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God Talks To An Agnostic

The Wilbury Theatre Group

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GOD TALKS TO AN AGNOSTIC is the award-winning audioplay series written and directed by Don Mays, and pitted against the backdrop of the racial and cultural issues of today. Featuring Rose Weaver and Don Mays in the titular roles, this innovative new work is a compelling exploration of the impact of religion on race, Black culture and a collective need for faith in something larger than ourselves.​ Presented by The Wilbury Theatre Group, in collaboration with AFRI Productions and with support ...
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Hello World! Welcome to the Let's Talk...Audio Podcast. This is a home for minorities in the industry to talk audio and share their stories! Our host Tangela has been a live sound engineer in Texas for some ten years, and she loves connecting with interesting people and getting their two cents. We release episodes bi-weekly or so. Also you can find us on IG @letstalkaudiopodcast, and our website www.beatsinabottle.com
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As agents, building a database and adding value to our sphere has been drilled into us. We took that same mindset and strategy, and applied it to our peers and agent relationships. Just like we’re told to host events and send gifts to our top clients, we do the same for the agent community. We can attribute getting into this business and succeeding…
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When you look at high performers, it’s hard to tell exactly what they do differently, but what’s clear is that their results aren’t the same as ours. Many people try to mimic them on the surface - eat what they eat, read the books they read, go where they go, but it doesn’t work. You know what you’re supposed to do, you’ve got the tactics, the info…
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The NAR buyer’s agent litigation has been a huge topic and concern for agents across the country for months. Now that the lawsuit has been settled, there’s a lot of panic, knee-jerk reactions, assumptions and worries about what it means. Are we in trouble? Should we be worried about our future? No. It’s just too soon to make a final conclusion on t…
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In today’s market, most of us are coming up against the same problem - belligerent sellers who think their home is worth more than everyone’s saying it is. Under normal circumstances, that means no deal, but there’s strategy for these kinds of leads, creative finance. Creative finance is an incredibly simple strategy that many in real estate treat …
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In a good market, the gap between great agents and average agents is virtually non-existent - it’s anyone’s game. When the market turns, the gap between the good and the great becomes so wide, it’s the difference between earning money and leaving the business entirely. Doubling your business in a down market is possible, but it’s not by chance. You…
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Adults don’t need to be instructed, they simply need to be reminded. Pain will always be the leader in the lessons of our lives. If you chase the pain, you learn the lessons quicker. Chase the pain of growth, the pain of the next level. The things you have avoided will always show up on your doorstep like a bill collector. The better you get in you…
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In our industry, owning a brokerage has always been seen as the pinnacle of success. But for many owners who love what real estate offers but not running a brokerage, it’s a necessary evil. Owning a brokerage is a doorway to many great things, but what happens when that starts to hinder your excellence in the areas you really care about? That’s whe…
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Making a change, whether it’s to a belief system, a business model or brokerage is something many people won’t do, even if it would benefit them. Only people who think critically and aren’t caught up in ego are willing to shift how they see things when presented with new information. Being willing to change our beliefs publicly means people remindi…
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Profit - it’s the whole entire point that we run businesses. For such a critical, and even fundamental topic, agents will talk about everything else but whether or not they are making a profit, and there’s a reason. Staying on top of your numbers requires a scary level of maturity. Whatever financial decision we make has an impact on the bottom lin…
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In the conversation about scaling our real estate businesses, systems come up a lot, but that’s not the first and most important thing. Systems come a distant second to people, because ultimately, how can we step out of specific roles and tasks if we have no one to hand them off to? Because we don’t put the necessary premium on hiring and people, w…
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Anytime an agent gets an appointment from a cold call, it’s like walking into a war zone. They don’t know you, like you or trust you, so they aren’t exactly warm and fuzzy when you go and meet them…unless they’ve already viewed a ton of your content online. Having a YouTube channel can take people from not knowing who you are to rolling out the red…
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In real estate, agents, teams and business models don’t fit in one box, but we constantly fall into the trap of doing things one specific way. People start teams because it’s the next indicated step, what everyone else is doing or an ego boost, not because it’s what works for them. If ego, identity and emotion weren’t part of our decision making, t…
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We may not see it this way, but real estate isn’t as risky as we think. In fact, in many ways, we’re conditioned against taking risks, and that’s why leverage is such a hard concept for the majority of our industry. Think about the restaurant business - leverage is built in from day 1, you know that you’ll need a manager, front of house, chefs and …
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“The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” On any given day, we’re walking a tightrope between success and failure, but when we’re in a good market and a time of abundance, we don’t see how thin that line is. Right now, we’re in a time where our bad decisions, bad business practices and bad habits are being exposed. …
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2023 was rough for a lot of people. Agents and teams were selling less homes. Pending transactions hit their lowest number in 2 decades, and most pipelines were drier than ever before. On top of that, the NAR lawsuit verdicts shook things up for the entire industry, so many agents feel like they are getting hit from different directions. There is g…
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At this time of the year, people tend to get more reflective about the last 12 months. December 31st hangs over our heads, and this imaginary finish line forces us to really think about what we’ve accomplished, and what we want for ourselves next year. This is especially true in real estate, considering what the market has been like and how it has …
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With most of the people I see who have over 30 years in the business, it shows on their faces. I’m excited everyday, I look forward to my day, I look forward to meeting great people in the business everyday. -Rick Geha I’m reminded of how exciting life can be if you’re willing to do the boring basics and the things that are uncomfortable so you can…
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Whether it’s a traditional real estate team, an investment portfolio or a fulfilling life - building anything great is a process of constantly asking ourselves big questions and challenging whatever we believe. It’s really easy to copycat our way to success until we find ourselves up the wrong mountain. The only way to combat this is to take everyt…
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The gift of real estate is that we can generate leads the way we want, as long as we systematize it. Not everyone in real estate wants to cold call, door knock and have a business that relies on speed-to-lead. Some agents don’t want to do open houses because they treasure weekends with their kids. Laura Griffin found herself in this predicament, an…
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To have staying power in real estate, mindset and the ability to pivot is key. We have to be willing to make big changes to our models, and have the courage to do things differently. The problem is: many business owners get their identity so wrapped up in what they’ve been doing that making such a change is too hard. We get so caught up in what we’…
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In today’s special episode of the podcast, we’re bringing you into two episodes of No Days Off, Brian Gubernick’s show. If you care about getting better, there’s no such thing as taking time off from the things that allow you to grow and reach your dreams. Every new day is an opportunity to get better, and today, Brian shares how we can become bett…
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When you look at successful and influential authors like Robert Greene and Ryan Holiday, it’s easy to think they are geniuses whose greatness comes easy to them. This gives us an excuse not to put effort into achieving what we want. In order to write their books, they have to enhance their identity, put a lot of work and intensity into that project…
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In an industry that celebrates making rain, GCI, units and volume, it’s really easy to lose sight of why we got into real estate in the first place. Most of us got into this for our families and for freedom to spend time with them. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, we forget and find ourselves working too much, prioritizing the next meeting, …
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Real estate and mortgage are businesses where we can earn more by doubling down on the thing we know (production) or force growth through other people. Agents and LOs often choose the former, so they take steps away from buying back their time, experiencing freedom and making room for other opportunities. Though doing more production pays us in the…
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In real estate, whoever controls the leads, controls the business - they call the shots. The rise of online lead sites like Zillow Flex means another way to generate leads, but also another entity making a claim on our earnings. The fact that a marketing company can come in and do something we can be equipped to do says a lot. Our understanding of …
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Join Samwise Raridon Community Herbalist and Meditation Practitioner and Therapist Liz Fitzgerald for a sweet and reverent chat on Lavender, queerness and joy. If you want to learn more about Liz and their work, you can find them at https://www.therapistliz.com/ Herb at the End of the World will be taking a hiatus while Samwise adjusts to some big …
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Whether we know it or not - all human beings have an internal thermostat, a certain level of abundance, joy or success we’re calibrated to. If we’re not careful, that level can make us blow up our lives and self-sabotage when we get everything we’ve always wanted. Call it your comfort zone, your average or your upper limit problem, this internal te…
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In today’s episode, Chris Bowers returns for the third time. The last time he was on the show, it was when the market was starting to look different from the highs we saw in 2020/2021. As someone who constantly challenges himself to “break his business model” to make it bigger and better, Chris is going to share some of the changes he’s made in his…
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by Travis Crow and Veronica Morrow, two real estate professionals who have come together to create an amazing program for lead generation and business growth. Not everyone in real estate is built for the grind of door knocking and cold calling. Many agents succeed doing it not because it’s their natural behavior, but …
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In today’s episode, our bookkeeper, and friend , David Pittiglio returns to talk about a project he has been working on with Real Trends, the Streamlined Benchmark Report. As a bookkeeping service that serves 850 clients in real estate across the country, and across revenue brackets, David has his eyes on a lot of data that we can use to better our…
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In today’s episode, our favorite pilot turned team leader, turned real estate coach and entrepreneur, Nick McLean returns to the show for a third time. This time, he has a book and new real estate platform to share with us. Sitting down and writing a book is not an easy task for most people. In fact, Nick calls it the Grand Canyon of creation. The …
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In today’s episode, I’m excited to have my buddy and host of GSD Mode, Josh Smith back on the podcast to talk about what he’s been up to, and how he’s preparing for what’s coming in the real estate market. Josh is a brilliant marketer and entrepreneur, and he’s a huge giver to the real estate industry. After taking 8 months off and thinking of leav…
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In today’s episode, we’re talking about our decision to join Place, the thought process behind this move, and the value proposition Place delivers to real estate teams. When you hear about Place and many top real estate teams joining it, you probably wonder why a team in a brokerage like eXp would want to bolt on this set of services to their organ…
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In today’s episode, we’re wrapping up our series of bite-sized episodes on one topic: what does it take to be massively successful in real estate (or any business, really)? I’ll be going over the final 2 things successful business owners do, and why we have to implement them in our own operations. Whether you’re a solo agent, leader of a small team…
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In today’s episode, we’re continuing our series of bite-sized episodes on one topic: what does it take to be massively successful in real estate (or any business, really)? I’ll be going over two more things successful business owners do, and why we have to implement them in our own operations. Whether you’re a solo agent, leader of a small team or …
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In today’s episode, we’re continuing our series of bite-sized episodes on one topic: what does it take to be massively successful in real estate (or any business, really)? I’ll be going over two more things successful business owners do, and why we have to implement them in our own operations. Whether you’re a solo agent, leader of a small team or …
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Just a little announcement about taking a break over the summer to heal up and work camp! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herb at the End of the World is created by Samwise Raridon, community herbalist, teacher and organizer of germanic, celtic and Lebanese lineages living as a guest in unceded Shaw…
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In today’s episode, we’re kicking off a series of bite-sized episodes on one topic: what does it take to be massively successful in real estate (or any business, really)? I’ll be going over the first 2 things successful business owners do, and why we have to implement them in our own operations. Whether you’re a solo agent, leader of a small team o…
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In today’s episode, I share some of my most important lessons. This was brought on by a question I was asked at a mastermind, “when you look back at your most significant losses, stupid decisions and biggest mistakes, what are the important lessons you’ve learned?” I’m going to share some of the biggest lessons I compiled at the mastermind. They ar…
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by entrepreneur and real estate expert, Derek Jarr. As someone who has been around real estate for years, Derek is always out in front of trends in our industry and ways to continue providing solutions to the consumer. Case in point: Derek’s business has been ahead of the curve in helping people who want to keep their…
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by Debbie De Grote. An accomplished real estate business owner and coach, Debbie has seen market cycles come and go, and learned what it takes to succeed in different conditions. With her partnership with Ben Kinney, she contributes to the success of many agents and teams, and in this conversation she shares what it t…
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In today’s episode, I’m joined by breakthrough coach, Andrew Anderson. Andrew has been in the coaching game for a while, and he accomplished what very few managed to achieve as a KW productivity coach. Always placed in a position to help and support others from a young age, and becoming a teacher first, Andrew traded selling homes for coaching peop…
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Join Samwise Raridon Community Herbalist and their partner Seed Minkin Youth Educator and Artist for a sweet and powerful conversation about herbs for mental health support, including Burdock. Thank you so much Seed for sharing your beauty and wisdom. Content Warning: In this episode we touch on themes of mental health, working with Bipolar, and ac…
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