JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate: Skill #12 – Persuading Others

We’re ending JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate series strong with the often misunderstood art, or should we say science, of persuasion. Persuading others is an integral skill that transcends a profession in real estate. And it’s easy to confuse it with influencing, the skill we previously explored in this series. While […]

JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate: Skill #11 – Influencing

Before we started writing our regular JohnHart 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate column, our CEO, Founder, and Principal Broker, Harout Keuroghlian, wrote an insightful and exploratory blog on the power of influence. While the practice of influencing hasn’t changed since that blog was published, its importance in real estate has stirred up […]

JohnHart’s Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate: Skill #10 – Daily Reading

Now that we understand that the storyteller is the most powerful person in the world, how can we use some of that same juice to expand our minds? By feeding stories (or information) to ourselves through daily reading. Whether you’re reading fiction or non-fiction, eBooks or physical media, newspapers or blogs, regular reading is a […]

JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate: Skill #9 – Storytelling

Don’t see how storytelling relates to real estate? In what has widely been decried as one of the worst endings in television history, Game of Thrones explained away its conflicts when a main character resolutely proclaimed:  “What unites people? Armies? Gold? Flags? Stories. There’s nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. Nothing […]

JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate – Skill #8: Leadership Development

It’s easy to relax into the idea that our CEO, founder, and principal broker, Harout Keuroghlian, is the leader here at JohnHart Real Estate. While that’s true, it’s also an oversimplification. That’s because, by the very tenets of our company, Harout encourages leadership development in all roles and at all levels within our company. JohnHart […]

JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate – Skill #7: Deep Work

We’re already over halfway through our series on JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate! So, with Skill #7, it’s time to go deep. Deep focus, deep determination… deep results. Our CEO, founder, and principal broker Harout Keuroghlian is a proud proponent of a concept called “deep work.” Popularized by author and computer […]

JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate – Skill #6: Asking Good Questions

At JohnHart Real Estate, our staff and agents alike have become accustomed to unusual questions. We ask a lot of questions. And, thanks to our CEO, founder, and principal broker Harout Keuroghlian, we also receive plenty of them too. One of Harout’s classic questions consistently draws blank stares from new recruits: “Do you know enough […]

JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate – Skill #5: Physical Activity

If you’ve been following along with our series “JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate”, you know we’re somewhat unconventional. But you have to admit, there’s always a method to the madness. Still, you might be wondering how skill #5, “physical activity”, fits into real estate greatness. Putting up “For Sale” signs? Adding […]

JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate – Skill #4: Writing Skills to Develop Critical Thinking and Beyond

There are myriad reasons you might want to tighten up your writing skills. Believe it or not, critical thinking development is among them. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the term “critical thinking”, you’re using it everyday. It starts with the collection of information and follows with in-depth analysis to help you form an opinion. And […]

JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate – Skill #3: Mindfulness

No doubt you’ve heard someone spouting the virtues of “living mindfully.” But hearing it doesn’t mean understanding it. Our CEO, founder, and principal broker Harout Keuroghlian describes mindfulness as “pausing with purpose.” And he believes in the concept so much that he’s incorporated it into JohnHart’s 12 Skills for Exponential Growth in Real Estate. Mindfulness […]