“Just go sell a house”

“Just go sell a house” Megan James. Life’s simple problem solvers sometime lie in just one person saying "It's that simple"! I was talking to a friend days ago about dreams, we talked about “Post Ranch Inn” one of the 50 greatest places in the world to visit in terms of luxury, incredible views of Big Sur and incredible lifestyle designing. I told a colleague: “Geez, that place is a nice chunk of cash for the weekend, she better be special”. She came back with “Just go sell a house Jonathan”.

A salesperson’s or entrepreneur’s dilemma in many ways has not changed since the beginning of time. It is still about: “Get out there and do it” no matter how advanced we get with time, no matter how far we come to being psychologically tripped out; no matter how much we continue to get in our way, the dilemma is still: “Get out there and do it”. I watched Empire Strikes Back nights ago, a little green man, probably one of the world’s greatest motivators named Yoda said: “There is no try, do or do not”. Simple, hah? C’mon, stay with me; are we making it harder than has it to be?

I remember playing football in High School, I tackled this guy wrong, my football coach derided me in front of the whole team, imagine being a Junior getting yelled at in front of the whole team, plus being super big and tall, he said: “That man pisses the same way you do Mr. Fleming, put him on his butt son”! Hard words for someone just out there having fun playing football, however realistic to life’s dilemmas. Nowadays, when you look at the challenges we face each day selling our products in America, our common focus still should be: "Get it done some kind of way”!

How many times were you rejected last week? Did you love it or like it? You probably got a little pissed off I would say, however I hope you kept going, I hope you thought about your reasons for making that sales call and I hope you thought about where your dreams would take you. I keep thinking: “Just sell a house” is really all I have to do today, I did not have to talk to the leader of Iran; I did not have to worry about solving the world’s gas price issue; and I did not have to solve the election issue in Zimbabwe, all I had to do was sell a darn house without drama.

I watched a wrestler with half arms and legs named Dustin Carter. This guy is setting the High School wrestling world on fire and he should be your motivation for the days when you start whining about life and how tough life is because he’s doing it, take a look at this story when you get time, I bet you jump off that couch and get to it. He’s the truth! Yeah, the market, the market and more market talk brings me to just saying: “Just go sell something” is the solution! Even if you work a job, “Just go sell something” trust me, you can’t loose! You will be better at your next job interview, presentation or better the next time you ask your boss for a raise! Selling will make you better in all ways! Plus, you’ll make income! Sure, you didn’t get enough love as a child; momma wasn’t Bill Gates; you had it rough, I am sure you did.

Oprah, Tina Turner and Antoine Fisher did too! Each overcame major hardships in life to make it, I had a friend a few days that was hurt by getting “rejected” for an apartment she wanted in San Francisco, hurt is not having arms and legs while trying to wrestle someone bigger and stronger than you, I told her: “Just go get find another place”! Simple as my friend Megan says, it really is….Just get out of your own way this week!

Jonathan Fleming is a bay area based real estate agent that helps people buy and sell all types of properties including: single family homes, condominiums, multi-unit properties, commercial buildings and land. He is an entrepreneur, author and speaker, he occasionally blogs on here about "The Road to the Big Dream" for Entrepreneurs.