Real Value Podcast

In this two part episode, Blaine dives into the ‘science of success’ as it was taught to him many years ago while studying Zen meditation. Blaine has drawn on many teachers, authors, and scientists over the years to gain a deeper understanding of how to program our minds for the things we desire and lead the life we want to lead.  There is lots of information in these two episodes so please take notes! These principles are taught in the The Coaching Academy as well, which can be found at https://www.RealValueGroup.com/coaching

In this episode of the Diamond Mining Series, Blaine talks about why saying, ‘No Problem’, instead of ‘You’re Welcome’ in a service scenario may be sending the wrong message!

This is part two of the 2 part series on the Top 10 Reasons to hire a good business coach. Blaine Feyen, life and business coach to the appraisal, real estate, and lending industries, follows up last week’s episode with reasons 6 through 10 on why to hire a coach and be mentored.  There are many more reasons than 10, but Blaine goes over 10 really good reasons why EVERYBODY needs a good coach! Blaine talks about the coaches he hires and why everybody can benefit from a good coach. At the end of the episode, Blaine mentions 3 of the best business coaches for appraisers to d research on and here they are: The Real Value Coaching Academy- Blaine Feyen https://www.realvaluegroup.com/coaching The Appraiser Coach-Dustin Harris https://theappraisercoach.com/about/ Appraiser Insider Mastermind-Roy Meyer https://www.appraisermastermind.com/

In this episode of the Diamond Mining mini series, Blaine asks a valuable question about guarantees in a service industry. Its easy to guarantee a product because you can just refund somebody’s money if they’re not happy. But with some services, like real estate appraisals, an appraiser cant guarantee that everybody in a transaction will be happy and they can’t refund money simply because somebody might not be happy with their appraisal.  What they CAN do however, is guarantee several aspects of the delivery of their service! Blaine talks about several ways the delivery of a service can be guaranteed in a way that gives the company a competitive advantage in the market. 

In this episode, Blaine answers a very common question his company gets about why to hire a business or personal coach. This is not a sales pitch for The Coaching Academy, but instead an in depth explanation about the real value in hiring a business coach for appraisers, real estate agents, lenders, or really any other professions that wants to accelerate their growth, expedite their profitability, increase their time, be held accountable to their goals, help them develop worthy goals, find their core purpose, and a variety of other benefits gained through the hiring of a good coach. This is part 1 of a 2 part series and there is lots of great content in this one, as usual! Have pen and pad ready to take notes! This may be one of the most important moments in your business career!

In this episode, the first of the new year, Blaine goes over several episodes from 2018 and 2019 that had lots of value for listeners based on the exercises contained in those episodes. One of the episodes covered is the ‘So You Wanna Be An Appraiser Episode’ where Blaine gives some great advice to new or soon to be new appraisers in search of a mentor. The advice is so good, in fact, that this episode should be required listening for all new appraisers, as well as those mentoring new appraisers.  There are several other episodes recapped in this episode so take a listen and be ready to make some notes!

In this, the second annual year end recap, Blaine goes over the top 5 episodes of 2019 based on listener feedback! Happy New Year and much success in 2020!

In this episode, Blaine talks about some of the key questions he asked of himself and his company back in 2009 while doing strategic business and vision planning. That process and the answers to those questions lead Blaine’s company to great success and growth in the appraisal, and business and life coaching industries. Blaine gives listeners the exact questions to ask and ponder to help bring some positive change and growth going into 2020.

In this episode, Blaine discusses the all important process of figuring out what drives you to do what you do. It’s a process made popular by author Simon Sinek in his 2009 book, ‘Start With Why’. In it, Sinek outlines a process whereby on digs through their past to ‘unearth’ the main drivers, the main motivators, the main inspirations, and the big turn offs that make us do what we do. Blaine has trained extensively on this process and has taught it to corporations across the globe. This is a multi part series with this episode being the introduction to the process. Join us!

In this episode of the Diamond Mining mini-episode series, Blaine tells the story of a company named HelloWorld and its CEO, Josh Linkner. The CEO of HelloWorld created a fictional competitor with fake press releases and Wall Street Journal articles to light a fire in the hearts and minds of his employees. Instead of resting on their laurels and accolades as a company in the number 1 spot, they began to ask what their fictional, and real, competitors might be coming up with to stay on the cutting edge and remain the market leader. 

In this episode, Blaine introduces listeners to the infamous ‘Pascal’s Wager’, from the 17th Century mathematician and philosopher, Blaise Pascal. Pascal’s Wager essentially postulates that, even if there is an infinitesimally small chance of something being true, its better to act as if the thing is true since acting as if its NOT true could be very expensive! Listen in as Blaine shows listeners how the wager is used in the climate change debate, how Warren Buffet has used it, and how it might just apply to your life and your business. 

In this mini-episode of the Real Value Podcast Diamond Mining Series, Blaine talks about 2 customer service experiences that emphasize over-the-top customer service that creates a great customer experience. 

In this episode, Blaine talks about the science of the brain and how we are simply not capable of multi-tasking as it has been traditionally defined and thought. The brain cannot consciously do two things at once since it must steal mental resources from the same portion of the brain: the frontal lobe. Blaine gives 5 tactics to improve your ability to get things done, and get them done well, without having to slow down to task switch, leaving a little bit of ‘attention residue’ with each prior task.

In this episode of the Real Value Podcast mini-series, Diamond Mining, Blaine talks about their experience at a pro football game and details all of the little things that appeared to be amazing ‘systematized customer service’.  Make note of the questions at the end of the show and give some thought to your own business as we enter the relationship and experience economy. 

In this episode, Blaine recaps the mindsets and recommendations from episode one for starting your podcast, and then goes over the equipment, the software, and the best hosting options for getting your voice heard through the medium of podcasting. Like episode 1, there are lots of great nuggets and suggestions so have pen and paper handy for notes!

In this new series of the Real Value Podcast, called Diamond Mining, Blaine covers short stories, lessons, anecdotes, books, and ideas that add perspective to our lives and businesses.  This episode is about the $6000 egg story told By Todd and Deb Duncan in their book, The 10 Golden Rules of Customer Service.

In this episode, Blaine goes over 5 (or maybe more!) of the things that somebody wanting to start a podcast MUST consider before jumping into the world of podcasting. Podcasting can be a fun and rewarding activity if its done right. It can be a ton of time, effort, and labor if not! Blaine goes over the thinking and planning process, as well as the hardware and software needed to be successful.  Listen in and have your notepad ready if you have any interest in starting an appraiser, real estate, lending, or really ANY kind of podcast now or in the near future. 

In this episode, Blaine introduces listeners to the often repeated idea that we are the sum total of the 5 people we spend the most time with. Blaine takes it a step further, however, and talks about a study that was done indicating that it goes much further than just those 5 people! It extends to friends of friends, even friends of their friends even if you’ve never met many of those people. Blaine explains how in this episode.    

In this episode, Blaine introduces a Japanese concept called Shugyo, which is synonymous with ‘intense and austere’ training, but can also refer or suggest an area of your life or business that needs to be addressed and where there is ‘an absence of comfort’. The concept of Shugyo is one that encourages you to take on tasks, goals, and pursuits that have some kind of internal ‘calling’ but, for whatever reason, you aren’t doing yet.  With Shugyo, you listen to the small voice inside that is calling out to have an experience or accomplish something, and then you simply decide that you must attempt that thing and you accept that there will be, at minimum, the absence of comfort, if not downright discomfort.  What is your shugyo?

In this episode, part 2 of 2, Blaine discusses the last 3 most important things that a mentor should be teaching their apprentices if they are interested in being a ‘true mentor’. Anybody can teach somebody else the basics of appraising real estate. Very few people can take somebody under their wing and mentor them in these 7 areas effectively, at least not initially.  Take some time to study up on these 7 areas and learn what each one of them means to a trainee and what they might mean in your business.