risk taking. I'm not talking about uncalculated risk. Rather, taking calculated risk where you understand the risk and the reward.  You have to be willing to fail to really succeed.

People are so afraid of making mistakes. Their first mistake is to hide the mistake.  Of course, no one learns from it.

According to Charles W. Prather, Ph.D., "Mistakes made at higher levels, which can be all the more costly, can be hidden more easily.  But it's hard to learn from something that's hidden-so by hiding mistakes you are fostering not only a climate of deception, but also a climate of non-learning-of deliberate ignorance."

I know the idea sounds odd, but it is so true. Show me a person who have never failed and I'll show you a person who has not reached their full potential. Thomas Watson, the founder of IBM, said, "Success is on the far side of failure."  

Are you willing to fail to succeed?

 

 

Tom Branch and Gina Branch, The Branch Team with RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs, service the greater North Dallas suburbs including Dallas, Plano, Allen, McKinney, Frisco, Lewisville, and Carrollton.  While Gina concentrates on traditional listings and buyer/tenant representation, Tom specializes in assisting distressed homeowners to avoid foreclosure.  Tom and Gina have published two books (Achieving Rock Star Status and The Field Guide to Short Sales) and are available for speaking engagements in the greater Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex. Subscribe to The Branch Team Blog.

Follwo Us on Facebook          View Our LinkedIn Profile         

Copyright 2009-2012 - The Branch Team
The Branch Team - Texas Real Estate Broker 547597 | Team Members are Texas Licensed Real Estate Professionals
Tom Branch - National Mortgage Licensing System 341963
 

Important Notice: The Branch Team with RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs is not associated with the government, and our service is not approved by the government or your lender. Even if you accept this offer and use our service, your lender may not agree to change your loan. If you stop paying your mortgage, you could lose your home and damage your credit rating.

All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Properties subject to prior sale or rental.

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