Episode 056 - Overcoming Hard Times as a Real Estate Agent

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on Thinking OTB we’re bringing things a little closer to home to give you a little peek behind the Valentine Group curtain. Nicole Porter, one of our Rockstar agents is joining us on the podcast to talk about her life before joining up with Steve and how thinking outside the box and realizing her limitless potential has changed the way she views herself and her career as a real estate agent.</span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The truth is her story before joining up with Steve is unfortunately not a unique one. It’s been a hard couple of years for everyone. For some of us, it’s been difficult to recover the flow we might have had professionally before, and it’s been a game of catch-up ever since. Nicole found herself in that very same situation, having moved from Michigan to Arizona and working two jobs and trying to make her real estate career work for her. Sometimes the goals we set for ourselves take hard work and learning from what isn’t working so that we can keep finding those solutions to keep your momentum going.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think your story represents what a lot of people listening go through in that you haven't reached the end goal yet. Like maybe you know that you have this momentum and that you're growing, and it wasn't just success just falling out of the sky for you. You had perseverance, you had conviction, and you had a gut instinct of what you needed to do, and I think that that is super, super important.” – Bernie</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are two great takeaways from Nicole’s story. And no, one of them is not finding a way to work with Steve and Bernie, we could all only be so lucky! The first takeaway is that it’s not always easy starting something new. Sometimes it can be the hardest thing you’ve ever done. It takes hard work and dedication