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Market Does Not Matter

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Marketing 1 Comment

By Jeremy Williams I encourage you today to fit in your schedule a time to drive to a parking lot of one of the most trafficked places in your community.  Park your car.  Turn off your cell phone.  Clear your mind from your daily activities.  This is an activity where the requirements are simple.  Open your eyes and watch. What …

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Staying True to the Home Team

Blog Contributor Being a REALTOR®, Personal Fulfillment, Sales & Marketing 2 Comments

By Jeremy Williams You wouldn’t believe how many times I was asked who I wanted to win the Super Bowl last weekend. My response was the Houston Texans. With a look of confusion, one person said, “Yeah, do you not know that Houston Texans are not in the Super Bowl? In fact, they did not even make it to the …

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Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Blog Contributor Being a REALTOR®, Business Challenges, Personal Fulfillment 1 Comment

By Jeremy Williams I heard the song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin played over the radio on the way home from the office.  How relevant could this song be as the theme song for the thousands of real estate business owners across the United States? Running your own real estate business can at times be stressful and create …

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What’s Your Chicken Fried Meatloaf Approach?

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By Jeremy Williams I had lunch last week with a friend from church at a quaint diner called Country Roads in Conroe, Texas.  When looking at the menu, my friend suggested ordering off menu.  Usually I am not the type to do this, but I was intrigued when he mentioned chicken fried meatloaf.  It sounded dangerously good and definitely outside …

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Overcoming an Obstacle Requires Perseverance

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Personal Fulfillment 1 Comment

By Jeremy Williams “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James II: 2-3. If you are in the real estate business for a period of time, you …

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Involvement = Impact

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  By Jeremy Williams Involvement = Impact was a humbling realization I had after a board meeting this week with the East Houston Fellowship of Christian Athletes. You can’t stand on the side lines if you want to have an impact on anything, whether it is in the real estate industry, an organization you participate in, or even in your …

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I Would Like a Cheeseburger, But Hold the Cheese.

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Sales & Marketing, Working with Clients 3 Comments

By Jeremy Williams What would happen if you ordered a cheeseburger at a fast food restaurant, and in ordering asked to hold the cheese?  What reaction would you expect when you pulled up to the window to pay?  The reaction would most likely be confusion because the restaurant’s expectation is that when you order a cheeseburger from the menu that …

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‘Help! I Don’t Know What to Blog About.’

Blog Contributor Professional Development, Technology & Social Media 2 Comments

By Jeremy Williams Writing a successful blog does not just happen.  Just like anything that is successful, planning is required.  Winston Churchill said, “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” Instead of worrying what to write, just focus on thinking and planning, then the subject matter will reveal itself. I see many people start a blog, but over …

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Rethinking Lead Generation

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Technology & Social Media 8 Comments

By Jeremy Williams Depending on which real estate company you are currently operating with, there is one truth that you probably have heard expressed over and over: Lead generation is the key to a successful real estate business. Without generation, the well can dry up and the next thing you know your scrambling to find that next client. Methods of …