This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: amity Pronounced: (AM-ih-tee) Noun: 1. a state of friendship and cordiality 2. a cordial disposition From Vocabulary.com: “The word amity refers [...]
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Other Recent Articles from Previous Issues

Great Read Roundup: Moving to a New Home During the Pandemic
An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. Moving to a New Home During the Pandemic (5 minute read) While some people are making the choice [...]

The Closing Word: Desultory
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: desultory Pronounced: (DESS-uhl-tor-ee) Adjective: marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another [...]

Today’s Thoughts: Dangerous Drama
“Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.” -George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. The happiest top producers know that being a people person makes a huge difference. Though introverts can make great real estate agents, it helps to be someone who genuinely thrives in the day-to-day [...]

Great Read Roundup: Trendwatch 2020
An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. 2020 Housing Market Trends (10 minute read) While we can’t predict the future of the real estate market [...]

Today’s Thoughts: The Optimal Path
“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” -Zig Ziglar

Today’s Thoughts: The Cost of Yes
Is your default mode “yes”? For a lot of agents, building rapport is so important that “no” simply isn’t in their vocabulary. Eagerness to please, connect, and come across as a constant source of solutions can make “no” seem impossible. But yes is expensive. Every yes is a no to something else, even if you [...]

The Closing Word: Panoply
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: panoply Pronounced: (PAN-uh-plee) Noun: a complete and impressive array From Vocabulary.com: “An array or display of things is a panoply, so [...]