The Real Value Podcast

In this episode, Blaine talks about the Law of Reciprocity and how its hard wired into all of us. Learn how the law works, how we’re influenced by it, often without knowing it, and how we can know when its being used against us. 

 

Direct download: Hard_Wired_To_Give.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 6:33am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about how some of the best, and most forward thinking companies in the world created their own business category and escaped having to compete with anybody else. 

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Direct download: Create_Your_Own_Business_Category.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:03am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about the top 6 things that good leaders do. If you like to study leadership and want to be a better leader yourself, this is a ‘not to be missed’ episode!

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:20am EDT

I this episode, Blaine draws heavily from author and friend, Ethan Beute’s, book, Rehumanize Your Business, and talks about the value of using voice and video to convey our most important messages over using plain text emails and texts. 

 

 

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:42am EDT

In this episode, Blaine introduces authors Mark Camp and Chris Voss. Jim Camp wrote the book, ‘Start with No’, and Chris Voss wrote the wildly popular book called, “Never Split the Difference”. Both authors introduce a premise that its more important for building trust and confidence to get your prospects and clients saying ‘no’, instead of trying to get them to say ‘yes’. 

Helping appraisers build more wealth

Direct download: Getting_To_No_You.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 6:21am EDT

In this episode, Blaine explains the Japanese concept of Ikigai. Ikigai is a concept around living a life well, operating a business well, and an overall set of questions around what you love to do, what you’re really good at, what the world needs, and what you can make money at. 

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Direct download: Ancient_Wisdom_For_A_Perfect_Business.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 6:57am EDT

In this episode, Blaine discusses 5 things every company should be doing if they have any remote workers. Since most appraisers work from their homes, if they work for a company they are likely working remotely. It can difficult to build a company culture that encourages personal and professional growth, not to mention fun, if you’re not doing these things.

Learn how to build an awesome culture for your remote workers!

Direct download: Remote_Culture_Schmulture.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:18am EDT

In this episode, Blaine introduces the thinking methods of Aristotle, Rene Descartes, and Elon Musk, a method called ‘thinking from First Principles’. 

 

Direct download: From_The_Fruits_To_The_Roots.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 10:06am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about four types of behaviors that have been identified by famed marriage therapists, Drs John and Julie Gottman, as the four things that, if addressed and fixed, can save relationships. What these four horsemen also infect are boardrooms and businesses. Address these four bad behaviors and your company culture gets infinitely better! 

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Direct download: The_Four_Horsemen_Of_Bad_Management.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:51am EDT

In this episode, Blaine reveals 7 questions the Stoics asked on themselves daily which lead to greater insight and understanding about who we want to be, how we want to be, and who we might want to be that way for. 

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Direct download: Seven_Questions_From_The_Stoics.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:25am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about the ‘python of progress’ and what is happening in almost every industry. Better data collection and use of that data is disrupting many industries, and the appraisal industry is right in the crosshairs of disruption. 

Business planning and wealth coaching for appraisers

Direct download: Time_Is_Of_The_Essence.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:15am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about some of the well known ‘secrets’ of the business world’s greatest leaders and communicators. This is part one a multi part series about why one’s communication skills are vital for brand recognition, strategic differentiation, and as a competitive advantage against competitors. 

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Direct download: The_Beans_Are_Just_The_Means_-_Part_1.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:35am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about four reasons why intentionally focusing on culture building within your company is so vital. Company culture constitutes all of the organization’s goals, values, guiding principles, ideals, and the overall spirit of the company. Your company culture has been called ‘the soul’ of the company. 

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Direct download: Culture_Schmulture.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:01am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about the different levels that almost every business can go through on its rise and growth. Blaine has noticed over the years that there are around seven levels businesses go through, or can go through depending on the owner. 

Business and Wealth Coaching for Appraisers

Direct download: Take_It_To_The_7th_Level.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 12:46pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about the differences between leadership roles and management roles. It’s important to know the differences between the two since entrepreneurs and business owners often find themselves moving in and out of different roles in their businesses. 

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Direct download: Leadership_Vs_Management.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 9:57am EDT

In this episode, Blaine lays out 8 ‘Power Moves’ of the most successful businesses. If you don’t know, or have a story about your business, and know what your mission really is, its time to develop it. Use these 8 Power Moves to help you develop your story, your mission, and your dominance in the market. 

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Direct download: Mission_Driven.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:46am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about Tim Ferriss’ book, The Four Hour Work Week, and a couple of important questions posed in the book: what would you do with your time if you were told you could only work 2 hours per day? If you only had 2 hours per day to do the most valuable things, what things would you do to contribute the most revenue and profitability to the bottom line?

 

Success Coaching for Real Estate Appraisers

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:07am EDT

This is part 2 of the Content is King series where Blaine goes over the steps, and requirements, for using content marketing, social media, and content creation for building a six figure business. 

Business Coaching for Appraisers

Direct download: Content_Is_King_-_Part_2.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:17am EDT

In this episode, Blaine teaches the listener how he built several six figure businesses using content: social media, podcasting, blogging, and information. If you’re thinking about trying to use social media, or some other method to grow your business, get ready to take notes on how to master content creation and build a killer business that is untouchable!

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Direct download: Content_Is_King.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 1:05pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about whether or not you should become a generalist, a ‘jack of all trades’, or a specialist, ‘a master of one’. Blaine asks six vital questions in this episode that will help appraisers, agents, and any other business to decide what they want to specialize in, if they choose that route.

 

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Direct download: Master_Of_None.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:01am EDT

This is part 2 of the Rules Are For The Other Guy series where Blaine talks about the 10 mindsets and traits of several of his mentors throughout life. These mindsets helped those mentors bypass many of the typical roadblocks and challenges that many entrepreneurs tend to get stuck on. In essence, Blaine’s mentors seemed to have a ‘fast pass’ to the front of the line almost every time!

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Direct download: Rules_Are_For_The_Other_Guy_-_Part_2.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:09am EDT

In this episode, part 1 of 2, Blaine talks about the first 5 things he’s recognized in high achievers, several of his mentors, and people who seem to have a ‘fast pass’ to the front of the line in life and business. 

Business and wealth coaching for appraisers

Direct download: Rules_Are_For_The_Other_Guy.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:48am EDT

This is part two of the series Blaine started on the most common logical fallacies used in argumentation. These logical fallacies are great to study because they help us identify the errors in logic that often lead to incorrect thinking and beliefs. 

 

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Direct download: Its_Not_Logical_-_Part_2.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 9:36am EDT

In this episode, Blaine goes over the 3 main phases of a business: the launch phase, the growth phase, and the scaling phase. Blaine also explains how you can scale your business by using ‘scaling thinking’, which is a way of thinking that allows business owners to create the business they want before ever actually having to hire, train, or buy anything. 

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Direct download: Thinking_At_Scale.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 5:18pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine introduces and discusses several of the most common logical fallacies, which are errors in reasoning that lead to potentially wrong conclusions. Logical fallacies occur all around us and its very helpful to be able to spot them so as to head them off at the pass and not be fooled by them.

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:07am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about a few of the 7 different types of intelligence, focusing primarily on the most important one, emotional intelligence. Blaine also introduces the Gyges Effect, which is the phenomenon of feeling anonymous while communicating via the internet. 

Coaching for Real Estate Appraisers

Direct download: Thinking_In_Reverse_And_The_Gyges_Effect.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:26pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about a different way to see things based on the idea of thinking ‘outside the box’ versus ‘inside the box’. The ideas are based on the book, Inside the Box, by Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg. In it they talk about a variety of examples of new products, services, and systems that were created by simply subtracting something from the existing product, dividing something up and making it better, and multiplying a products features. 

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Direct download: Thinking_Inside_The_Box.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:17am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about the lessons learned from the book, Think Again, by Adam Grant. The lessons are about how scientists think and behave while using the scientific method. Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, and Analysis are the hallmarks of good science. Business is very similar and should be treated with a similar mindset and system. 

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Direct download: How_To_Think_Like_A_Scientist.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 6:13pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine goes into how appraiser trainees should go about finding a good mentor to mentor them in their appraiser journey. He also talks about the mistakes most trainees are making along the way and how to go about correcting those mistakes and being creative about their search. 

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Direct download: The_Trick_To_Finding_A_Mentor_Is_Not_Needing_One.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 12:47pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine goes over the 4 behaviors of those who rise to the top of their game and dominate their markets and industries. These are four behaviors that anybody and everybody can adopt to go from zero to hero in very little time.

 

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Direct download: Four_Behaviors_Of_The_Elite.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:14am EDT

In this episode, Blaine goes through the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey, and breaks down each of the habits with additional context. 

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:32pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine goes over the top questions he gets from potential clients about why to hire a business coach or advisor. As a popular business coach to the appraisal, real estate, mechanical contracting, and salon industries, Blaine explains the most common questions he gets asked about coaching and then goes into detail regarding the answers. 

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Direct download: Are_You_Even_Coachable-.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 10:17pm EDT

Blaine recaps the first five skills and traits required to get your Masters Degree in delivering real value, and then lays out the next five skills. 

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Direct download: Get_Your_Masters_Degree_In_Value__Part_2.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:40am EDT

In this episode, Blaine introduces the first 5 skills required to get a Masters Degree in Real Value! Blaine lays out 5 skills needed if you’d like to be at the absolute master of your life and business, as well as the go-to authority in your industry and market. 

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 12:36pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine picks up from the last two episodes on wealth building and adds some needed context to reach the five levels of financial freedom available to almost everybody, as long as they have a plan. 

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Direct download: The_Five_Levels_Of_Financial_Freedom.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 12:23pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine recaps the the first 5 tips from last week’s show, and then covers the next 5 tips for becoming a money master! 

Direct download: 10_Steps_To_Money_Mastery_-_Part_2.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:18am EDT

In this episode, Blaine goes over the first 5 of the 10 steps to Financial Freedom as laid out by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, in the Think Like A CEO podcast. Gary Keller is the co-founder of Keller Williams Realty, one of the world’s largest, and most successful, realty companies in the world. 

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Direct download: 10_Steps_To_Money_Mastery.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:19am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about the psychological concept of frame, or how we view life and the greater world around us. Our frame controls what we see and experience, but it also dictates how others see and experience you! Its important to understand frame and how it always a factor in human interactions. 

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Direct download: Master_Your_Frame.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:54am EDT

In this episode, Blaine reviews the KPI’s, or Key Performance Indicators, that you need to know and utilize as real estate appraisal businesses, if you want to grow, make more money, and have more time. 

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Direct download: The_Levers_Of_Life_-_Part_2.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 6:17pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine introduces KPI’s, the key performance indicators in your life and business that help you make the important decisions to make more money, have more time freedom, and lead a more fulfilling life. 

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Direct download: The_Levers_Of_Life_-_Part_1.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 7:54am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about how to 80-20 your business and life and how 4/5ths of everything we do ends up being trivial, in the grand scheme of things. When you adopt the Pareto Principle, better known as the 80/20 rule, into your appraisal business and your life, you’ll find leverage all around you to get maximal results from the most minute efforts. 

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Direct download: The_1000_Cigar_And_The_80-20_Rule.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 9:53am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about the inevitable struggles that occur anytime we try to bring our ideas, goals, and intentions from that world into the real world of physical things. Many people give up on their hopes, dreams, and goals because of the difficulty almost always encountered at this proverbial ‘border’.

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 6:47am EDT

In this episode, Blaine makes the connection between how we think, feel, and behave with our finances and how it relates to all other areas of our life! Learn how our beliefs about money affect all other areas of our lives without using knowing it. 

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Direct download: How_You_Do_Money.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 11:43am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talks about the difference between income and equity in your business. Equity is the value that is built in the shadows based on your service, your communication, and the perception your clients and customers have about your brand. 

Direct download: Its_About_The_Equity_Stupid.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 8:54am EDT

In this episode, Blaine talk about the 5 leadership lessons discussed in a video of author, Simon Sinek, titled 5 Rules to Follow As You Find Your Spark.

Blaine recounts the stories and gives his take on each of the lessons Sinek reveals through his stories. 

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 10:56am EDT

In this episode, Blaine goes over the 5 main mindsets of game changing market revolutionaries. Market revolutionaries are people like Steve Jobs of Apple, Reed Hasting of Netflix, and the founders of Uber and Tesla. Game changers and market revolutionaries are people who think differently about their businesses and their markets. The think in ways that allow them to withstand criticism as they disrupt the status quo and build businesses that change the game in their industries and make their competitors their customers. 

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Direct download: Become_A_Market_Revolutionary.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 6:34pm EDT

In this episode, Blaine introduces the E2M method of time and life management. E2M stands for Eliminate to Multiply and is a simple method of categorizing all of the activities in your life and business that need to be eliminated, delegated, and automated so that you can mover ever closer to spending most of your time in activities that motivate and inspire you. 

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Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 9:03am EDT

In this episode Blaine explains how most of us are trained through the education system as we grow up. Most of us were never taught how to get something done and were, instead, taught how to do things. However, one of the most important skills as an entrepreneur growing an appraisal business is to find people to get things done. The power of finding a ‘who’ to get something done instead of trying to figure out ‘how’ to do it is one of the most freeing skills to develop for greater growth and profitability. 

Direct download: Who_Not_How.mp3
Category:Mindset, Growth, and Success -- posted at: 12:53pm EDT

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