How to Create Good News Every Day

Good News Friday is a model for improving your value proposition every day

Here’s a round-up of some of the best things happening in our industry and world this week - plus ideas for making your own “good news” part of your value proposition. Cheer up, get smarter and continue to be AlwaysInspiring!

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A reader asked recently: “Matthew, why do you write Good News Friday week after week? Doesn’t it take a lot of time?” Yes, I answered; it takes two hours to collect and write the first draft, another hour to clean up, and another to add images or videos. It’s a lot of work, but spreading good news is central to my value proposition!

As I said in last week’s post - it’s not the list of news that matters. It’s the spreading of good news that is vital. It motivates me, attracts my peeps, and helps me:

Achieve the co-mission I promised to clients (not the commission that goes into the bank):

Spreading good news is valuable because it lets readers and myself co-create moments of time well spent (as I talk about the news below👇). That’s how we both rise a little higher than the day before.

Once I learned that value propositions aren’t about the production but the experience, I started to create a special place from which to connect with clients and, ultimately, earn a great living.

Good News Friday is valuable because it creates moments worth having. Just like another valuable thing worth having -

A friend, client, colleague or peer like You!

Good News in the Real Estate Industry

Good Stats:

• February's pending home sales rose 1.6% from last month (NAR)

• Sentrilock says home showings are up 4% year-over-year

• All-cash buyers jumped to 33%, the highest since March 2014

• Home prices rose 5.5% last month, says CoreLogic

• The economy added more than 303,000 new jobs in March

Smart reads:

• The Council of MLSs (CMLS) filed an amicus brief identifying serious inaccuracies, data errors and legal conundrums in DOJ’s Nosalek lawsuit position

• During Monday’s coaching call of The Leadership Club (TLC) we discussed Three Conversations all Leaders Must Have Today

• Don’t forget to read what to do next as you navigate change, and download my free ebook 10 Things Buyers Agents Should Do Today

It’s a “normal” market out there - great news for skilled professionals!

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In Other Good News

• Global Life expectancy rose more 6+ years, says Institute for Health Metrics

• Harper Collins saved over 5,600 trees worth of paper with small printing changes

• Researchers tested “reviving” run-down immune cells to prevent breast cancer

• A Dubai firm turned cleaner-burning cooking oil into fuel for cars and trucks

• FDA approved a drug for frostbite, saving millions of frozen fingers and toes

• Researchers designed a new synthetic antibiotic that beats emerging super-bugs

• NASA is testing a “new Concorde” so fast, New York to London is only 1.5 hours

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A Moment of Time Well Spent - Part 1

An Australian bank teller saved a customer from an online scam with a few smart questions. Marlena Karbowski of Westpac Bank thought something was amiss when a customer tried to cancel her home insurance to sell her home “to help her son.” The teller’s instincts pushed her to ask her client a few questions, revealing the money was actually for a “boyfriend stuck in jail overseas.” Karbowski was skeptical and asked when the couple last went for a coffee. It turns out, never, since the relationship was entirely online. The customer showed Karbowski some photos, which Google’s reverse image search revealed as multiple different people.

“We cried together, and then I walked her to the police station to report it,” the savvy teller tells 9News. The woman’s equity and savings were saved, “in a demonstration of the value of face-to-face service,” says the story of the true professional, something our industry knows so well!

Bonus: Learn how to create moments of time well spent with ten tips to strengthen your value proposition 👇👇👇

Plus, one of my favorite lessons (video) for using social media uniquely during a recent presentation in Ottawa.