The Myth of Being Scared

What's really holding you back in your real estate career? Are you scared of floor calls, how about door knocking, or calling FSBO's (for sale by owners)?  Well if you want a lasting career as an agent then GET OVER IT!!!!!!  We deal with people everyday whether it's the gas station attendant or the check-out clerk at Safeway.  These are the same people that are buying houses these days, people we see and deal with in our everyday life, usually our peers. I consider myself to be a people person I really have no issues talking with strangers.  When it came to my first client however i was shaking like a leaf, because i was doing something for the first time, and it scared me a bit.  I tell you what, that after that initial first 10 minutes of worrying it all became VERY easy after that.  Even though my first deal ended up crashing because of financing it's OK cause i got that experience under my belt and it gave me confidence to move on to the next.  I hear stories everyday about new agents that are great at setting up their social media and great at scripts, but when it comes to dealing with real life clients they freeze up. My advice to all agents that are dealing with this issue is bite the bullet just this once and i guarantee when it comes to that next client you'll be much more confident.  Even if you screw up so bad and scare away your first clients away it's OK at least you overcame your fear of talking to them. You should also realize that this won't be your last client so now you have the confidence to move on to the next, remember you can't make everyone happy .  You must give a little to get something back in return which means you have to make a fool of yourself now while you are learning in order to show people down the road that you're a confident agent. Then they can put all of their confidence in you in order to find them their dream home