Articles tagged “real estate”
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Sergey Brin Lost Big on NYC Rent-Stabilized Flats
Ballooning costs and strict rent-increase limits have hammered NYC landlords. Even Google co-founder Sergey Brin couldn't escape the pain.
Designing Your Life: Why You Build Your Way Forward, Not Think It
I used to believe some parts of life were just fixed — weaknesses you live with, not fix. This book proved me wrong, and gave me the actual mechanics for redesigning the parts I thought were permanent.
Maximum Achievement by Brian Tracy: The Ideas I Actually Use
I bought Tracy's course for a thousand bucks years before I ever opened this book. Here are the four ideas from Maximum Achievement that changed how I run my real estate business and my life.
3 Book Reviews: Execution, The Secret of the Ages, Man's Search for Himself
Three old books, back to back, on why I chased the wrong goals for two decades, why my self-talk was the problem, and why I was a terrible leader before I understood what leadership actually is.
The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey: The Ideas Worth Stealing
I bought this book five years ago and let it collect dust. Here's what actually changed how I run my business once I finally read it — and why I still don't think you need to.
Stress for Success by Loehr & McCormack: Why I Chase the Anxiety
An early-90s book on stress reframed how I run my life: stress isn't the enemy, avoiding it is. Here's what changed once I started treating anxiety as a signal instead of a warning.
Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount: Why I Never Skip My 9-to-10
Ten years into real estate, this book put a name on the one habit that keeps me from going broke: protecting the hour I prospect like nothing else exists.
Organize Tomorrow Today by Dr. Jason Selk: My One Must
Dr. Jason Selk's book on planning the day before taught me productivity isn't busyness, it's doing your one must.
Solving The Procrastination Puzzle by Timothy Pychyl: The Real Reason We Delay
A 105-page book that explained why I put things off even when I know better — and the one shift that's put more homes on the market for me this year.
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins: The 4 Ideas That Actually Stuck
After 700 books in eleven years, David Goggins' Can't Hurt Me is one of maybe three that actually changed how I run my business — here's the 40% Rule, the real estate lesson, and why I stopped sugarcoating my own excuses.
Atomic Habits by James Clear: The Ideas That Actually Changed How I Operate
I didn't need more motivation — I needed a better system. Here's what from Atomic Habits actually stuck, and how I use it in a real estate business and a triathlon block.
Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff: Why Control of the Frame Wins the Deal
This one sat on my shelf for four months before I picked it up to fix our pitch. It's the most notes I've taken on a book in a while — here's what actually changed how I sell.
Your One Word by Evan Carmichael: The Word That Changed How I Run BPI
Evan Carmichael says skip the daily question and pick one word instead. Here's the word I landed on, the Steve Jobs story that stuck, and how it reshaped my real estate brand.
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight: The Nike Grind Nobody Tells You About
Before Nike was Nike, it was a company called Blue Ribbon that almost went bankrupt for a decade straight. Here's what that decade taught me about building my own company.
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller: The 3 Ideas That Actually Changed How I Work
This sat in my Amazon cart for two years until someone I respect told me to read it. Here's what actually changed how I run my day — and my company.
The Sell by Fredrik Eklund: What I Stole for My Business
I almost didn't read this one because an agent told me it was slow. I was wrong — here's what actually changed how I dress, sleep, and sell.
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy: Why Small Daily Wins Beat One Big Push
I saw Darren Hardy speak in San Diego and bought the book before I left the room. Here's the math on compounding and the one chapter that called out my worst habit.
No Excuses! by Brian Tracy: 3 Ideas That Changed How I Lead
Brian Tracy's cover says it all before you open page one. Here's what stuck from a book I read on the subway while people watched me read it.
Miracle Morning for Real Estate Agents: The SAVERS Routine I Actually Use
I don't usually like fictional self-help books, but Hal Elrod's real estate spin-off got me doing SAVERS before sunrise — and rethinking how I go to bed, too.
Ohh By The Way by Brian Buffini: Why Referrals Beat Every Cold Lead
Brian Buffini built his business on referrals after landing in America with $93 to his name. I pulled his exact playbook — pop-bys, notes, and the one line you have to say out loud.
Supercoach by Michael Neill: The No-Wrong-Decision Rule That Changed My Business
Michael Neill's Supercoach debunks goal-setting and happiness myths I'd bought into for years — and gave me a decision-making rule I now use every day running my real estate company.
7L by Michael Maher: The Book That Confirmed My Referral System Works
I picked this up because I'm in real estate and already work almost entirely by referral. Here's what 7L gets right about turning relationships into business, and why the last three years of my career prove it.
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle: 3 Ideas That Changed How I Coach My Agents
Daniel Coyle spent two years inside the world's talent hotbeds and found greatness isn't born, it's grown. Here's what I took from it for my real estate team and my own habits.
Takin' Care of Business by Buffini & Niego: The Three-Legged Stool
A broker friend handed me this book when my pipeline was all cold leads and no repeat clients. It fixed how I think about referrals, service, and the boring third leg most founders ignore: finances.
Work By Referral by Brian Buffini: Why I Stopped Chasing Deals
Six years into real estate in NYC, nobody had taught me how to actually ask for referrals. This book gave me the exact system — the gift, the card, and the ten names I now call.