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Being an agent in the world of sales or real estate can be a challenging and demanding job. To succeed in this competitive industry, agents need to be driven, motivated, and focused on their goals.
Sometimes, it can be easy to lose sight of your objectives and become demotivated in the face of obstacles and setbacks. In this blog, we've compiled a list of 50+ motivational quotes specifically for agents to help you stay motivated and achieve success.
These quotes offer valuable insights into what it takes to succeed as an agent, providing guidance on building relationships with clients, overcoming obstacles, and delivering results. From famous sales leaders to successful real estate agents, these quotes are sure to inspire you to be the best agent you can be.
So, let's dive in and get inspired to achieve success in the world of sales and real estate!
55 Motivational Quotes for Agents to Improve your Sales
- “If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.” – Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald’s
- “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement.
- “Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 19th-century poet
- “A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.” – Chinese proverb
- “The customer: Someone that indirectly pays for your food, clothes, and vacations. Be nice to them.” – Gene Caballero, Co-Founder of GreenPal
- “It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages.” – Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company
- “There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” – Sam Walton, Founder of Walmart
- “The customer tells us how to stay in business, best that we listen.” – Pamela Nelson, President and CEO of Bracane Company
- “Southwest Airlines is successful because they understand they’re a customer service company — they just happen to be an airline.” – John Tschohl, customer service guru
- “In an era when companies see online support as a way to shield themselves from ‘costly’ interactions with their customers, it’s time to consider an entirely different approach: building human-centric customer service through great people and clever technology. So, get to know your customers. Humanize them. Humanize yourself. It’s worth it.” – Kristin Smaby, customer service expert
- “Make the customer the hero of your story.” – Ann Handley, digital marketing pioneer
- “When the customer comes first, the customer will last.” – Robert Half, entrepreneur
- How does great service translate to better sales?
- The fastest way to turn a customer into a sale? Forget your goals, your imperatives, your bottom line. Remember who you’re there for. Your customer is an individual, with inividual needs. Personalize your customer service so you can guide them to the product that’s going to fit those needs. Understand the life your customer is living, so you can explain how your product is going to make it easier.
- “Don’t try to tell the customer what he wants. If you want to be smart, be smart in the shower. Then go out, get to work, and serve the customer!” – Gene Buckley, former President and CEO of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
- “The purpose of a business is to create a customer.” – Peter Drucker, management expert
- “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People
- “Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves.” – Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and CEO of Apple
- “… the customer expects you to have knowledge of their stuff, not just your stuff.” – Jeffrey Gitomer, sales expert
- “Know what your customers want most and what your company does best. Focus on where those two meet.” – Kevin Stirtz, analytics consultant
- “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” – Roger Staubach, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback
- “Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You’d be amazed how many companies don’t listen to their customers.” – Ross Perot, Founder of Electronic Data Systems
- “The more you engage with customers, the clearer things become and the easier it is to determine what you should be doing.” – John Russell, former President of Harley-Davidson, Europe
- Why is customer experience key to successful selling?
- Your customer doesn’t care that you haven’t dealt with this problem before. They don’t care that your system is down and your manager doesn’t like you to process payments manually.
- Sometimes you’ve got to think on your feet. Sometimes you’ve got to go off script. Don’t panic. If a seamless customer experience is your North Star, you’re heading in the right direction. Remember, guidelines are there to facilitate business. When they start straitjacketing it, it’s time to correct the guidelines — not the customer.
- “… don’t worry about the rules, don’t worry about getting into trouble, your job is to take care of the customer. Your job is to make the person leave happy.” – John Pepper, Co-Founder and CEO of Boloco
- “We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little better.” – Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com
- “Disruption starts with committing to excellence and taking a stand for your customer.” – Lewis Howes, entrepreneur
- “When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king.” – John Wanamaker, founder of one of the first American department stores
- “Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings.” – Miles Franklin, Australian author
- “In a world of technology and accidental narcissism, humanity, powered by empathy, becomes the killer app.” – Brian Solis, digital analyst
- “Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.” – Zig Ziglar, salesperson and motivational speaker.
- “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft Corporation
- “A complaint is a chance to turn a customer into a lifelong friend.” – Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group
- “We think our job is to take responsibility for the complete user experience. And if it’s not up to par, it’s our fault, plain and simply.” – Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and CEO of Apple
- “Treat the customer as if you are that customer.” – Gena Lorraine, marketing specialist
- “People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the United States
- “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou, writer and activist
- “One customer taken care of could be more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising.” – Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur
- “Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.” – James Cash Penny, Founder of J. C. Penney
- “Happy customers are your biggest advocates and can become your most successful sales team.” – Lisa Masiello, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of TECHmarc Labs
- “Service, in short, is not what you do, but who you are. It is a way of living that you need to bring to everything you do, if you are to bring it to your customer interactions.” – Betsy Sanders, retail and business advisor
- “Customer service should not be a department. It should be the entire company.” – Tony Hsieh, venture capitalist
- “He profits most who serves best.”– Arthur F. Sheldon, 20th-century businessman and educator
- “You can get everything in life you want if you will just help other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar, salesperson and motivational speaker
- ‘’Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do’’. Pope John XXIII
- ‘’Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it’’. Oprah Winfrey
- . ‘’We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us’’. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
- ‘’Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice’’. Wayne Dyer
- . ‘’I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed’’. Robert H. Schuller
- ‘’Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward’’. Victor Kiam
- ‘’Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future’’. Denis Waitley
- ‘’Your limitation—it’s only your imagination’’ – Unknown
- “Nothing worth having comes easy.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
Key takeaways
Being a successful agent requires a great deal of hard work, dedication, and motivation. In this blog, we've compiled a list of 50+ motivational quotes specifically for agents, designed to inspire and energize you to achieve success.
These quotes offer valuable insights into what it takes to succeed as an agent, providing guidance on overcoming obstacles, building relationships with clients, and delivering results.
So, take these words of wisdom to heart and let them inspire you to be the best agent you can be. Remember, every opportunity is a chance to build your skills, reputation, and business, so make the most of it and keep pushing forward with passion and purpose.
Let these quotes guide you on your journey to success in the competitive world of real estate and sales.
