Colin's Motivational Mondays

Happy and loyal producing customers is what we are always shooting for. We purposely bring them things of value (products, tools, services & more) to keep them with our team by providing high value as a strong partnership. One of the highest benefits that we sometimes forget about is asking them to share the good news is there partnership with us to those around. Having their third-party endorsement from a peer goes along way in our industry. You can open a door that previously said maybe been shot or very tough to get through.  Todays encouragement and challenge for today to make sure if we have earned the right to ask for an endorsement for referral to another business partner to do so. It could lead to new partnerships and more growth at a much more rapid pace. Make it a great one! 

You got this! Whatever it is, you got it. That is usually the encouragement we give others, but at times it's the opposite of what we tell ourselves. Excuses are easy to make, but don't pay off. It's the times that we push through with determination that we remember and celebrate the outcomes of, not the times that we decided it wasn't for us or that we'll do it later; many times later never comes.  Our action for today: Believe you can & pursue "it". Be blown away that you did it, because here's a secret.....you CAN! Make it a great one!

Last week I was meeting with the founder of a local mortgage company and as we were touring his office I noticed this on the wall. He and I chatted about it and he let me know these were three things that his mentor shared with him that he continues to instill in everyone of his employees. From the originators to the front desk and everyone in between. Today my encouragement and motivation is simple. If we do these three things success will always be at our doorstep. Do the right thing. Do your very best. Show people you care. Make today great!

Ben Franklin said it very well: " An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Over the weekend I was thinking about how I have started many books, still yet to finish or downloaded podcasts that just sit on my phone to be listened to. I prepared to grow by using those resources but hadn't put them to use. That's not to say that growth isn't happening, but it could have been at a whole other level. I want to challenge all of us this week to find something that feeds our minds for growth. I have a few that I do listen to, subscribe to or read daily that I have found really put me in a better place. (driving back from Napa Sunday while Danielle slept was able to listen to 4 podcasts on my phone & they were all great...better than listening to the same songs on the radio again) :) Make it a GREAT one team!!                                  Subscribe to Darren Daily (Da...

Fear. It is one of those very short words that can have a huge impact on her life if we allow it to. Many times it will keep us from doing the things that we really want to do and more importantly the things that we are equipped to do. Today my encouragement is to push it to the side and take the shot. Go for it! What ever you're "it" may be seek it, find it, achieve it! 

Trust me...I know that a lot of work goes into on-boarding a new client/business partner & you guys are amazing at purposefully prospecting & converting. This is a simple reminder to us all that getting them to choose us is just the beginning. A few transactions is nice, but becoming their go-to, long term is what our goal is. As they are leaving their previous provider they will notice the loss & try to retain them (if they are good), so it's up to us to remain diligent & complete the on-boarding process. After they have opened up numerous orders over a few months period of time then they are in the business "relationship" with us. Their first few orders are the "dating" period.  Rock it team!!! "If you do what you did in the beginning of the relationship, there won't be an end." -A. Robbins

How do we feel when Monday rolls around? Are we sad because the weekend is over or are we excited for what we get to go do, the people we get to see and what we get to accomplish throughout the week? One of the greatest things that makes the impact on our week is one word and that is our attitudes. It not only affects us but it affects our offices and all those that we are around as well. Below is a little challenge for us all to get a little bit out of our zones compliments of Darren Hardy.  Action for today:  Today, perform (at least)  5 acts of positivity . For instance, you can: – Be friendly to those you don’t know. – Tell someone they did a great job (and mean it). – Use the power of a smile to reverse the tone of a situation. – Enjoy the unexpected, even when it’s not what you originally wanted. – Be a source of energy that lifts those around you. – Show happiness for someone else’s success. – Pay a compliment, even to a total stranger. – Vocalize the beauty of the...

It's Possible!  Whatever it is, it's possible. What do you want to achieve in life & business...it's possible! Envision it and pursue it!  Make today great by focusing on your goal(s) and pursuing them. Celebrate victories, learn from defeat & grow it into a future victory.  Never Give Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opcCUpCxtE8 Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. - Steve Jobs You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The energy that we bring to every day every meeting in every circumstance is always noticed by the people around us people. It works to either draw them closer to us or push them away. As we are out there making sales calls to our current business partners and farming for new ones we always need to remember to smile and truly be genuine with the excitement that we bring. There is a huge value that each and everyone of us brings to the people we meet.  Let's be the good news ambassadors to those outside of our office and especially to those inside of our offices.  Have an amazing Fourth of July with all of your family and friends celebrating the great joy that it is to be in America. 

I found this quote to be very inspiring and true. When we get a new escrow from a new client that is AWESOME! We now have the opportunity to grow it from just an escrow to a win-win reciprocal relationship that can provide revenue and value for years to come. We all work very hard to get the first deal in the door or opportunity so it's important to do all that we can to maximize it by bringing value to them & their business.  Today let's celebrate the new order, but maintain the focus that it's the beginning. The relationship is now open and it's up to us to nurture and grow it.  Let's crush it team!

This is something new that I wanted to roll out for the team. Each week we will have a thought delivered with a call to action. We do this to help to continue the fostering of staying lifelong learners and growth. Formal education will end, but we must always keep learning and looking to become better than one person every day; that person is the person we were yesterday. Each one of us has had incredible accomplishments personally and professionally which is awesome! We want to keep it up not just in the rear-view mirror, but in our futures as well. We know what got us started, now let's remember why we keep going; our "WHY" is huge!  As Aristotle said "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, isn't an act, but a habit."  Let's do something this week that makes a positive impact & make it a habit! What habits do we have? Are they getting us closer to our goals? Best team in the Biz! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpRf9p...

http://weaveinc.donorpages.com/WalkaMile2015/ColinRoe/ I am soo excited to announce that I will be Walking a Mile in Her Shoes again this year! Last year our awesome team raised thousands for WEAVE Inc & we're looking to do it again! There is a link above to my donor page for direct donations to the cause, but we will also be doing our Bartender Takeover Event again this year at The Trocadero Club in The Historic District of Roseville. Last year was an fun event with a ton of great people, food & raffle prizes. This year we have a few new ticks up our sleeves to make it even better, so mark your calendars for Sunday, April 26th for the fundraiser event & May 3rd for the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event.  ~Colin “To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

What's Your Mission? About a month ago an awesome friend of mine shared this picture above in a text message to a few of us guys that are in a men's group that meets every couple of weeks and it has stuck with me ever since. Seeing those words along with the picture immediately reminded me of something that my High School English teacher (Ms. Langford) use to say quite often. "Birds of the same feather flock together." There are many other sayings that are along the same lines, but these have always stuck out to me.  I feel that I am surrounded by some incredible people that have made me and are helping make me into the best version of myself I can become. I am very grateful to have them in my life. I think about where I started on my journey and those that have invested in me along the way as well and the gratefulness keeps swelling up and overflowing.  These relationships have pushed me to discover and seek after my "Wh...

November is National Homeless Awareness Month   As many of you know I serve on the board of HomeAid which is a local non-profit organization that's mission is to  build new lives for homeless families  and individuals through housing and community outreach. An initiative that we are running from now until November 19th is "Spread the Warmth". It is a blanket drive so we can partner with local shelter providers to help keep those that are homeless warm this winter as the temperatures drop. One blankt makes in huge impact on one person & if we call chip in one then the ripple effect can be truly wonderful.  There will be drop off locations in Placer & Sacramento County to make it easy to participate.  The main drop off location will be at the HomeAid office which is at: 1536 Eureka Road in Roseville.  My office will be a drop off location as well at:             ...

I wanted to write this after reading a few articles about Real Estate Professionals that narrowly escaping threats at their vacant listings or meeting new buyers that hadn't met yet.  Many of my friends are in the industry, so the threat really hit home. It is important to simply exercise caution and take a few steps towards ensuring your safety. I found this info-graphic of a Top 10 Best Practices that I thought was really helpful, so I wanted to share it.   If any readers have tips that they use please share them! Below are a few that I came up with.  Carry pepper spray on your key ring Allow your buyers to walk into the home first, so that you follow them Keep the front door open or at least unlocked 

  "The greatest strength we have is  the team around us." I was thinking about this last night and wanted to share a few thoughts.  On a team you can be the best individually at your position, but without a strong team around you, the labor doesn't reach it full potential.  Having a team that works together as a strong and cohesive unit is something special.  Having the best around you raises the bar that you set for yourself and you achieve greater things that were once thought to be beyond your reach or reserved for someone else.  Never take for granted the people around you, they are the most important...period.  Communicate goals - Share Success -Share Struggles Never stop engaging, learning or doing the small things excellently Have an amazing & blessed day! ~Colin

As I woke up this morning I was just simply happy. It's not any different of a day than most, I just think that my perspective is changing a bit. I've come to realize that I am truly, truly blessed and I believe that most of us really are if we boil it down. A new little saying that I have when something "bad" happens is "Well, that's a first world problem." I don't mean that in a condescending way at all, it's just that in the whole scheme of things, problems in my life that come up pale in comparison to what is out there in the world. I hope we all life a life taking it into perspective and never forget to be thankful for all of our blessings, keep smiling and striving to reach our full potential. All the BEST! -Colin “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”  ―  Abraham Lincoln http://www.vevo.com/watch/tracy-lawrence/its-all-how-you-look-at-it/USDWV0400031

The Golden Rule I was thinking about this the other day when a friend came to me who had been frustrated. She was telling me about how someone had treated her poorly and was feeling really hurt. She said that it was out of nowhere and that it was the first meeting with the person. All I could think about is if The Golden Rule was actually live out in life that it would truly eliminate all the hurt and pain that is inflicted on one another. It's so simple, yet lived out it seems to be rare. This may be due to when kindness happens it not shared, but when evil or hurt happens it is shared and usually on a larger scale. My hope with this is to start each day reciting Matthew 7:12 and hopefully with that as a beginning it can resonate within me and be prevalent in my life. If that is the case I hope that it is contagious to those around me as well. It's not a big change in direction, but even a few degrees of change make a large impact on the destinatio...

"Be beautifully YOU. Everyone else is already taken." The above line is a little saying that I have been telling friends & family for years. I am a believer that we are all beautifully & uniquely made.   Sometimes in life we worry more about what others think about us than what we think of our own reflection in the mirror. We act or say things that we think others want rather than what we do. Sometimes at the pressure of others or at other times with just pressure we put on ourselves. I know for me, I really struggled with being a people pleaser saying 'Yes' to really anything that sounded good. I would run myself down and then realized that if I didn't take care of myself then I really couldn't take care of other or responsibilities that I agreed to. It was very freeing to finally get to the point in my life where I could simply say 'No' to request and not feel bad about it. I looked at it as giving others the opportunity to step u...

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ~  Ralph Waldo Emerson This Sunday at church we were all challenged for the next 30 days to write down 5 things we are grateful for daily, with the catch that we can't us the same thing twice. Me, being the math nerd that I am did some quick mental math and realized that I will have to come up with only 150 things that I'm grateful for. This seems way more manageable to me than I first thought. I mean, if I can't come up with 150 things that I'm grateful for then I must be living my life with blinders on. I feel truly blessed in life, no matter what my circumstances are once I look at the big picture.  This is going to be a fun journey and exercise for me and if you're up for the challenge I encourage you to join in. Just think ...

"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own."   ~ Cesar Chavez   These last few weeks I have been reminded a a few things that I feel are huge in living a full life that stays healthy. First, I am blessed with a truly amazing family that is big, loud and always around. We are a little loco at times and that's what makes it even sweeter. I know some people aren't very connected with family and my heart goes out to them. I know over the years many of my family has been that one to welcome in others that didn't have a family and they have become part of ours. It's truly special.  I'm also blessed with a great group of friends. We have had soo many shared experiences throughout life that the bonds have just grown stronger over the years. I truly believe that my friends are an ext...

So as I was relaxing this weekend camping with friends and hanging out with family I was reminded of how much I truly enjoy the little things in life. The fact for me is that I believe the little things are much larger in true significance. As I thought about this more I was reminded of a quote that was sent to me a long time ago. I found it on-line & have pasted it below. The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. • We spend more, but have less. • We buy more, but enjoy less. • We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. • We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. • We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too...

Time is the the only thing that I can think of that we all start the day with the same amount of. Some people have more talent, money, creativity or energy, but we all are equal when it comes to 24 hours in a day. How we spend those 24 hours is 100% up to us. How many times to we find ourselves saying "I wish I had the time to _____." The truth is that we do have the time to do whatever that "it" is, is just that we haven't made it a priority or a high enough priority to let something go in order to cleave to the new. There could be a myriad of reasons that you either aren't letting go of something currently or making time for something that you say you want. There is no need to go into that, though I think one of the biggest reasons is fear. I've always thought fear isn't a bad thing at all, it's just a matter of how much control you allow fear to have in your life. Fear is present in battle, before public speaking and many other things. I bel...

So I have seen this new year (which I can't believe is already half over) as an amazing revamp for me personally and professionally. Personally I believe I have become more self aware, expanded my vision & am happy with the reflection in the mirror every morning. Professionally I was secure enough to walk away from a job that was secure in order to achieve what I wanted. (We should all enjoy what we do as we spend a lot of time doing it) We are never 'stuck' in a situation, it's just that at times the only way out is a big risk or my be uncomfortable. Don't get me wrong, I loved all of my co-workers and consider them family and the industry was and still is great, the company was poorly executing therefore I couldn't deliver the service levels that I felt my customers deserved. After taking three months off recharging, doing volunteer work, spending more time with my family all the while growing a sweet beard I was ready to get back into the industry t...