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Realtor Fitness: 17 Jealously Guarded Secrets for Smaller Waists and Bigger Profits for the Physically and Financially Fit Realtor

By Dale Andrew

Working as a realtor can pose several challenges to living a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise. The hours are irregular. The constant and changing energy demands of clients and brokers can be stressful. Most meals are grabbed on the go. Like any professional salesperson, it’s a roller coaster of highs and lows. But these are realtor fitness challenges that can be overcome. Realtors can improve their fitness.

As a salesperson, it’s crucial that you have peak energy, confidence, and attitude. Your clients can see right through you. When you look great, you feel great. When you feel great, well, you get the idea. It’s been well documented that appearances effect sales. Successful and fit realtors know this, and it’s part of what makes it such a joy for me to work so closely with them.

I’ve found that when realtors consistently apply these 17 realtor fitness secrets to their careers and exercise programs, they not only get in better shape but they get more listings, make more money and they enjoy it more, as well. Isn’t that what every realtor wants?

  1. Know what you want. Most realtors don’t get what they want because they don’t know what they want. The first step to becoming a fit realtor is knowing what kind of shape you want to be in physically and financially.

  2. Know why you want it. You must know why these fitness goals are important to you – before you’ll ever be willing to do what it takes to accomplish them and be a fit realtor.

  3. Know when you want it by. A goal without a completion date is absolutely meaningless to a successful realtor fitness program.

  4. Know the price. Success rarely falls into our lap. It comes with a price. Whether it’s getting the body you want or selling 100+ houses a year, realtors must invest time, energy, and money to be successful.

  5. Be willing to pay the price. If you’re not willing to do this, chances are that it’s just not that important to you. That’s fine. But, please don’t talk yourself into thinking that you’re doing everything you can to improve your fitness.

  6. Model success. When thinking about your realtor fitness program, remember success always leaves clues. Ignore this and it’s quite possible that you’ll end up broke and fat!

  7. Focus on your goals not obstacles. The law of attraction states that what you focus on grows. Realtors must reframe every fitness challenge as an opportunity. But be warned, it’ll drive people around you nuts!

  8. Think both not either/or. Fit realtors find a way to exercise AND fulfill work and family obligations.

  9. Become bigger than any problem. The number one limiting factor for people, and this includes realtors, is what they don’t know. The number two limiting factor is those things they know that just aren’t so. Fit realtors must always be open to learning and growing.

  10. Take action in spite of fear. Successful and fit realtors don’t let fear stop them from taking positive action steps towards their fitness goals.

  11. Measure progress, regularly. If you’re not assessing, you’re just guessing. Don’t rely on hope. Whether you’re marketing to get more listings or exercising to get a better body, successful realtors always need to know if what they’re doing is working or not. Test. Test. Test.

  12. Keep your commitments. When fit you make a commitment to yourself or others, you must come through. If you don’t, your personal integrity is the first casualty. Your self-esteem is the second.

  13. Leverage your time. Do what you know and do it very well. For those things that fall outside your specialty, hire an expert instead of wasting time trying to become one yourself. This can be especially helpful when designing a fitness program. (By the way, this is also the quickest way to become an expert, yourself)

  14. Think big and long-term. What’s more important than your health? Fit realtors live for today but never stop planning for tomorrow when it comes to their fitness.

  15. Get things done. This is the one secret that successful realtors everywhere have in common.

  16. Always take time for self-renewal. Realtors can’t be at your best if you’re stressed and lacking energy or confidence. Remember, to get paid the best, you have to be at your best.

  17. Choose to get paid (and pay) for results not time. Realtors can never expect to get rich trading your time for money. Likewise, it’s not how long you spend exercising that’s important – it’s whether what you’re doing gives you the results that you want! This is the last key to a successful realtor fitness program.

About the Author:

Dale Andrew, M.A. is a fitness professional, author, and speaker. He is the fat loss expert busy professionals worldwide turn to for advice on how to build a better body - FAST. To get your copy of his free e-book 64 Must-Have Fitness Tips, visit www.better-body-tips.com.