Freedom From Stress, Freedom to Success - Monica's Muse

Freedom, New Real Estate Business Models, Mastermind Update, and Books and Podcast Recommendation

Jul 03, 2025

Hi Friends!

America's Birthday Week

About 10 years ago, I was in a personal enrichment experience, and one of the exercises involved us choosing a few words that expressed important values to us.

At a later gathering, I was in a group with several friends who had been at the same event, and we were discussing the words we chose. We wanted to chat in a bit more depth about them and learn from each other. Several people in the group had chosen the word Freedom. And as we all described what freedom meant to us, I was astonished by how many different applications there were to the concept of Freedom.

There was a conversation around freedom from some of the internal voices in our head, or freedom from some past painful experience, or even from a person. There was also a conversation about Freedom as a national value and how that varies from person to person. It really opened my mind to how many ways people can apply a concept to their own lives.

So perhaps you want to have some conversations this weekend about the meaning and application of the concept of Freedom, and what that means collectively and individually.

I hope your Independence Day Celebration is fun, safe, and thought-provoking.

REAL ESTATE CORNER

We are in a very different market than we were after the pandemic. And there are a lot of changes being proposed in the industry. We are seeing new models coming out all the time. You may not see them, but of course, I am looking for them. There are For Sale by Owner models and auction models. Capitalism in action.

I am grateful to have had you in a class or to have met you at an event. So you may have heard me discuss some various models out there. I think when you clearly explain all that you do for the consumer with a clear conversation about payment, the choice will be obvious to them. They either want you and your good service, or they want something else. Don't talk someone into hiring you if you don't want to work with them.

I have written a book for the public called Hire a Great Real Estate Agent! Tips from an Insider. It is available at Amazon and on Kindle. I want the public to get a good agent who is learning how to be creative and to consider all the areas that influence a sale. Agents need to use all their skill to sell houses when there are less buyers in the market. In some situations, you may want to encourage a prospect to interview more than one agent so you can shine. Let them see the options, and if they choose you, they are coming into the situation with more information that will be helpful as you work with them. Consider reading the book and sharing it with your family to consider how things look from the consumer's perspective.

See Below For My Book Information

Mastermind Reboot

Coming in Late August!

My mastermind group will allow women to sign up the last week of August for a September 2 start!

I will continue to share about it this summer in my weekly newsletters. I want to refine the expectation for the community in this email.

In this monthly mastermind program that I am starting in September:

I help entrepreneurial women and real estate professionals move beyond overwhelm, isolation, and feeling stuck by equipping them with practical tools and clear strategies to take intentional action and thrive within a supportive community of growth-focused women.

Keep watching my newsletters for more information about the group and some freebies and deals for early sign-ups. If you are interested, reply back to this email with "Put me on the List!" so I can personally keep up with you when the signups begin!

SPEAKING SPOTLIGHT

Where to catch Monica in the next few months?

After a break in July, we are looking forward to August and September sessions.

Here are some places you can catch me in August:

Aug 18: Greater Chattanooga AoR - 2 Great classes
Aug 20: Shoals BoR, Florence, AL - 2 Classes
Aug 21: Greater Nashville REALTORS - Succeeding in the Luxury Market
Aug 26: Florida REALTORS Conference.
Sept 4-5: Memphis Area Assn of REALTORS - ABR Designation
Sept. 8: Quad Cities in IL/IA
Sept 10: Succeeding in the Luxury Market Virtually - Anyone Can Join - CRS.com
Sept 12: Orange County Virtual Class
Sept 24-25: Huntsville Realtors - TN Agents Can Join! Real Estate Negotiation Expert

I do have availability still for the Fall, so contact me at 615-568-8384 or Lisa Betts - Lisa @ RealEstateSpeakers.com to book me for your event.

RECOMMENDATION THIS WEEK!

Shameless Promotion For My Books

A slower market is a great time to grow and improve your business. I have a book and a podcast for agents and a book for consumers that agents might enjoy as well.