The Future Of Real Estate… Matt’s thoughts
I recently had the opportunity to share my thoughts on the Future of Real Estate. This blog includes just one section from that talk — a piece I felt compelled to pass on. Last financial year, we (Independent Agent) sold $229 million worth of property and in that $229 million there were a total of… Read more »
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The Echo Chamber
I was out for a morning jog this week and I heard a couple of dogs barking across the valley at each other. I was deeply impressed with their ‘call and response’ regularity and the ability of one to copy the rhythm of the other, all in the interest of territorial awareness. Then of course… Read more »
Takeaways from October 2024
I know that a lot of people are interested in what we are up to, so here are a couple of my takeaways from October. Firstly – I was away for the last week of it. This in itself is remarkable, that I can take a week off and the place keeps running. A testament… Read more »
The slightly spiritual challenge of being in business
Seriously, well done for getting past the headline. I think that in the early days of my real estate career had I seen that headline I would have kept scrolling or hit ‘delete’. But my outlook has changed, and certainly when I speak with other business owners (not necessarily just real estate business owners), whether… Read more »
The Best Agency Award Goes To….
In social psychology and sociology, an in-group is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member. By contrast, an out-group is a social group with which an individual does not identify. (Thank you Wikipedia). One of the forces that large corporations benefit from is the ability to create a large, strong… Read more »
Losing my voice..
The day I thought I might lose my voice. That was Saturday morning. But let’s take another trip down memory lane. I used to be a full time musician. It was only for a short period of time – my musical skills are not such that I was going to rise to the top percent… Read more »
We made it!
I have built this moment up in my mind a bit!My 100th blog post. Quick history: I like to write, and thought that it would be fun to share my thoughts.BUT would anyone read it?How often should I write?Will I run out of ideas? I copied my mate Damian Piggin – he numbered all of… Read more »
“I thrive under pressure”, I answered…
“I thrive under pressure”, I answered “I’m all good”. What a load of horsesh#t I thought, upon reflection. What a block. Put up a wall. A nice deflection! We all know that a little bit of stress is good for us, it gets us moving and out of bed in the morning. It allows us to… Read more »
Trust me: A framework for developing trust
One of the things that I think about a lot is trust. Specifically, how can we develop and earn trustworthiness in a business setting? If people don’t trust us, they will not work with us. I recently came across a chapter in a book written by Jay Shetty that offered a framework for looking at trust. Jay… Read more »