I recently had an agent ask me what it would take for them to become a top agent in Oxnard or a top agent in Camarillo. I remember asking my mentors this same question many years ago, and it brought me back. So I told the agent what my mentor told me.
I said, “Who’s car do you see when you get here in the morning and who’s car do you see when you leave at the end of the day?” The answer, of course, is my car.
I told the agent that the answer to becoming a top producer isn’t rocket science; it’s a balance between showing up and putting in the work day after day. If you work hard, the results will come. As one of my mentors once told me, “It takes twice as much gas to get a boat going than it does to run it once it’s cruising.” Once you put in the hard work to get your business rolling, everything will seem to be in cruise control.
When I first started working in Ventura County real estate, I put in the extra hours because I was willing to. That’s the key. This isn’t a nine to five job. If you treat it that way, you’ll never reach the level of success you desire. It took me a whole year to get my boat going. I only took four days off during this time, but it got my career going.
The answer isn’t rocket science.
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Although things are easier now than they used to be, it doesn’t mean I’m still not putting in extra work. To be the best real estate agent in Oxnard or the best real estate agent in Camarillo, you have to make sacrifices. What are you willing to sacrifice? It’s not the sexiest thing, but it works.
I’ll tell you what I told the agent who asked me this question. There is no secret formula to succeeding in this business. It’s all about hard work and dedication to becoming the best Ventura County real estate agent you can be.
If you have any questions for me in the meantime about the Ventura County real estate market or your career path, give me a call or send me an email today. I would love to hear from you.
