Deborah Olson

About Deborah:

Deborah Olson is a leading authority on business success for realtors. Having been a Realtor® herself for several years, she intimately knows the stresses and joys of excelling in this rewarding field.

Combining her personal experience with a wealth of formal and "real world" education, Deborah has become an expert on how to build a profitable and lasting real estate business that is immune to the ups and downs of the market. She has helped other realtors build successful businesses by coaching and training them in her areas of specialty:

• Planning and Goal-Setting
• Developing Marketing Strategies
• Sales, Negotiation and Presentation Skills
• Time Management and Work/Life Balance
• Business Systems and Tools
• Leadership and Team Development
• Leveraging and Delegating
• Cash Flow Management Strategies
• Wealth-Building
• Exit Strategies

She also teaches classes and workshops on these and other topics.

Accomplishments:

Being a large proponent of education, Deborah enjoys challenging herself and is always seeking growth and learning opportunities. These include:

• Associate Degree in Psychology from Casper College in Casper, Wyoming
• Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Psychology from the University of Idaho
• Earned the ABR and GRI designations
• Served as Assistant Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty - Boise in 2005/2006 where she coached, trained and supported agents
• Received Idaho Broker license in 2006
• Became Certified Coach from Coach Training Alliance in 2006
• Started her own coaching business, Dreams to Success, LLC at the end of 2006...
• ...to independently coach realtors to achieve business success in 2007 and beyond!

An active Toastmasters International member, Deborah has also...

• Earned the Competent Toastmaster award twice and
• Will soon receive the coveted Triple Crown award by completing the Advanced Communicator Bronze, the Competent Leader and the Advanced Competent Leader Bronze.
• She also served as VP Education in a former club and is currently VP Public Relations for her present club, Capitol Club Toastmasters in Boise, Idaho.

Personal Information:

Deborah lives in wonderful Boise, Idaho where she takes full advantage of the abundant outdoor sports and recreation opportunities that Idaho offers. She shares her love for life with her wonderful husband, Shane, and their three cats.

Hobbies & Interests:

• Anything outdoors - especially camping, hiking, skiing and gardening
• Sports - softball, soccer, tennis, racquetball
• Weight-lifting and Nutrition
• Puzzles and Games - logic puzzles, Scrabble, Monopoly and Cash Flow are my favorites
• Reading - any business, sales, leadership or investment-related books I can get my hands on, as well as books on spirituality, personal growth and development
• Writing - articles, special reports, ebooks and creative writing

Strengths:

Energetic, inquisitive, compassionate, open-minded, visionary, creative, intuitive, encouraging, motivated, quick learner, strategic, risk-taker, opportunity-minded

Values:

• Autonomy
• Authenticity
• Personal Growth
• Inspiring Others
• Creativity

Favorite Quote:

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Harold Whitman~

Areas of Expertise

In addition to the areas of specialty listed above, Deborah is foremost an expert on focus. This includes teaching others how to be more focused, tools and techniques to achieve focus and using focus to bring about extreme results in performance, effectiveness and productivity.

Deborah utilizes a five-part methodology in her coaching and teaching based around the components of FOCUS:

F - Fix your mind on your vision and goals
O - Outline a strategic action plan
C - Creat an environment to support your goals
U - Upgrade your skills
S - Shift your thinking