Gary Woltal's Blog

Gary,  Love your sentence, When you have your own planet you can make up the rules.  Too cool!  Otherwise, all I have to say is - NEXT!  Move on, get over it, it's not worth the hassle.

Gary- if only I had my own planet, some days would be much easier! Great post!

You are right, of course, but it is so tempting to go against the stream. And sometimes we might need to do it to keep the adrenalin level.

And those guys are doing it because that's what nature (instinct) forces them to do.

Marc: Letting go just seems so hard to do sometimes. I guess we are all secretly pit bulls.

Diane: We all should have our own planets. Wouldn't that be cool??

Jon: Yes, you are right, if we didn't fight the upstream battle at times, we'd never reach the top of Mt. Everest. But it is also wise to know when NOT to swim upstream. Funny thing with the salmon, what do they do after they complete their mission? They DIE. It's their final act.

Well written. I have to admit I was one of those who lets things get to me. I've worked on it a great deal...and agree. 'don't sweat it' is the best advice.

Dane: Yes, what do they say, "Don't sweat the small stuff." And so much in life IS small stuff. You just have to figure that one out over time. Maybe it is just a maturing process for us. Some people do take a long time to "let go" of stuff I've seen.

Gary-Really good point! How much sense does it make to worry about things you have no control over! Certainly is a waste of time and energy! Too bad I have to remind myself of this TEN times a day! ;)

Elaine: I know EXACTLY how you feel. I am such a slow learner.

Gary,

I love your posts....you're amongst the very wisest men I know.
I took a seminar yesterday with Douglas Boulger who teaches all about the 4 personality types and how we must learn to market to each one and he emphasizes that 'relationship' is where it's at.....

Excellent post....keep up the great work!

Jo 

Jo: I try with my little discourses here. Glad you like them. You are so right with understanding how people tick and the way they see the world with their personality type. If you get that "relationship" thing down, you're "IN." You then have the key to moving forward with GREAT communication. You CONNECT!

Great post!  Developing a relationship with your clients (and agents in my case) is so important!  Trust is what takes a one time job and turns it into repeat clients!

Gary I absolutely love this analogy. I've witnessed Salmon swimming upstream and it's sad for me to see their struggle. It's hard to let go but sometimes we must just accept that "it is what it is". -Colleen

Gary, Great words of wisdom...you are 100% correct. 

Kristina: Trust me, you do a good job, people will remember you. You've got it down.

Colleen: That phrase, "it is what it is," I think tremendously puts us in reality. I like reality.

Kay: Letting go I think definitely takes practice.

You're right relationships are huge, I can tell within 10 seconds if that, if I really want to work with someone, and if it will be a good match as far as a working relationship goes.

Cindy: You sound highly intuitive,a wonderful ability. Some I know can just read people off their body language. But getting the relationship off on the right foot is important or don't work with them at all.

Gary, Indeed it is great advise in learning to go with the flow. But these days sometimes the stream takes you to unexpected places... not always desirable. A degree of standing against the flow may be wise. As far as I am concerned my natural inclination to go with the flow brings me lots of headache... 

Arina: A clarification on going with the flow. It's not that you shouldn't attempt difficult things, or be persistent, or stand out from the crowd with your unique abilities. It's just some things you shouldn't fight like market pricing, people that don't accept you or you couldn't please no matter what you did to serve them. That's where letting go is very helpful. You don't waste anymore energy other than finding out that doesn't work. Colleen had a great phrase, "it is what it is" and sometimes that's the story. Be true to yourself always and don't let the stream flowing take you where you don't want to go.

Gary - I could not agree more with the solid points you made in this well-written post.  Good job!

I feel like I'm swimming upstream almost every day now. :-) Yes, you nailed it- some points are immutable.

There are some things in life that are simply beyond our control and yet some of the other things we can control aren't worth the fight.  Sometimes you just gotta go with it. Good post, Gary.

Gary, This is a wonderful analogy and saying (one of my favorites).  I see some people struggling so hard for things that just weren't meant to be...we can try things but beating them over the head is not going to be helpful to you....or anyone. 

Gary...I love your posts.  You're so right about Relationships Trump your greatness.  Exactly why it's important to keep in touch with your sphere of influence and build up that referral business.

 

 

Gary--well you were right regarding the Giants.  Would have been a good game to have had money on!  Notice the Clifton comment above and I'm sure they would join me in encouraging everyone to go see those guys in your picture for real.  When I lived in Anchorage, it was such a thrill to watch the determination of the salmon.  No matter how many times the rush of the water would knock them down, they would keep trying until the jumped high enough to reach their spawning spot.

You are correct on two counts, location is imperative, and if that isn't in a sellers favor, they have to make the price the factor.  I think there are 6 things to real estate: location, price, location, price, location, price!

 

Hope you're having a great start to '08!

 

 

 

Jason: Thanks for stopping by.

Chuck: You've got it.

Jesse & Kathy: Fighting when it doesn't makes sense wastes energy.

Carole: Easing off things that don't work makes perfect sense.

Jody: Relationship and sphere are so important.

Mary Ann: I love the location / price importance you point out.