by Rick Davidson | Dec 28, 2018 | In The News, Real Estate, What's New
JP & Associates REALTORS® today announced it acquires Ambiance Realty, an Addison, Texas based real estate brokerage firm.
JP Piccinini, Founder and CEO said, “With the addition of Ambiance Realty, JPAR now crossed over the 1,500 agent mark for the state of Texas. It adds another office in DFW to better service the consumer and our agents. I’m thrilled to have Ambiance and its 120 talented agents and staff as part of the JPAR family as we continue to exceed expectations across Texas and across the nation.”
Daniel Butbul, CEO of Ambiance, stated, “It’s exciting to see what the future holds as Ambiance Realty joins forces with JPAR, as we continue to educate, empower, and inspire our clients and our agents to make the important decisions in their lives. I know my agents and JPAR’s stand to gain a lot from each other with all of the new opportunities available to them. Ambiance Agents and clients can be at ease knowing that, while we are tapping into a national network of resources, we are still open for business at our Addison office.”
JP And Associates REALTORS® (JPAR) is one of the top 100 real estate brokerages in the US. A full-service transaction fee based real estate brokerage, it has been recognized as one of the top 10 fastest growing brokerages in the country by REAL TRENDS as well as also being a back to back INC5000 nominee. It operates multiple offices across Texas and is expanding nationwide offering franchising opportunities for entrepreneurial real estate professionals. Read more about JP and Associates REALTORS: http://JPAR.net
by Rick Davidson | Dec 26, 2018 | Best Practice, BluePrint Of Success, Goal Setting, JPAR, Mindset For Success, Real Estate, Success, Success From Scratch, Sucess Goals, Tips
Greg Cunningham, Dallas, TX is my special guest today on Success from Scratch. Greg shares how his life long dream of being a soldier – an Army Ranger – translates to being a high performing real estate professional. He shares how he had many tools to make the transition yet he was applying them in the wrong way. Through the help of a mentor, coach and friends he has learned to create and serve over 40 families with buying, selling or investing in real estate annually.
Greg also shares how he structures his time, delegates work flow and collaborates with his direct and extended team members. Learn more by watching NOW.
“I fanatically protect my time so I can focus on what I do best…lead generation.” ~ Greg Cunningham, JPAR Team Leader
by Rick Davidson | Dec 19, 2018 | Best Practice, Goal Setting, JPAR, Mindset For Success, Productivity, Real Estate, Success, Success From Scratch, Sucess Goals, Tips, Top Agent, Top Producer
Today, Julez Ann Wales is our guest on Success from Scratch! Julez success isn’t just about business. It’s about family.
It’s also about beating the odds in real estate just like her daughter beat the odds when she almost died in the hospital from an infection.
Watch today’s episode and learn more about making success from scratch!
“Never give up, everyone can be a homeowner.” – Julez Ann Wales, JP and Associates REALTORS®
by Rick Davidson | Dec 12, 2018 | Appointment Setting, Buyer Tips, Goal Setting, Habits, JPAR, Productivity, Real Estate, Success, Success From Scratch, Sucess Goals, Tips, Top Agent, Top Producer
This week Amy Minor from Austin, TX is my guest on Success From Scratch.
Minor just came back from France and is a self proclaimed Mindset, Personal Growth and Development junky. She grew up in Germany and was big into the theater before getting into Real Estate three years ago.
Watch today’s episode and learn more about making Success come from Scratch!
“I found women that were successful, or business owners, or CEOs and I was like, ‘well they’re going to have friends that are like them,’ so I was reaching out to friends of friends essentially and one of them was a real estate agent […] at the end she was like, oh you have to go into real estate, you would be amazing! […] I truly started from scratch.” – Amy Minor, JP and Associates REALTORS®
by Rick Davidson | Dec 10, 2018 | Coaching, Don't Settle, Dreams, Goal Setting, Goals for 2019, Habits, JPAR, Real Estate, Service, Sucess Goals
I spent some time this week in our Austin, Texas market where one of our REALTOR® team leaders is also a “coxswain” and a rowing coach. He was telling me a story about a new rower, who was placed on a boat with 8 others… he noticed she appeared to be working very hard and sweating profusely, yet her technique was so off it wasn’t helping the team.
Can you relate to a time where you’ve been working hard and not getting the result you intended?
A rowing team – and your business – needs more than just quality, skilled resources. You also need all your resources in the right seats, doing the right things.
Here’s the thing I learned about rowing: in an eight-person boat, each rower has one oar—four on port and four on starboard. If one side pulls harder that the other side, the boat turns. If one side’s oars are raised higher than the other side, the boat tips. In order to find the set and create swing, everyone must work together to balance the boat and have exact timing. Your hands must be at exactly the right height as you slide up to the catch. Every oar has to drop into the water at the exact same time. Everyone needs to pull at equal pressure. All the blades need to come out of the water and release in unison. Any deviation disrupts the boat.
So, what can we learn?
First, have a clear direction, but an easy hand on the steering
The “coxswain” job is to keep the boat on course and steer the straightest line possible. Steering too much means zig-zagging over the course and rowing far more than 2,000 meters, which adds to time. The trick is to keep the end in sight and steer to a center point far down course, not trying to keep coming back to the center every stroke. To do this, the coxswain calls out increased pressure for a few strokes on one side of the boat or the other to correct the course rather than use the rudder, which slows down the boat.
Learning: High-performance teams always keep the end in sight and know the ultimate objectives of their work. Without a clear picture of the goal, teams thrash with process and fail to achieve proper alignment in their activities. Going in the wrong direction as fast as you can doesn’t get you any closer to the finish.
Second, it’s not how hard you work, it’s how hard you work together
It turns out that pulling as hard as you can, without pulling together, actually slows the boat down. Imbalanced power will veer the boat one direction and throw off the timing of the catch and the release. Uncontrolled straining at the oar can tip your weight left or right and toss the boat side to side. A successful team pulls in perfect balance and with perfect timing.
Learning: Successful teams know that performance is a function of collaboration and coordination, not a sum of individual effort. Knowing how your contribution is affecting the final outcome and staying highly aware of what others are doing while staying in sync is critical to delivering results. Reacting quickly, deliberately and in a coordinated fashion allows teams to adapt to changes, handle new information, and stay on target.
Make it a powerful week and looking forward to hearing your success stories.
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by Rick Davidson | Dec 5, 2018 | Best Practice, Coaching, Productivity, Real Estate, Success, Success From Scratch, Sucess Goals, Tips, Top Agent, Top Producer
Lauren Snider is my special guest for this week’s episode of Success from Scratch. She tells us how she has learned to “fail forward” in pursuit of her dreams. From a base of zero, in 3 years she has created a business that helps 28 families each year to buy, sell or invest in real estate. The core to creating that result is “relationship marketing.”
Lauren shares how she has overcome challenges, built her persistence, created a game she can win while always staying hungry. Keeping herself in check and holding herself accountable are 2 traits she works on daily.
“I came from a hard-working family… and that is all I know how to do!” – Lauren Snider, JP and Associates REALTORS®
