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If McDonald’s is not your favourite restaurant, you know that biggest is not always best.

Even if you are “number one”, most clients are more interested in how you can solve their problems than they care about your calculated market share.

I believe that the best way to...

If you’re someone who is used to success, a period of sustained losses or sub-par performance can be really difficult to handle.

The truth, however, is that it is bound to happen to everyone sooner or later…even top producers in commercial real estate.  

Whether the issue is...

If you've ever wondered what starting your own business would be like, this 24-month check-in about the progress that CRE Success has made so far is something you'll want to listen to.

Similarly, if you’re already in business (particularly in the knowledge economy or personal branding...

In the past, many top-performing commercial real estate agents were rewarded with leadership positions.

This occurred even if they didn't want the responsibility.

It was sometimes bestowed on them regardless of whether they were suited for the role (spoiler alert: deal doers are often more...

If you have ever been guilty of chasing the next new thing, instead of remaining focused on your goals – and the activities required to achieve them – then you’re not alone.

Given we are now a quarter of the way through the year, now is as good a time as any to take stock of how...

An efficient referrals system is the smartest way to accumulate more commercial real estate clients.

However, bad referrals are no better than no referrals at all.

In fact, they might even be worse…

If you don’t pursue a bad referral, this creates the dilemma of being seen as...

When you’re cold calling, scripts are a crutch.

And, if you’ve ever had an injury that required crutches, you know all too well that you can only go so far while using them.

Alternatively, if you know the basics like:

1   Your service offering

2   The...

“Are you talking to me?” is a tough-guy line that was also used to great effect by Robert De Niro in the 1976 classic “Taxi Driver”.  

If everyone wonders if you’re talking to them when they read your social media posts or email marketing, then you’re...

There are only four things that matter if you want to win more work in commercial real estate.

Some are more important than others in different circumstances...

How much each thing matters usually depends on the preferences of the would-be client and the characteristics of the competitive...

Which of these two options do you think will help you to perform at your best?

1   Partaking in negative self-talk, including downplaying your capability and criticising your previous actions.

2   Being kind to yourself, with positive affirmations about your future and...