You’ve Gotta Give to Get

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I’m a big fan of giving back and forming long-term relationships. In business – and life – you absolutely have to give to get. Whether you think of it as The Golden Rule, Karma or just being a good person, what you put out there comes back to you. Here are some ways helping others can help you be successful in business.

Be a Goal Digger: 3 Ways to Use Goals Effectively

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Every year when New Year’s rolls around, suddenly everyone is making sweeping resolutions, only to be forgotten two weeks later. The first problem here is the concept of resolutions. Resolving to do something sounds pretty lame to me. If you really want to accomplish something, it takes setting an actual goal, writing it down (or typing it out), and coming up with a plan to make it happen. Whether it’s […]

Put the Social Back in to Social Media

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Millenials, like myself, often catch a lot of flack for popularizing the concept of building a personal brand. But, let’s be real, people. Realtors are the original personal brand builders. How many business cards have you seen with an agent’s face on them? Or, for that matter, websites, mailers, bus benches – which I have done! We agents are experts at finding opportunities for personal branding, and using them to […]

Don’t Fake It, Actually Make It

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I’ve talked a lot about personal branding, establishing yourself as an expert, and how to conquer the real estate business even when you are new to the industry. However, there’s a fine line between posing as an expert and actually being one. I don’t want you to FAKE it, I want you to ACTUALLY MAKE IT. Here are some tips. Research, Research, Research When you’re new to an industry, whether […]

Welcome to SamSpeaks!

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You want it? Make it happen. That’s basically my motto on life (amongst other inspirational quotes as you’ll constantly see on my instagram). And while that seems so easy to say, we all know the “wanting” is easy…but the process to make it happen…now that’s a struggle. The concept of SamSpeaks! evolved when I reached out to a number of business people when I first got started in real estate. […]