Vancouver Wa Real Estate - Elite Realty NW

365 Tips To Becoming A Successful Realtor®

Tip #35 - Play a Little. Learn a Little. Get a Tan!

Some of you "A" types are having a tough time with my coaching sessions that cover taking the day off. You probably haven't been without your cell phone in years and your active files are with you in the trunk of your car (or closer) at all times. I know that I can't order you to take a day off with any success. Cold turkey won't work for you. We will need to take baby steps.

Baby step #1 - Go out side. It won't hurt you and your business won't blow up. Don't believe me? Try this, leave your cell phone in the house and take a walk around the block. It will just take a few minutes. You will see.

Back yet?

Good! See, it wasn't that hard was it? Check your cell phone. Miss any calls? No?

Baby step #2 - Pack up the kids, your spouse, the dog, or whoever it might be in your life who is important to you and drive to someplace fun. A park, the beach, a picnic, it doesn't matter, just go someplace fun. Yes, you may take your cell phone!

Are you there yet? Good! Now leave your cell phone in the car and go out and spend time with your family. If you absolutely have to check it, then you can check for messages once an hour or so. No more than 5 minutes of phone time per hour while you are out with your loved ones. Tell them what you are doing and have them keep you honest. Guilt is a powerful tool.

I am having fun with this but there is alot of truth in what I am telling you. I am working with another agent who hasn't taken a vacation in over 4 years. I gave her the above steps as a homework project a few weeks ago and she called me the next day to thank me for giving her her life back!

The learning portion of this post:

Hopefully you have learned that you don't have to keep your cell phone with your 24 hours a day in order to be a success. Most of the calls that you receive each day are junk calls that waste your time.