What is the importance of “culture” in the business world? Does it really make a difference? You better believe it does! Organizing the goals of a business around solid, positive, core values and then proceeding to cultivate them on a daily basis inspires and motivates the members of the organization. This mindset also encourages your team to reach out and share the culture with those around them. However you define fulfillment, I believe we will all agree that it is created by our daily surroundings–the culture we experience as we participate in the workplace environment of our choice.

Much has been said about the KW culture, both positive and negative. The truth is, those of us that have the same values and focus on culture in business are perfect business partners. We are so thankful to have found a business that thinks like we do-where our beliefs are fostered in a positive and powerful way!

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In my last post, Focusing on Leverage, the Buyers Side, we talked about hiring and compensating a Showing Assistant. We had such great feedback and questions from that post that I wanted to share a video with you that Jay and I just completed, The 3 Key Hires and the Showing Assistant. In it, we break down the three key hires of a millionaire real estate team and how they evolve over time.

To get where you want to go, you’ll need to surround yourself with people who have the capacity, drive, energy, skills and desire to be their best. Ultimately, that’s what the journey of the Millionaire Real Estate Agent is all about. Enjoy the video and let us know what you think!

“I make money with google. i learned how here: ____.” If you were on Twitter last week, you probably saw that message, during another round of phishing scams. This time, the scam spread through DMs and tweets alike. “Phishing” occurs when a fraudulent operation poses as a legitimate Website or service to steal your personal information.

Everyone needs to be aware of what phishing is and what to expect. It can happen on any social networking site, which was proven last month on Facebook when viruses spread across the site like wild fire. In that scam, users were urged to update their information by clicking on a provided link which took them to a fake Facebook login page. Once they entered in their information, it was stolen and their accounts were hacked, spreading the virus even further.

A hacked account on Twitter or even Facebook can lead to account suspensions, or worse, you can be shut out of your account altogether. By falling victim to the scams, you can also unwillingly impact accounts of your friends, family or even your clients!

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Last week, as I was getting ready for Halloween and looking forward to the neighborhood trick-or-treaters coming to our door, it occurred to me that we could all learn a lot from our children this time of year.

Can you imagine what Halloween would be like if, instead of enthusiastically racing from door to door, the neighborhood princesses, power rangers, angels and ghosts stood on the curb and gave in to self doubt or concerns that people in the next house might not want to be bothered with another knock on the door? What if they decided they weren’t really up to trick-or-treating on Oct. 31? Or that trick or treating was just too much effort and that it would be a lot better use of their time to stay home and wait for neighbors to bring candy to them?

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