There are some General Strategies to keep in mind in the Real Estate Game

Strategies help your character make smart decisions in your game. And all good strategies are based on a you vs. you model. They are never about competing.  In Module 4, we’ll get into all specific strategies and considerations for door-knocking. Right now, it’s important that you understand some important general gamification strategies.

The First General Strategy: Put Your Character First .You must always put yourself first in your game. Let me be clear and repeat this another way. You must always show up for yourself first. It is your responsibility to show up for yourself.  

This is not just the most beneficial way of operating. It is the only way to operate. It means you are not competing with anyone else AND you are your top priority. 

In life, self-focus is framed as selfish. Society shames you for it. Somehow, making others happy is prioritized over making sure you are looking after yourself. And this keeps you from getting ahead. The reality is that this herd mentality keeps you stuck at lower levels. 

The system sets us all up to be the same, learn the same, and ultimately compete at the same levels. When it comes to your career or any other area of your life, this herd mentality keeps you stuck at lower levels because you’re not encouraged to put yourself first. You’re not encouraged to create personal dreams or goals. Stepping out of the box that everyone else is living in is frowned upon. You have been socially conditioned to think staying in the box is what is best for you.  

What do I think about this? It actually makes me angry. I want to be clear about this: You cannot  function at your best when you’ve putting what others think first. That drains you because you are always directing your energy onto others instead of yourself. How can you possibly be your best self in this state? How can you feed your personal goals when you are starved of energy from appeasing the herd? 

Caring about what other people think is a game pitfall. Caring too much about what other people think does not contribute to a better society. It has the opposite effect. Every day that you live this way drains you. You’re not the best version of yourself, and you’re not making your personal life or anyone else’s better.

Think about it. Every day, most people are driving down the road along with everyone honking at each other. They’re frustrated in their lives because they’re not taking care of themselves. They’re living out their days as a subpar version of themselves. They get drained throughout the day, until they come home exhausted, only to sleep and repeat the cycle the next day. They fit into all the boxes, do what others expect of them, care what others think, and then get into their cars and honk at each other! They’re people pleasers while also honking at each other. That is NOT healthy. 

You need to stop honking at people. You need to stop being a people pleaser. You need to stop living for others. It’s not healthy and it is hurting your game! 

It takes determination to leave the herd. The gap between those who ‘make it out’ or ‘make it ahead’ and the herd is MASSIVE. Considering the masses in the herd, it’s shameful how few make it out and up to higher levels. But  if you are playing this game to win, leaving the herd behind is the only way. You need to play the game of you versus you and put yourself first to get out of the herd.  When you no longer operate from a place of worrying about others and competing with others, you’ll show up as a better agent  and serve your clients from a place of joy. You’ll be a joy to be around, and more clients will be magnetized to you. You won’t be the same person, honking and yelling in traffic at 9am! 

Like everyone else, I too was a people pleaser. When I changed my approach, I felt the difference of  putting myself first. I realized I can only show up as the 10/10 human I am when I do this.

When you focus on yourself and invest in yourself without worrying about others or competing, you show up differently in the world. If everyone did this, the world would be a radically different place! If everyone put themselves first and became their best selves, so many more people would be more successful in their lives. 

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