We are hitting the middle of college football season and this past weekend’s games were a reminder of what a great sport it is. Many of the Top 25 teams avoided upsets but a few of the top teams such as #1 Alabama and #4 Tennessee weren’t so lucky as unranked Vanderbilt and Arkansas “shocked the world” beating the heavy favorites.
#6 Miami (FLA) staged a thrilling comeback late in the game but still needed a questionable call in their favor to have the opportunity to win in the last minute and remain unbeaten.
The comments from the losing coaches and fan bases was predictable;
“We didn’t execute.”
“We needed to be more prepared.”
“We came out flat.”
“We got outcoached.”
There are always plenty of opportunities for coaches, players, and fans to look back a day or so later and see what they could have done differently to get a different outcome. As they say, “hindsight is 20/20.”
Favorites Don’t Always Win
In today’s landscape of college football, there isn’t much that separates some of the really good teams from many of the “almost really good teams.” A play or a fortuitous bounce here, or a whistle or call there, and the outcome could easily change.
Sure, there is a reason someone would be considered a favorite but games aren’t played on paper, they are played on the field, and at least in the college game, the players are young men who just earned the right to vote and some can’t even legally drink.
What Will You Do to Avoid the Upset?
If you’ve helped a client purchase or sell a house in the past, you should hopefully be considered the “favorite” to help them in the future, right? It’s no guarantee, but according to the most recent NAR Home Buyer and Seller Profile, 75% of Buyers said they would definitely use their agent again and 15% responded that they would probably use their agent again.
Yet in that same report from last year, only 26% of Sellers ended up using their agent from before.
How will you “execute” between transactions? How are you maintaining consistent contact with your customers and clients? Can you continue to nurture the relationships with people so you’re more than just a generic salesperson who forgets about their clients as soon as the commission check is deposited into your account?
What can you do to be prepared to compete against the best agents in your local market? How will you avoid losing business to the hungry, hard-working newer agents?
Are you bringing great energy and enthusiasm to your business every day? Can people see, hear, and feel your confidence?
Will you listen to your coaches, managers, and brokers so you will be at the top of your game when it’s your turn to play?
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda…
There’s nothing that guarantees a victory or success every time. What can you do today, this week, or this month to avoid having one of those regretful moments that college teams, coaches, and fan bases hope to avoid every season?
This week we’re practicing building relationships, solving problems and having fun.
Work hard.
The next game starts soon.
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