Thanks to Scott Levitt of Oakley Signs & Graphics for these wonderful tips. They also have a great newsletter for Real Estate Sales Professionals—which also might prove useful for anyone trying to influence others whether it be in sales or life!
These all seem obvious, don’t they? Common-sense stress-relievers most of us 
already know about, right? So why do we still have so much stress in our lives? Read on to remind yourself about these small but effective things we already know, yet so rarely practice.
1. Learn to live in the moment. Reduce your focus on problems looming in the future, or things you should’ve done in the past, because they’re either over and done with, or might not ever happen! Focus on what you can and should deal with in the present.
2. Spend at least a minute or so thinking about someone you’re grateful to, like your partner for taking on that work project this Saturday so you could take your son to his game, or the guy in traffic this morning who let you merge painlessly into his lane. Thinking of the positive things others have done for you and appreciating them takes you out of your head, and puts your “huge” problems into perspective.
3. Be grateful for all you have, not frustrated by all you think others have. The former is positive, the latter negative, and spending your time in the negative can be surprisingly stressful.
4. Choose your battles wisely; disagreements are stressful. Minimize them. Don’t use your energy trying to convince someone or “win” unless it’s really important. Always thinking of how to convince someone you’re right, even when you are, is exhausting.
5. Walk around the block. Seriously. Taking 15 minutes for yourself, to just think or breathe or listen to your iPod, can make you feel as if you’ve gotten some space, like you’ve done something almost luxurious for yourself.
6. Smile at a stranger and look him in the eye; just a small connection can turn your entire day around, which then can change the outcome of an interaction with a client. Opening up can be a great stress reducer, not to mention mood enhancer.
7. Breathe before you speak. Pause. Listen. Think of what you will say and then how it will sound. Avoid stress by making well-considered statements that show you’ve had a chance to really listen to what has been said.
8. Concentrate on doing one thing at a time. Multi-tasking is a mental myth; we’re not computers! Trying to take a phone call from your wife, write an email to a client, and watch a video on YouTube is only going to result in a longer task completion time and a poorer overall job. Do one thing at a time, and give it your full concentration.
Lastly, remember you can’t please all of the people all of the time! Selling is a service business, and not every prospect will connect with you, and not every person will like what you have to show them. Be committed to your goals and be gentle with yourself along the way.
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Dean Crandall is a licensed REALTOR with Keller Williams Westfield Real Estate based in beautiful Utah County. He has six successful years of helping clients and friends find and sell homes, land and investment properties.
If you are a buyer and you want to find out how to get the best house out of all the houses that are available to you, or maybe you are a seller and you want to get absolute Top Dollar, and I mean more money bottom line that you could get any other way, or if you’re an investor who wants to generate an annual rate of return of 40-60%, that’s 40-60% Annual Rate of Return, please contact Dean directly:
Dean Crandall
801-836-3112
Dean@YsGuy.com
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