Cherise Selley

It's been around for a while. That is the term Emotional Intelligence. Since 1995, business coaches have been very familiar with EQ, the measurement for emotional intelligence as they offer comprehensive coaching skills to enhance one's effectiveness for greater productivity, better leadership, as well as environmental interaction, even among those who pursue Colorado Springs Real Estate.

At birth, one's cognitive intelligence is measured as IQ. With respect to emotional intelligence, researchers believe this trait of EQ can actually be learned over time.

The idea being that one with emotional intelligence can be in tune with his or her emotions more closely, being able to control impulses, discern situations and people, influence others and manage the stress about conflicts more easily.

Not to entangle myself about certain terminology regarding emotional intelligence, but our office of Colorado Springs Realtors understands the importance of having emotional acuity, sharp discernment, good social skills, Colorado Springs Realtor problem-solving savvy and sensibility when it comes to doing the Colorado Springs Real Estate business. However, instead of thinking of emotional intelligence, our Colorado Springs Realtors consider this term more spiritually, having their minds renewed by faith, which spills into inner transformation and business efficacy.

Though corporate management prizes their abilities to solve problems with emotional intelligence, as a Colorado Springs Realtor and business owner, I advocate mental and spiritual awareness to promote an awareness of truth about tasks, as well as personal dependency within the organizational and community environment.

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(7)Myths About Visionary Companies...

Myth 1: It took a great idea to start Selley Group Real Estate, LLC.

Reality: Very few visionary companies, like Selley Group Real Estate, begin life with a great idea. In fact, our Colorado Springs Real Estate company began life without any specific ideas at first. Remarkably, visionary companies often get off to a slow start, but inevitably win the great race of business, in terms of profitability and longevity. Since our foundation has been solidly planned, our vision continues to expand as we function faithfully from the expansion/contraction business model. Slow, but sustainable, steps eventually lead to healthy growth.

Myth 2: Visionary Companies require great visionary leaders.

Reality: Absolutely not so... Studies show architecture and endurance are more important in the armamentarium to building a long-lasting company. Perseverance and having an optimistic and forward-thinking attitude among group members are as effective as the influence of one charismatic leader.

Myth 3: The most successful companies exist first and foremost to maximize profits.

Reality: Contrary to business school doctrine, "maximizing shareholder wealth" or "profit maximization" has not been the dominant driving force of visionary companies. Instead, visionary companies are guided by core ideology - then the money follows. For more details about our core ideology, visit the home page of www.selleygroup.com.

Myth 4: The only constant is change.

Reality: Visionary companies almost religiously preserve their core ideology regardless. It is imperative to change and adapt strategies without breaching the core. The power of God does not change. And for our Colorado Springs Real Estate group, being equipped by the power of God through faith, we're able to operate straightforwardly against the unexpected trials of the real estate and financial markets.

Myth 5: Visionary Companies are great places to work, for everyone.

Reality: You will either flourish or you will be expunged like a virus. It's binary. In other words, there is no middle ground. We propose independency and creative ideas for our Colorado Springs Realtors, but also request compliance to a few systems for the benefit of the whole brokerage.

Myth 6: Highly successful companies make their best moves by brilliant and complex strategic planning.

Reality: No... Visionary companies make some of their best moves by experimentation, trial and error, opportunism, and quite literally, by accident. We advocate the principles of vision, belief and following the Spirit. For the Colorado Springs Realtor who belongs to our group, we conduct Mastermind Meetings and welcome all kinds of feedback. Before this economic downturn, the large-brand real estate companies tried to offer marketing tools and lead generation schemes at high prices for Colorado Springs Realtors. Nowadays the highly successful companies must have Colorado Springs Realtors to come to the table with something to offer, not just something to take. Effective strategic planning requires competent and innovative input. Collective participation seems to usurp hierarchy-designed leadership models.

Myth 7: The most successful companies focus primarily on beating the competition.

Reality: Visionary Companies focus primarily on beating themselves. Goals are interpreted as short-term strategies for problem-solving. The Selley Group core ideology is to do our best every day. Essentially, we've adopted the "Win-win" v. "Win-lose" way of doing business against our competition. Because in reality, there is no "against" in our thinking.

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For Colorado Springs Realtors, Realtor.com serves an effective purpose as an internet site to market listings to basically anyone who desires to possibly buy, invest or sell Colorado Springs Real Estate.

For instance, when glancing over some of my active listing inventory, the number of internet visitors to view certain properties is quite frankly, mindboggling. As a Colorado Springs Realtor, I carefully analyze and monitor the amount of exposure that each particular listing draws. This allows me to reevaluate and fine-tune the necessary details for each property to receive increased viewings, whether that includes internet and/or print media advertisement.

The lower end price ranges, from $265,000 and under, continues to attract more visitors than the higher price ranges of $465,000 and over. For Colorado Springs Real Estate properties of $265,000 and under, the numbers show visitor hits generally ranging from 1,402 to 4,672 per day. In contrast, the higher price range of $465,000 and over shows 1,203 to 2,167 from daily average hits.

From analyzing the data for this past year, I've noticed that the luxury homes in the higher price ranges are receiving increased interest from buyers and investors. As far as the lower end of the spectrum, Colorado Springs Realtors are having success with sales in this particular range, as evidenced by a shrinking listing inventory for Colorado Springs Real Estate.

Realtor.com is a great way for Colorado Springs Realtors to effectively advertise listing inventory. However, this is just one tool in the entire tool bag of ways to sell Colorado Springs properties.

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Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors®, casts some conservative predictions for the 2010 year in terms of home sales nationwide.

While our country anticipates the next wave of economic complexities, fiscal analysts are on "pins and needles," hoping for some evidence of upturn from a downturn of the financial markets this past year. Indicators, such as consumer spending, unemployment rates and the federal budget deficit, collectively influence how the potential home buyer proceeds forward in this market.

The Colorado Springs Real Estate market is poised very well for recovery, ranked number 3 out of the top 10 cities to make the turnaround from the national real estate downturn as categorized by Trulia.com. Mr. Yun states, "Buyers are no longer hesitant about home purchases on the fear of further price declines. And that sets the stage for a steady release of pent-up housing demand."

Recent news about job growth in Colorado Springs shows that Affiliated Computer Services needs to hire another 135 people by mid-September this year. This is one example of Colorado Springs having pockets of business development. As far as unemployment is concerned, calculations reveal an 8.2 percent rate for June, which is still high - but on the other hand, local payrolls from the previous month are rising for the first time in nine months.

Our real estate practice has noticed an increase in lead generation, in which relocation interest has increased steadily. I have observed that people are carefully studying the facts behind the protocols before making the real estate purchase. There are many factors to consider during these times. Yet, the "buzz" continues to hum louder each week.

Although mortgage rates might rise slightly next year, Colorado Springs Realtors should prepare for an insurgence of buyer activity throughout 2010.

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Recent issues are brewing between Colorado Springs Realtors and the Pikes Peak Association of Realtors.

From what I understand PPAR is spending $10,000 per month of the general membership fees on Google Pay Per Click marketing to market the PPAR website in Colorado Springs. So when people are searching for Colorado Springs Real Estate through Google Search Engines, the PPAR is trying to gain higher exposure on the search engines by competing against Colorado Springs Realtors through membership dollars.

Other separate features with higher customer value will be included on the PPAR site, as opposed to what is available to other Colorado Springs Realtors, as well as Colorado Springs Real Estate brokerages.

The poignant question looms. Is it appropriate for the PPAR to compete against its own membership in the free enterprise market?

Personally, I do not agree with the suggested marketing tactics of PPAR and plan to attend the meeting tomorrow at 9:00 am at the Crowne Plaza.

I see this as an opportunity to acquire more factual data about this marketing strategy and its planned outcomes, as well as being part of a "win-win" resolution to this conflict between PPAR and its own membership.

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