How to Get Past Burnout

Written by Posted On Wednesday, 03 May 2023 00:00

Hey, listen, sometimes I get it, you get kicked in the teeth. It just feels like everything is going against you in a day, a week, a month you start to make progress then wham, whack back, right back to start. Do not even collect your $200.

I get it, man, I've been there. It's the cycle of the curse of a real estate agent. It's the curse of an entrepreneur. But what helps me is to control what I can control, and let go of what I can’t. Sometimes I just have to shut the computer at two o'clock in the afternoon and walk away and say, I'm done.

I get it, you’ve got clients, and people that are reporting to you, whatever it might be. But sometimes you’ve got to recharge your batteries, otherwise there'll be nothing left. When that happens, stick to your commitments, do your meetings, and then shut everything off and get some time to yourself, breathe, regroup and refresh.

I like to shut it down, go get an ice cream, go for a walk in the woods, cook a nice meal, and shut it all off for an afternoon and get a great night's sleep. Know what I found out? It will all be there tomorrow too.

I can tell you from experience, when you are burnt out, you and everything around you suffers. So do yourself a favor and make sure to give yourself some time to breathe, long before you get there.

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Johnny Mo

Johnny Mo was a pre Y2K network engineer for a large dot com. In 2001, he entered real estate and quickly rose through many award levels, reaching the ReMax Hall of Fame in a short time. Around 2011, he went to Keller Williams and was immediately invited to join the ALC. He became one of the top 5 most profitable agents at the time. He developed More GCI, a goal-planning application, which grew into a full-fledged training program that allowed him to consult with several franchises and associations. 

Always looking for ways to improve the industry, Johnny Mo saw a need for video. He noticed that everyone wants to tell agents to do it, but no one is willing to help them produce it, edit it, and market it. They just want to sell a course. He developed Explore My Town, a video production and marketing company that offered a turnkey solution.

As Johnny Mo was building Explore My Town, he had the opportunity to have a meeting with famed author Michel E. Gerber, of “The E-Myth Revisited” series. He said to Johnny Mo, "Whatever you do, be revolutionary.” Johnny Mo took his advice. 

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