{"id":1924,"date":"2012-01-19T16:31:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T16:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/?p=1924"},"modified":"2012-01-19T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T16:31:22","slug":"real-estate-marketing-strategies-stop-being-so-hard-on-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/real-estate-marketing-strategies-stop-being-so-hard-on-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Marketing Strategies: Stop Being so Hard on Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have to be hard on yourself in order to succeed in your Real Estate Marketing Strategies?<\/h2>\n

When I coach real estate<\/b> agents in creating their multiple six-figure incomes, I often hear this misconception: “I need to be hard on myself in order to succeed.”<\/p>\n

When I ask about the origin of this belief, I often receive stories of being conditioned by well-meaning teachers and parents in a controlling and rigid way. Since we learn to treat ourselves we were treated, my clients are just carrying on the legacy because they don’t know how else to motivate themselves in order to succeed.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, however, their strategy actually works against them. Studies have shown that when we are hard on ourselves, and beat ourselves up, we actually lower our energy. This leads to decreased motivation and eventually burnout.<\/p>\n

So what is the answer? If you’re not going to be hard on yourself, then how do you motivate yourself to succeed in your Real Estate Marketing Strategies?<\/h3>\n

Fortunately, there is a positive solution. Research indicates that if we choose a positive and encouraging way to get ourselves focused and on track; that this can be a very efficient motivation technique.<\/p>\n

So here are some tips on how to change your motivational strategy for Real Estate<\/i> Marketing.<\/p>\n

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  1. Awareness – Start becoming aware of the words you say to yourself every day in order to get up to speed. Do they have a positive or negative tone? Do they build you up or tear you down?<\/li>\n
  2. Observe \u2013 Observe your energy when you hear these words. Does your energy increase or decrease? If you have an inner tyrant, do you also have an inner rebel?<\/li>\n
  3. Intervene – when you become aware of how often and you are being hard on yourself, it’s time to intervene. The best way to break into your own thoughts is to use the “Stop Technique.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here’s how it goes:<\/p>\n