Talking Strategic Coach with Clint Collins

Good Life Property Management

Today’s insightful guest is Clint Collins, a fellow property management entrepreneur, and a friend of mine! Clint has been in property management for over 15 years. Like many people, he got started by buying his own properties and figuring out how to manage them. He got so good at managing his own properties that other people started asking him to manage their properties, and he grew from there. He sold his company last year and has been consulting since then.

Clint and I frequently geek out and brainstorm on the phone about Strategic Coach, a program we’re both in. We decided to open one of those conversations up to you by recording it as a podcast episode instead of just keeping it private on the phone! To be clear: this episode definitely isn’t a pitch for Strategic Coach, and Clint and I don’t get anything out of it if you sign up. With that said, we both think coaching is a great thing overall, and I think this conversation brings a lot of value to the audience!

Clint and I will explore why the work-from-anywhere life that property managers often brag about isn’t everything it seems. After all, if you’re sitting on a beach in Hawaii, wouldn’t you rather be taking time off and relaxing instead of working? We’ll also take a deep dive into the concept of unique abilities, or something you’re innately good at. The fascinating thing about a unique ability is that it’s probably so much a part of you that you don’t even realize it’s a unique talent or skill, because you figure everybody else is the same way!

As if that weren’t already a lot, we’ll also talk about how to be present, why it’s so important (both professionally and personally), and how it actually allows you to be more efficient. We’ll dig into why going out of town with no internet or phone connection for a week is a great way to learn about your team, how we each explored The No-Office Solution, ways to help your team feel a sense of ownership, and much more!

Learn More About Clint:

Clint Collins on LinkedIn

In This Episode:

[01:20] - Clint introduces himself and talks about his background in property management.

[02:09] - What drew Clint to Strategic Coach initially, and what has it done for him? After he answers, Steve explains the Strategic Coach Entrepreneurial Time System in more detail.

[04:52] - Clint finds that in property management, people are celebrated for being able to work from anywhere, but he thinks that sounds like hell (and explains why).

[08:28] - Steve talks about presence, and how his mission to become more present led him to where he is now.

[10:05] - We hear about the moment that things clicked for Clint, which was when he realized that being present is more efficient.

[13:34] - Clint talks about the benefits of having a focus day and a buffer day every week, and the benefits of taking vacations from your business.

[15:46] - Steve digs into The No-Office Solution, and shares his progression with the idea.

[19:47] - Clint talks about what some of the smaller property management company owners he works with would think upon hearing all this.

[21:33] - Would a customer of Good Life Property Management have seen an improvement or decrease in service after Steve stepped away and made his team rise to the occasion?

[23:10] - Clint shares his own path into the No-Office Solution and how it worked for him.

[27:34] - Steve and Clint talk about profit-sharing, revenue sharing, and bonuses, and the role they play in helping to give a team a sense of ownership.

[29:57] - We hear about a conversation that Steve had with the owner of Mr. Rekey.

[31:46] - Has Steve opened up his financials to his staff?

[35:05] - Steve brings up the topic of unique ability, which is the idea that there are certain things you’re uniquely good at. In fact, you might be so good at them that you don’t even see them as a superpower.

[39:38] - Clint reiterates that your unique abilities are often the things that you don’t realize you’re good at, because you take them for granted.

[41:41] - We hear about the value of saying “no.”

[45:12] - Clint shares his ironic experience with reading The ONE Thing by Gary Keller.

[45:34] - Steve talks about the concept of 10x Thinking. He and Clint then discuss the fact that money doesn’t buy happiness.

[51:32] - We learn about the two different kinds of property managers.

[54:48] - Does Clint have any final words for listeners before the episode ends?

Links and Resources:

Clint Collins on LinkedIn

Strategic Coach

Dan Sullivan

The Strategic Coach Entrepreneurial Time System

NARPM

Jason Goldberg

The No-Office Solution

Mr. Rekey

Gary Keller

Matthew Whitaker at gkhouses

The ONE Thing by Gary Keller

10x Thinking

Game Changer

Made in America by Sam Walton

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

A New World by Eckhart Tolle