Without a doubt, there's an agent in your town who lists more than you, if you are part of a group or chain, there will be an office that has a higher profit or some other target. There will be a negotiator in your office who gets paid more. There will be a fellow manager who gets praised a little too much for the contribution they do. There will a competitor agent with more followers on Twitter or more likes and more of just about anything you'd like to measure.
Estate or lettings agency like a game of Top Trumps, isn’t it? (wiki link for those who need reminding about Top Trumps)
Possibly... yet can I ask you, what is it you like, no love
about estate or lettings agency?
Is it to be the most at something measurement? (be conversion
rates, salary, fees banked, facebook likes etc) .. or is it something else?
You see, I have been watching the Word Cup Rugby. England
went out last night and one of the players was the best at something (can’t
remember what.. it’s been over 25 years since I played Rugby) .. but even then,
the team lost. That got me thinking, you might be the best lister, but if the
team are rubbish at keeping landlords happy (and they leave after 6 months) or
your negs can’t negotiate a sale for toffee, all your wonder skills mean sod
all.
Maybe you
should focus on the entire team winning the game, instead of you having a PB?
Yes, it’s
important to be weighed and measured in your job, but just because a thing can
be observed, or measured, or worried over doesn't mean it's essential or even
relevant.
I think it’s better to decide what is
essential, what needs to change and what is worth completing. Then take no
notice of all comparisons that don't relate to those goals.
You see, the
only thing you should be comparing is what work YOU do now compared to what YOU
are capable of. That’s not to say you shouldn’t check every once in a while, but don’t make it the
centre of your life. You might be top dog an some metric or measurement, but if
you are running at 70% power, you might be at the top of hill .. but surely it’s
better to be astride a mountain?
Remember, you
are only here once, so compare the
things that really matter to the journey you are on because everything else is
just like the floating flotsam and jetsam you see at the seaside.
Think about
it ...