Comments on: Profiling Your Long Term Opportunities http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/16/profiling-your-long-term-opportunities/ Michael Pink Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Elizabeth Madrak http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/16/profiling-your-long-term-opportunities/#comment-553 Elizabeth Madrak Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=88#comment-553 I like the fruit tree story. I like the fruit tree story.

]]> By: Larry Morris http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/16/profiling-your-long-term-opportunities/#comment-558 Larry Morris Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=88#comment-558 Good word. As we excell at taking care of the small trees, opportunities for larger trees will often come our way without even trying. Plus, there are a lot more small trees then large ones. In my industry, a realtor would be a fruit tree. He or she has the ability to refer clients who need mortgages. While it would be great to work with a top producer who could send 3 or 4 deals a month, I would rather work with 10 realtors who are building their careers and have the ability to send me a deal or two every few months. There is more stability in having multiple trees then in one large one. I know too many people, including myself in the past, who see the "big" deal that will take care of all of their problems and change their lives forever. What we often fail to understand is that the competition is often much more qualified then we are. If it is God opening the door it's one thing. If not, we could be setting ourselves up for dissapointment or failure. Good word. As we excell at taking care of the small trees, opportunities for larger trees will often come our way without even trying.

Plus, there are a lot more small trees then large ones.

In my industry, a realtor would be a fruit tree. He or she has the ability to refer clients who need mortgages. While it would be great to work with a top producer who could send 3 or 4 deals a month, I would rather work with 10 realtors who are building their careers and have the ability to send me a deal or two every few months.

There is more stability in having multiple trees then in one large one.

I know too many people, including myself in the past, who see the “big” deal that will take care of all of their problems and change their lives forever. What we often fail to understand is that the competition is often much more qualified then we are. If it is God opening the door it’s one thing. If not, we could be setting ourselves up for dissapointment or failure.

]]> By: Andre Kasberger http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/2006/11/16/profiling-your-long-term-opportunities/#comment-562 Andre Kasberger Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sellingamongwolves.com/blog/index.php?p=88#comment-562 Another way of looking at this is from a bearing fruit stand-point. Sometimes the tree (opportunity) looks good but, may not bear fruit because it hasn't been pruned and taken care of. Some potential clients may be like that, they look good on the outside but may be a mess inside and can drag you down with them. Another way of looking at this is from a bearing fruit stand-point. Sometimes the tree (opportunity) looks good but, may not bear fruit because it hasn’t been pruned and taken care of. Some potential clients may be like that, they look good on the outside but may be a mess inside and can drag you down with them.

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