Let’s get LOUD people!

Let’s Get LOUD

I often hear a great advertisement that states.. “America needs a comeback.” Well at KW Crossroads we don’t need a comeback, we need to come out. Come out from behind the shadows, share OUR story and tell it more often than our competitors. Do you love your company? If not then why are you here, you are an independent contractor and there are other companies out there. I often wonder why it is not everyone just oozes passion for KW. The answer is simple…you don’t know any better or you aren’t a fit. If you are not engaged in your success, taking advantage of what we offer and continually learning about our opportunity, than we might as well just hand you a gold coat, pack you up for a trip on a red & white hot air balloon and usher you out the door because to some…..we are simply holding your license. We have SO much to be proud of at Keller Williams Realty and in my opinion some of the GREATEST agents and success stories out of the “Shift”.

 

I need your help! Keller Williams across the country is in a rapid growth phase starting June 1^st. How can you help as a partner in your firm….share your story with passion, fire honesty. Are you proud of your affiliation with Keller Williams? These are things that I am proud of…..

• RISMedia’s Power Broker Report and REAL Trends’ REAL Trends 500 rank the largest residential real estate brokerages in the U.S. based on transaction sides and sales volume. This year (2009), Keller Williams Realty had more brokerages on both lists than any other real estate brand.
• With many of our regions reporting 100 percent
  

  Thanks to all who gave blood, donated time and money to support our community.

  market center participation in RED Day, last week’s event proved that the compassion in our company is exceeded only by the imagination!

• The first component of Keller Williams Realty’s Wellness Program – The Health Providers Program is now available to all associates. This new program offers unprecedented advantages to you in terms of health insurance options and is sure to crystallize the Keller Williams difference among competitors.
• Industry leading coaching organization MAPS wins the coveted “Stevie” award for excellence in sale coaching programs. MAPS (Mega Agent Productivity Systems) was also a finalist for the 2008 Prism award. Take a look at their latest program. 20 agents. 3 weeks. 53 listings. 33 contracts “My business came to a complete stop in September. I was frozen and I think I was in denial. But in the four weeks of this class, I’ve taken three new listings.” – Lori Wakefield, associate, Lake Travis market center.

This on top of open books, a solid value system, a brilliant retirement plan, great people, industry leading technology and training PLUS the best compensation plan in the industry. Gary Keller might add… “well go read that best selling book your companies leadership wrote!” to the list in reference to The Millionaire Real Estate Agent.

I understand that in order to grow the market center, it is imperative that I know every aspect of our value proposition. Well you have an equal opportunity to grow our market center and be rewarded handsomely for it through our profit sharing system.

Shift Into Profit Share June 1st 2009!

 How do you do it? One simple phrase… “I love my company.” If you can’t say that, why are you here? If you want to learn to love us then start taking advantage of the classes, the resources and be part of this wild real estate movement called Keller Williams Realty! Get involved, take responsibility for your career, your future, put modesty in your back pocket, then tell your story. Don’t you think some of our competitors deserve our help?

Sincerely,

Brett Boettge

Unlocking Brett…Lost My Way

I lost my way…

So readers…here we are 9 months ago this blog was started to do nothing more than “unlock” my potential. When I created the “Unlocking Brett” site, it was created as an online journal & accountability site. So how could I have writers block if this is solely meant for me. I lost my way! I typed daily about my experiences, my challenges and what went on in my head and I never cared if you ever read my blog, but you did and then more readers kept coming back and then Google picked me up, then a few of my articles were syndicated and at that point I cared so much keeping people coming back and providing content for them that I strayed from the vision and mission of my site, “To Unlock Me, help me achieve my fullest potential through daily accountability and introspective journaling.”

I have a daughter now…she is 1 month, 24 days, 1hour, 38minutes and 35seconds old at this moment. I know that because I care more about her than anyone and anything…I watch a “count up” if you will of her life on my desktop to remind me every second of her life I won’t be able to redo. It helps keep me focused on what matters…time. My daughter Brooklynne is the most important thing in my life and yet I hesitate to write about her on my blog because I wanted to keep a business image for my readers. I wondered why I had writers block…it’s because I have all of this passion for a new role in my life and I hesitate to write about it because frankly most don’t want to read about or see pictures of someone else’s kids….I know this because I don’t enjoy going through 100 pics of someone else’s kids b-day party on a 2” x 2” digital camera screen…………..what I forgot is this is NOT about you this site is about me.

To gain the personal productivity I used to find from this site, I must always remember this is about me and you can choose to read or just move on to the next “self published” sales guru. What I should write about and haven’t until today is…..

• My little girl melted my heart…
• Time Management Struggles for a Team Leader and New Dad
• I love something more than my career and I love that!
• Freedom, Flexibility and Fatherhood….Team Leader Role vs. Sales Agent
• You can lead a horse to water….Drink or Die of Thirst….Don’t waste my time and if you attempt too, please write a letter to Jody & Brook explaining why.
• Life without “Happy Hour” networking challenges of  a New Dad.
• “Life Plan…same pieces in my puzzle…..just new shapes.

I have plenty I need to write about….Looking at some of those titles, I am now that guy the one that said nothing would change and sure enough just like you said it would, my life is turned upside down in the best way imaginable. I also tried to avoid the “Now that I have a daughter, having a daughter is all I talk about and is the coolest thing ever.” syndrome the I thought I might develop. Talk to me about my little girl and I assure you, you will think that nobody has EVER had a baby before. You know that these are the things I tried to avoid… the “It changes your life” and other just had or about to have a baby catch phrases. So I’ll leave myself with a closing thought about my life.

I am in love with two of the most amazing girls on the planet, Jody & Brooklynne. They are pieces to the puzzle of unlocking my potential and seeing my personal vision & legacy become a reality more so than the place I work, the title I hold, the last sales meeting I delivered or the last call I made. So here I am 27 years old toting pictures of my baby girl everywhere I go, saying things like “It will change your life”, talking about poop like it’s cool and I honestly spend hours every week just staring at her in hopes of not missing a second of my daughters life. At the same time I’m a competitor and I will fiercely and efficiently blaze a trail to #1 in the world, showing respect to all along the way and at the same time not hesitating a bit in putting you out of business. This is my new reality, my balanced life….the life Gary Keller envisioned for all of his business partners.

Sincerely,

 Brett Boettge
Team Leader & Chief Executive Dad
KW-Madison Crossroads
608.661.7000

Blog Sprinter…..Out of Gas

Good Saturday morning readers….today I write you with some heartbreaking news….I have writers block. I counted 16 unfinished blogs saved on my desktop that I have attempted to complete time and time again without success. I have a library of materials from a freshly created recruiting campaign, but you don’t come here to read that. You all know that I posted 2 to 4 blogs per day from August 2008 to December 2008 and although not every blog was stellar, they flowed from me with little effort and changed my life dramatically through the clarity my writing provided.

A professional writer once told me that my articles and essays had a sensibility about them that attracted her back time and time again to my blog. I now feel senseless and disengaged from what seemed like a never-ending stream of profound “aha’s”. I could sit with my laptop propped on my knees and pump out  a seamless thousand words in less than 45 minutes. Today I find myself at a loss, staring blankly into my screen after forcing a lackluster paragraph or two and waiting hours for just a glimpse of inspiration. I am concerned about running out of “blogging  gas” and as selfish as this sounds its not because of the lack of content I am providing my readers….I am concerned because I blogged for my own personal growth and clarity, I felt great and enlightened each time I clicked “publish”. That aha stream has dried up for now and I take that as a sign of  a decline in my personal growth. I need your help.

Mike Rowe, host of “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel always closes his shows with a plea from his fans for new ideas. This is my plea today…..share your Aha’s with me about sales, the real estate industry, mindset, life in general. Challenge me….I’m looking for your inspiration. I have to thank Sherrie Puffer of Keller Williams Realty for a very deep Facebook exchange that led to my first real aha I have had in some time about Commitment vs. Compliance. This is the fuel I need from my readers today to kick start my writing again.

I say that I don’t have time to blog anymore….that is true because when you force it it takes to long but I miss writing daily. So this is what I am asking for in hopes of creating enough aha’s, written in just the right way, to inch me closer to my goal of being a published author.

Comment on this post simply with what is on your mind and allow me to create a blog based on your comment. I’m looking to take the ordinary in life and make it extraordinary. A single phrase can be the catalyst for a 2000 word essay that changes my life and hopefully intrigues you. I’m asking all of you to be my muse this Saturday morning.

Thank you in advance.

Brett Boettge
Team Leader | CEO
Keller Williams Realty – Madison Crossroads
608.661.7000