REMAX Premier Claremont: HAPPY VS GRATEFUL

HAPPY VS GRATEFUL

In our constant pursuit of happiness we have to ask the question:

Does happiness make us grateful? Or does gratefulness make us happy?

I know it is a real challenge maintaining a constant happy disposition in our endless pursuit of more yet at the 

end of the day you decide.

Three things define your destiny:

1.      What things mean to you

2.      What you focus on

3.      What you do

Yesterday I chatted to a young man in the Insurance Industry, who I had been coaching last year who was despondent and frustrated because some of his clients were stalling and seeking a second opinion.

My line of questioning clarified that he had increased his business over the last 9 months, had improved his attitude and the manner in which he was counseling or approaching his clients, yet he was still not happy.

I asked the key question. Are you more successful when you are happy? He said: “Absolutely”

I then approached the conversation from this position:

If you focused on the gratitude you felt for the increased business you have consistently enjoyed over the last 9 months would that improve your business? He said: “You always know just what to say to me, thank you very much.”

In the Real Estate jungle, we eat or be eaten and where more is rarely enough, questions are the answer.

What do I want?

What is enough?

How will I know when I have it?

How do I find peace and balance?

So if you want more, you have to give more. Giving starts the receiving process. I suggested to my friend that he may want to increase his prospecting and numbers to increase his business if he fails to secure the desired number of transactions.

I truly know in my own life that there are many things that have happened to me over the last 3 years that have 

made me extremely unhappy. The only thing that helped me through this extremely tough period was finding things I was grateful for.

This can be done despite any hardship you face. I believe being grateful sustains happiness more consistently than being happy governs gratitude.

In moments of my darkest despair, I would ask myself 2 simple life enriching questions:

Can you be happy today?

Yes, always knew I could.

Can you be happy tomorrow?

Yes, again despite everything I knew I could

.

That’s all you have to focus on.

Today and tomorrow, be present!

You cannot change or alter the past, it’s gone!

It doesn’t help to worry about what might happen in the future, it may not happen.

Be present and focus on the choices that look after your best interests, and give you the best chance of happiness and success moving forward. 

HAPPY VS GRATEFUL

In our constant pursuit of happiness we have to ask the question:

Does happiness make us grateful? Or does gratefulness make us happy?

I know it is a real challenge maintaining a constant happy disposition in our endless pursuit of more yet at the end of the day you decide.

Three things define your destiny:

1.      What things mean to you

2.      What you focus on

3.      What you do

Yesterday I chatted to a young man in the Insurance Industry, who I had been coaching last year who was despondent and frustrated because some of his clients were stalling and seeking a second opinion.

My line of questioning clarified that he had increased his business over the last 9 months, had improved his attitude and the manner in which he was counselling or approaching his clients, yet he was still not happy.

I asked the key question. Are you more successful when you are happy? He said: “Absolutely”

I then approached the conversation from this position:

If you focused on the gratitude you felt for the increased business you have consistently enjoyed over the last 9 months would that improve your business? He said: “You always know just what to say to me, thank you very much.”

In the Real Estate jungle, we eat or be eaten and where more is rarely enough, questions are the answer.

What do I want?

What is enough?

How will I know when I have it?

How do I find peace and balance?

So if you want more, you have to give more. Giving starts the receiving process. I suggested to my friend that he may want to increase his prospecting and numbers to increase his business if he fails to secure the desired number of transactions.

I truly know in my own life that there are many things that have happened to me over the last 3 years that have made me extremely unhappy. The only thing that helped me through this extremely tough period was finding things I was grateful for.

This can be done despite any hardship you face. I believe being grateful sustains happiness more consistently than being happy governs gratitude.

In moments of my darkest despair, I would ask myself 2 simple life enriching questions:

Can you be happy today?

Yes, always knew I could.

Can you be happy tomorrow?

Yes, again despite everything I knew I could.

That’s all you have to focus on.

Today and tomorrow, be present!

You cannot change or alter the past, it’s gone!

It doesn’t help to worry about what might happen in the future, it may not happen.

Be present and focus on the choices that look after your best interests, and give you the best chance of happiness and success moving forward. 

REMAX Premier Claremont: Thinking out of the box

REMAX Premier Claremont: Thinking out of the box: "Thinking out of the box in the Real Estate Industry is not just about thinking differently, it’s about not doing things in the same old way..."

Thinking out of the box

Thinking out of the box in the Real Estate Industry is not just about thinking differently, it’s about not doing things in the same old way, not trapping ourselves in the same rut time after time. Conventional thinking has to be reengineered to ensure sustainability in this faster than ever changing profession.

The foundation of our business, doing what is best for our customer is still most relevant and will never change; the difference comes in our customer’s experience.  Customers will repeat their business with us because they remembered the experience as positive and effective, even taking them to the point of sharing this with others who would like to enjoy the same.

Doing things the same way is not the experience our customers will remember. The traditional approach where business focused on the financial aspects is no longer cutting edge.  Having said that does not diminish the importance of financial aspects, on the contrary, but customer service, skills development and application needs to have equal focus.

Servicing customers goes beyond business, building a rapport of trust and friendship where your customers develops a close bond with you as the only person they will deal with when it comes to their Real Estate needs is the objective.  

Sales associates who ensure that they are on top of their game, continuously up skill themselves to guarantee they give their customer world class service will find the old saying “Customers for life” still to be true.

Dirk du Plessis

REMAX Premier Claremont: Authentic Attraction

REMAX Premier Claremont: Authentic Attraction: "How do we derive the success we believe we truly deserve? It starts in a place deep within us, and starts with some Key questions. What a..."

Authentic Attraction

How do we derive the success we believe we truly deserve?

It starts in a place deep within us, and starts with some Key questions.

What are we meant to be doing or what is our purpose?

Now I understand not everybody knows this or can figure it out at this current stage in their lives. So stick with what you are doing and question your intention.

How do I serve my family, clients and friends and what value do I add to them? If you can truly align your energy to serving others and adding value in a way that others in your market place don’t, you will start attracting the right people to you and your business.

Jim Rohn said “Success isn’t something you pursue… it is something you attract by the person you become.”

So working on you is the greatest investment you can make. Aligning to your source energy is the strongest, most powerful place you can exist.

It does require living your truth to attain your highest good.

Once again this can be more easily said than done within the society in which you abide.

Despite what those around you think and believe living your truth will provide you with the best platform or opportunity. What others think or feel is their business, not yours.

There is, YOUR BUSINESS, GODS BUSINESS and THEIR BUSINESS. We have to dwell in our business aligned with Gods business. Their business has nothing to do with us and is best left to them without judgment.

The reason I say this is that when you live your truth, have a good intention to serve  and help others ,the energy and the universe aligns to support you in attaining your highest good.

You will find doors or opportunities opening up for and finding you.

So the question, how would I know if I am on track with my life path, purpose or the daily decisions I make.

Use your gut instinct, your inner voice always knows best. Let it guide you and pay attention. Your gut is always first to tell you when something does not feel right.

I love the analogy of the big strong minor who goes down the mine shaft with a tiny little canary to protect him. He is ever alert to the slightest change in his friend’s behavior. If the canary dies he has to leave immediately. 

He doesn’t say it’s just a silly little canary, he knows if it’s not good for the canary, its not good for him.

So do you have a kind canary?

Your gut has the same effect in warning you when the environment or choices you are making are not in your best interest. Listen to it like you would listen to the canary.

Written by: Graham Gavin

REMAX Premier Claremont: Happy Father's Day From REMAX Premier

REMAX Premier Claremont: Happy Father's Day From REMAX Premier

Happy Father's Day From REMAX Premier

REMAX Premier Claremont: Youth Day

REMAX Premier Claremont: Youth Day

Youth Day

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REMAX Premier Claremont: REMAX is TOPS

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Biography - Graham Gavin

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        May 2011

RE/MAX OPENS ITS DOORS IN CAPE TOWN’S SOUTHERN SUBURBS

RE/MAX Premier, which opened its doors on 1 April 2011, is the latest addition to the RE/MAX of Southern Africa family and will operate in Cape Town’s Southern suburbs from Rondebosch to Constantia/Tokai.

With well known property guru Graham Gavin at the helm as Broker/Owner, RE/MAX Premier is ideally positioned to attract experienced property professionals. Gavin started his real estate career in Durban in 1979 and joined RE/MAX of Southern Africa in 1995 as a founder member and director. He opened the RE/MAX Panache franchise in Durban North in 1996 which, during his time at the helm, grew to three branches and 45 agents. After handing over the Durban North RE/MAX Panache franchise to his son, Grant, in 2006, Gavin operated a successful real estate coaching business. Gavin has since moved to Cape Town to open and manage the RE/MAX Premier franchise. To date RE/MAX Premier has already gained five top sales consultants who have a combined 90 years of real estate experience.

Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, says the company is proud to have Broker/Owners of Gavin’s calibre as a part of the group. “Leadership from knowledgeable property experts is essential to the ongoing success of each of our offices. We look forward to the continued accomplishments of the RE/MAX Premier office.”

Gavin says that the property market in the Southern Suburbs has been active in the first quarter of 2011, notably more so compared to 2010. This is evidenced by the fact that the RE/MAX Premier team, consisting of three agents at the time, concluded five sales in the month of April.

“Show days are attracting a good response, however pressure remains on seller’s prices with many homes taking over five months to sell,” says Gavin. “Sellers are starting to price more competitively with current market conditions as this remains critical in securing the right buyer. That said, we have noticed property investors returning to the market as property still remains a good investment.”

Gavin says that the most popular homes in the Southern Suburbs are those with adequate security measures in place with many homeowners installing beams around the property for added protection.

In the Southern Suburbs, Gavin says there are four main tiers of pricing, with entry level homes selling between approximately R600 000 and R1,2m. Mid level homes, he says, can sell anywhere from around R1,8m to R3m while the top end homes are priced between approximately R4m and R8m. But Gavin adds another level to the standard three, saying that those Southern Suburb properties that are considered to be luxury homes are priced from R10m and upwards.

Given the diverse nature of these suburbs, their property offerings and extensive amenities, buyers from across the full spectrum are attracted to property investments here, although Gavin notes that schools and access to universities still drives activity in certain areas.

Looking forward at property performance over the next three years, Gavin expects the market in his neck of the woods to remain constant with slight improvement by the last quarter of 2011. “We anticipate the upward trend to be more visible from mid 2012, but sellers should remember that motivation is always the key factor in achieving success in life. In fact, for sellers it is the most powerful factor when selling their homes as 65%, of what causes a home to sell today can be attributed to how motivated sellers are to move or sell their property,” Gavin concludes.