In attracting people and opportunities into your real estate business or for that matter your personal life be aware of the bait you are using, the lure. Because,
WHICH LURE YOU SELECT DETERMINES HOW FANTASTIC A LIFE YOU GET.
In business, act professional, polite, respectful, courteous, knowledgeable, friendly, organized, and you know what? More often than not your clients will most of the time mirror that behavior.
Think of it as a song you are putting out to the world. Whether a bird in the deep forested woods of Pennsylvania or a screech monkey in the thick Amazon, you are putting out a song each and every day with your words, your appearance, who you choose to associate with, your temperament.
Let's face it, in the world, like attracts like. If you are a jerk, your friends will be a jerks. If you have low self esteem, people will treat you like a doormat. If you are confident you will freely share ideas, the love of life, and exciting challenges and goals with other confident people.
It all depends on what lure you are using.
Is it the lure of kindness?
Is it the lure of a song about you that includes compassion and serving others?
Is it a lure about an open heart that wants to share yourself and be a good listener to others wants, needs, hopes and dreams?
Be very careful of the lure you select because it will bring either love and beauty into your life or darkness.
It is very evident in our personal lives what our lures are doing for us or to us. In a good relationship the right lures bring about great "chemistry." Things are not forced, they just flow naturally.
So look around in your business and personal life. Are you attracting into it that which you want?
The simple fix may be adjusting the bait just a little.
With the right lure we all can achieve the fantastic life we all so richly deserve.
Another great inspirational post, Thanks
The lure I use is information. It works.
Gary, I know I've said it what seems like a million times - but I love the unique perspective that you blog with.
Gary...
You hit the nail on the head with this one. It's not just using a lure, but using the right lure at the right time for the right person! Great post!
Jim: You are welcome.
Lenn: Being very strong with information is a powerful hook to set.
Steve: Sensation-attractive like any form of graphics draws them in.
Kristina: I am different, but then again that is ME! I'm glad you can hang with me.
Richard: Being very "focused" and selective with the lures is what works.
I think I am using a niceness lure.
Hi Gary:
Using the right bait is a sure fire way to attract the right or desired "fish". I guess a net could work too, but then it's a matter of sorting through the catch.
Hi Susan: So that's how I was reeled in : ) It's easy getting hooked by YOU!!
Aventura / Bal Harbour: With the net it might be faster, but then you have to toss out all the crabs and tin cans. Too much work!!
Hi Gary, ANOTHER great blog - your blogs always have such truth in them. You often write about things that people don't really think about, but once you think about them, they make perfect sense.
By the way, I am proud to have joined you in the 100,000+ Points Club as of yesterday! Please take a look at my blog - I am so proud!!
Gary-I absolutely love the rare insight you have as you write your blogs. They are so thought provoking, inspirational, kind and gentle. Very nice qualities indeed. Thank you for always putting a smile on my face and make me stop and think everytime I read one of your blogs. You are truly a gifted writer. God Bless you-Pat
Beautifully written and absolutely true! I tell my children these things all the time. It is wonderful to be home again, my friend! GBU!
Hi Gary - I really liked this post. Like attracts like. I saved a line from a feng shui newsletter last week that I liked on the same topic - "Become" the ideal soulmate you seek, so that your beloved can find you." Thanks for sharing your insight.
Hi Gary...interesting twist on an important subject.....like does attract like, but sometimes opposites make great partners :)
Gary, As always you have great blogs. In regard to the "lure", I need to fishing gear.
This song sounds like the law of attraction at work Gary - positive is as positive does...
Gary, another GREAT post to add to your snippet book on positive ways to live your life!
I have missed a lot of your posts lately so tonight I will try to get through them. With getting back from vacation and school starting this week I have really been a slacker...
Remember the old saying... act like an A-hole and you'll get treated like an A-hole.
Gary, I love the way you put this, Like sure does attract like. It is interesting to look around yourself sometimes and when people seem to be coming around that aren't the best energy, I have to wonder what I'M putting out! (the wrong lure :)
Hi Gary, what a thought-provoking post. It's always good to stop, and take stock in ourselves from time to time. Look for the good in people, and circumstances, and you will often find it. :)
My husband is fishing right now (hoping to get a halibut); I wonder what type of lure he's using?
Gary-Another fine point and you are so right..... I believe you choose your own destiny and the choices you make will reflect your personality. I really like this post, it really gets you to thinking.. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Very true Gary! There are no coincidences in our relationships. Coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous. Thanks for writing a wonderful post.
Gary, As usual, you always seem to be able to come up with a great way of getting us to consider/reconsider our actions. Thanks for reminding me of the importance of using the right lures for the different types of relationships in my life.
This is one thing many people don't grasp and you've summed it up as eloquently as usual. I cringe when I hear others putting forth negative "bait", turn it around and you'll have fish fighting to jump on your hook!
Lisa: Congratulations on the 100,000!! I'll check it out.
Pat: We all have to put our thinking caps on here LOL. Thanks for your kind words.
Elizabeth: So great to have you back home again. EVERYONE has missed you tremendously. God Bless You too.
Leah: Very insightful. What we become we attract!!
Kathy: The opposites compensate for what each other doesn't have. The similarities make it last.
Valerie: In the tackle box they have many lures to choose from. Pick which is what you are trying to catch.
Karen: Yep, the law of attraction is what this is.
Teresa: It is hard to get back from vacation on a three day vacation.
Georgina: Great saying!!
Carole: Go back to the tackle box and get a new lure LOL.
Deborah: If your husband is fishing for real, that is the perfect example to keep in mind. I have no earthly idea what halibut want. A smaller fish?
Laura: Your choices are very critical. That simple point is so often overlooked.
Cathy: I believe that no coincidences too but it took awhile for me to understand that. I'm a slow learner I guess, or Doubting Thomas.
Hi Sondra: I think we have to go back on the lure review and say now why did I reel this one in? What bait was I using? It might be eye opening with the answers.
Colleen: I like that concept of positive bait. The fish are jumping in your boat!! The fish are jumping in your boat!!
Gary, This came just at the right time for me. So many difficult situations are hitting all at once - putting my dad in a nursing home, etc. I know the signals I've been sending out lately are not the ones I usually send out and the world responds in kind. I'm going to work on getting my head in a better place. I need to send out the right signals to attract not just clients, but love and friendship. Thank you, again.
Hi Gail: I hope things get better for you in all areas of your life. Sometimes we go through rough patches but we can also sabotage ourselves by not sending out good signals. Just think about what you are sending out. Send out a good song, like a sweet bird chirping might do. Then the forest will spring back to life with beauty around you.
nice analogy. I enjoyed your post.
Gary, your comment to Gayle was so beautifully written - "Send out a good song, like a sweet bird chirping might do. Then the forest will spring back to life with beauty around you." That is one of the nicest things I have ever read!
excellent analogy. Especially if you are a fisherman (or woman) ... using the right bait is everything
Rick: Thank you.
Lisa: I try a little poetry now and then if I can get it out of me. Thanks for your comment. I was hoping to help as I could with words.
James: The right bait is the trick.
Good morning Gary,
Your insight and wisdom never cease to stand out in your posts. You truly are, IMHO, a very gifted writer. And I might add a wonderful inspiration to all. You are always using the right lure and set the hook very well too.
ok Gary... I'm closing my eyes and quieting my mind so that it becomes like a clear pool, able to reflect all that is good & beautiful & true...maybe it's the intentional bait/lure that I need for some aspects of my life... when lines just aren't good enough...
He was a fisherman, fishing... I was a wisherwoman, wishing...(I began to say, some years ago)...
thanks for spark(L)ing reflection, hope, wisdom, as always...happy Sunday!
Gary - I love this post about adjusting your bait to attract what you desire to attract! And really the only person we can change is ourselves, and being open to adjusting out lures is important.
Nothing to add to this wonderful post but a loud AMEN, BROTHER!
Gary, I'm going after a few different fish, so I think I will need more than just one lure from the box.
Great blog - I don't know how one could read your blogs and not feel good afterwards.
Gary, you are so deep! This is very informative, thanks.
You have taken another page from "The Secret".....it is so true that what we put out is what we get back!
Hope you are enjoying your trip to Florida! My trip to Seattle was fantastic!
hmm you just gave me an idea for a 'lure' shadow box.........different fishing lures for different 'hook's......and having it in the office as a reminder........hmmm cool idea Gary!
You always write posts that really make me think. So, now ya tell me that the "twins" aren't the ones workin' for me ;)))
I am a fly fisher woman... I have learned the art of walking for miles to find the best spot, waiting until the sun is just right, casting right behind that still pool behind the rock... and walking away knowing that even if I didn't catch anything.... it was still a great day!
See you at the next fishin' hole...........
The twins are very sad.
Gary - Thank you for the kind words. I've gotten through tough patches before and I'll get through this one, but I need to focus on the kind of vibes that I'm sending out during this period.
Very good post! It's true, we attract those that are often very much like us. Now, when it really comes to fishing, I'm not sure I always use the right lure but one thing never fails....worms.