Being Lucky the Rome Way

Being Lucky the Rome Way 

This story reminds me about what it means to be lucky in real estate or in anything you do in life. 

A teacher told his class of pottery students that he would grade half of them on the quantity of pots they produced, and the other half on the quality.

In the "Quantity" group, it didn't matter how good or bad their results, only the total amount of pots they created would count.

For the "Quality" group, all they had to have at the end of the semester was just one perfect pot to get that "A" in the course.

                                          

They started to work. The wheels were spinning and the "Quantity" students turned out pot after pot, improving with each creation.

On the other side of the room the "Quality" students thought and planned, and agonized every nuance of their creation. The strain of trying for perfection paralyzed many of them so that they ended up with nothing but unused lumps of clay.   

What's the moral of this story?

Good work is not perfect work. Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times, but he kept picking up that bat and standing at the plate.

Not everyone you meet will be a client, and you won't sell every house you list. But if you keep meeting people and talking to prospects, you will find clients and even new friends.

                                           

Those of you who know my background can understand why this got to me.

I was that ceramic artist and I made lots and lots of pots, tried new techniques, and learned a lot. Boy, did I learn and develop my talent! Some pots were not so good and some were really, really good. Some I even tossed before they got to the kiln.

But many are in my home, and many more are decorating other homes and being enjoyed by clients who purchased those pots.  

Now I use this same talent in my real estate career.

-The more people I meet, the luckier I get.

-The more risk I take the luckier I get. 

-The harder I work the luckier I get.  

I have been very “lucky” in this wonderful world of real estate!                                                                  

Being Lucky the Rome Way.

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A Car Wash the Rome Way!

A car wash the Rome way!

My car is not new but I love everything about it. It's been a few years since you heard about this  special car! 

Thanks to one of my favorite little guys, Stephen Tann, who named  The Chocolate Car!  

I have found a better way to keep the chocolate car clean, other than backing it out of the garage when it rains.  Let's call it a Type E thing as explained in my book Real Estate the Rome Way.

That better way is a young man named  Scott Hankin who comes to my home...washes, waxes, details and keeps it shiny as new. He even finds things like my lost SentriCard.. or a favorite earring.

Scott will go anywhere...your office, a parking lot even a client's home. This might be a good Father's Day Gift. 

Scott comes equipped with his own water and electricity. You could take Dad out and have his car detailed at the same time.

To reach Scott please call 443-271-8314 or email  ghankin@comcast.net

As good as new! A car wash the Rome way! 

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