06 Feb Heroes Come in All Shapes, Sizes and AGES

Real Estate is one of the few industries where women are guaranteed the opportunity to make as much as their male counterparts. Isn’t it refreshing to know that if an agent works hard and provides excellent service, she will make the same commission as the male agent she sits next to? Apparently that’s not happening in the leading U.S. corporations or even Hollywood movie lots. Congratulations for choosing a career that exemplifies a movement that is sure to help our daughters earn their fair share.

So now that we are all equal, how do we ALL make more money? Is there a way to work smarter, not harder? It sounds so cliche, but we think we have uncovered a pretty unique opportunity.

When Althea Osborn sat down to be interviewed back in November 2016 she was over 80 years old. Who is Althea Osborn? She’s a real estate agent that started her career when she was 48 years old. Fast forward to 2016, at this point she was making just about a million dollars a year in passive income. The interview is amazing. There’s cocktails and even a word game at the end. We strongly suggest you listen to all of it when you get a chance. Please see the link below. But if you want the quick highlights we created our

“Top Ten Favorite Quotes from A Rock Star”

1. This first one is AWESOME! At 14:20 Althea basically says, “Do what you’re good at. Don’t do what you don’t like to do when you are building your business.”
2. That was one really important Open House! It’s all about relationships. Take a listen as Althea shares how one Open House basically started her Relocation business. You’ll find this at 16:45
3. Profit Share Check vs. Commission Check? At 20:55, she shares some very sound business advice and a bit of the Keller Williams story. “You’re building a company within a company. There is no risk, no liability and no overhead.” And, “I don’t know how it works, but I get a check in the mail every month and it gets bigger and bigger.” Profit Share should be part of your business plan.
4. “Don’t say no until you know what you’re saying no to.” At 24:10 in, Althea gives a bit of great advice that basically works in every aspect of life. Have an open mind. Hmmm, simple.
5. Building Profit Share is easier now then when she started in the early 1980s. Take a listen at 27:00.
6. “I don’t understand why every agent is not a Keller Williams agent.” Well, of course we agree with her, but learn why she says this at 27:50.
7. A few seconds later Althea explains that although she no longer sells real estate she is making close a million dollars that her children will receive when she is no longer with us. Oh, and she’s quite the recycler! If you only have two minutes to spare and want to get the skinny on Profit Share, start listening at 28:00. You will be so glad you did!
8. Okay, at 29:45 Althea gets into the thick of it. She goes deep. If your interest is piqued, you’re gonna want to hear this. She explains that she only recruited 14 agents and then started helping those agents build their businesses.
9. 32:00 in and something very funny happens. She pulls out her most recent real estate commission statement, takes a look, and says “I made $350.00 off of a referral last month.” She then goes through pages and pages of her Profit Share statement from the same month. Wow!
10. Finally, the during the word game, the word “Bunce” comes up. It’s an English word for “windfall of money”. Pretty appropriate.

There are so many amazing role models for all of us in this business. Who is one of yours? If you just added Althea to your list and want to learn more about Profit Share send us an email.