634,531
I unplug their 8-Track Player and walk away
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Debra Leisek
Homer, AK
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Alan May
Evanston, IL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,502,998
A former charge nurse I used to work with told us once what she used to tell nurses who transferred in from another facility/company: "Well this is how we do it here. Do it our way for a month and if you still think your old way is better, let me know and we'll evaluate changing our procedures."
Now looking at your more detail section, when I was at the hospital Osamacare's "electronic medical record" mandate kicked in. Many older doctors had trouble with it and would rather treat patients than fiddle with computers. They either hired on a young doctor who did all the data entry or they retired. These were really good doctors who treated the root cause, not just prescribed pills. I can definitely say that the EMR decreased the quality of care people received. Plus it made your records accessible to hackers, so it put your safety and privacy at risk.
I still keep and routinely use paper forms. Used one three nights ago to write an offer up. Something more "real" about it and that we had "official state forms" made the seller much more comfortable.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Debra Leisek
Homer, AK
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Eva B. Liland Century ...
Lancaster, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,572,183
Sometimes nothing needs to be said.
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,052,211
As AnnaBanana recently brought up and in the immortal words of Steven Tyler, if you do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got - could that be nothing?
I find folks stuck in the box I'm thinking out of to be too low vibe for me. And what I probably would say is 'K, BYE'
If you're not stretching, not growing, you're also probably not living your best life.
Some things ain't broken, but how will you know if you don't try?
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
679,404
Change can be hard, but to stay stuck in a rut is the same as stinkin thinkin
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,587,960
Hey Wanda this is exactly what my post I wrote recently was all about. Shifting!!!
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,333,772
That's what many agents used to say to us when they noticed our internet presence. Ah HA...They noticed us says it all!
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Lawrence "Larry" & She...
Plainview, NY
758,035
Change is really hard for some people. If they were my responsibility I'd tell them that I am going to hold their hand while they do it the first few times. This would be in hopes that the baby bird would leave the nest & fly on its own eventually.
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,104,931
Unless it affects me directly, I say nothing... let them stay in their rut!
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
805,909
I think Jason E. Gordon gave you a great answer! lol Tell them it's a new day and a new way.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Jason E. Gordon
San Diego, CA
5,583,278
I'm old school....
If I were still active, I would write up my offers....
I pay my bills online, but I want a paper bill in the mail.... what If I forget to pay it....I've never forgotten to pay a bil....I need that paper statement to make sure I don't forget...
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Debra Leisek
Homer, AK
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
5,230,113
We used to get nurses in from another local hospital who wanted the pay but, hated training and working with the residents. It took an act of Congress to make changes. A few would moan, "Well, we did it this way at _____ (the other hospital)."
Many of us on MANY occasions would retort, "Well, perhaps you should go back to ____ (the other hospital)!"
In RE, what we typically hear with new agents moving from another brokerage - 'This is why I'm here!' - Rarely ever do I hear that they liked something better at another company. I would certainly evaluate to see if what they are using is superior and if the change would truly make a difference in our agents' lives/businesses.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
536,943
Me for one don't like change. In this business we have to be able to change our way of thinking, our way of marketing and other things. I have been on the end of paperless docs for some time. It is not a bad thing. Saves the office and you paper and ink. If they try it they will like it. We all like to save money, Right? Just takes time to get use to using it.
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
2,390,620
A common saying I hear in church all the time Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,626,530
Tell them the TV is no longer in black & white, we have color ones now
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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James Dray
Bentonville, AR
2,436,099
I'd say, "and how is that working for you?
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
231,948
My brokerage switched to paperless a few months ago. I know how to do it but still prefer the old way and most of my buyers and sellers are in the 55+ group. Some do not even have internet access or even an email account so it makes it harder.
And one would think going paperless would save time but it's the opposite. I now keep a full paper copy until escrow has closed and the commission have been paid.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
1,076,551
I had a loan officer tell me this yesterday while I was training his branch --- he's a good LO with decent production but is stuck at a ceiling.
As he pulled 2 inch thick paper files out of a filing cabinet, he showed me his excel spreadsheet with lead follow up, his card board box full of Realtor business cards, etc ---- he's "always done it this way"
I showed him how he can use his CRM to integrate his follow ups, daily task lists, client engagement, business partner contacts, etc. How he could use a secure, digital folder to replace all the paper files, and how he can streamline his day to free up more time for prospecting and marketing (the areas he struggles that are blocking him from taking his business to the next level)
If they say "I've always done it this way", I ask if they're exactly where they want to be - if the answer is no, I invite them to try to mix things up to see if it gets them closer to where they want to be.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
961,383
Ask them if the horse and buggy are parked outside (unless you are in Amish country).
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Carla Freund
Raleigh, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
2,061,814
... and how has that worked out for you so far?
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,311,397
If the new way is better - not just new - that is the way it will be done from now on. If the old or different way can be shown to be superior, why would we not make a change to that method?
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
-
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
216,904
And we all had rotary phones that did work and put through a phone call, but time moves on and we have more efficient ways of doing things...
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,844,301
I'm all for it but sometimes it is easier to just get the file to look for what you want. Just had to do this in Docusign with a closing statement. Took forever for me to find it.
I don't want to be an old fart - everytime we have some type of upgrade they get all up in arms. I like it, it's the way of the future.
I do not think it frees up time though. I do see some extra steps or time involved in things vs the old way.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
901,535
Oh wow. Paperless has been around for almost a decade. There is so much more coming in terms of technology that they need to get with it. These people are going to be behind the times. Not to mention, it is great. When I read your question, it reminded me of a recent transaction where an agent was doing something wrong and said, my firm has always done it this way. I had to get a statement from my preferred closing attorney to get her to do it the right way. We have 3 or more people in our office who train for the Real Estate Commission. They do their best to keep us in shape and doing the right thing as we have changes every year. Sometimes, it is like pulling teeth to get someone to do things correctly or to do something new. Good luck!
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,772,575
Wanda,
No point in critiquing others...A
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,543,823
How's that working out for you?
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,452,819
To each their own: I tend to ignore anything and anyone that doesn't directly affect my business. I went paperless many years ago, and I still get people asking for faxes. Not going to happen!
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
4,882,355
Depends on the situation. If it involves a transaction where I represent one of the parties I will call them out, if they are wrong.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
3,345,091
It depends on who says it. In your example, perhaps suck it up buttercup might be fitting. Agents who whine annoy me.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
6,393,609
Hows that working for you? Are you content with that?
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,216,409
Times change and you have to be in the current time.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
182,915
Good training program will help employees. Not all the people can adopt the change right away.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
417,221
Mortgage Business has gone to "paperless" BUT My eyesight is poor for fine print and I often have to print and blow up what someone used there cell phone camera to take a blurry image.
We don't all work the same way. Perhaps dig and find out why they cling to their practice
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,197,152
You done, done said it all
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
900,128
This happens quite a bit, in all areas and it's hard to convert those people. I think time might be the only answer other than urging them to just try.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
921,504
The example you cite does not take into account the 'Done this way' person.
Clearly YOU see benefit in process, however conveying that vision takes skill more than judgment.
You have NOT conveyed the "What's in it for me?" value (to the person) that inspires a desire to change.
Most often 'change' is a forced event.
Such as, contrary to most AR participants, I will stop reading the newspaper with my morning coffee when I can no longer get it delivered. I've always done it that way.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,712,676
Repetition helps the child to learn.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
883,732
All the tech is good but in the end you better have a a paper trail and a complete file for possible defense.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,164,294
my most recent reply was, "well not this time honey"
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,598,452
We do everything paperless.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,178,603
Not ALL change is good but one must remain open to possibilities of improvement.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
2,781,173
My answer: That....could be the problem
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
1,725,996
Your question makes me realize how advanced we are! WHOO! WHOO!
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
1,239,901
People resist to changes because it involves a new learning experience.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
469,510
Pick your battles in that department.
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
637,434
One example, when I first took my agent test in California. 1,000 of us sat in a room with a stack of paper in front of us and a pencil. It took awhile to get the results. Three years later, in 2009, I took my brokers test on the computer. So much less hassle and I got my "congratulations" that I'd passed before I left the examination room. Now I take all my continuing education online which saves so much time. Another example, I don't know what I would do without Docusign when my clients are all over the place. Go back in time to endless paperwork, faxing, and traveling around to get "wet" signatures? No thank you. Oh, and a third example, when I needed proof of permits , no problem, it was all there online. Need tax information and want to know who the neighbors are? Go to REALIST.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
2,220,654
341,353
To someone who says, "But I've always done it that way". I ask, "How's that working out for ya?"
Cheers!
5,868,554
629,708
4,693,341
Well, if they are doing it the wrong way then my response would be you have been doing it wrong for too long, haha.
4,936,705