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A MOMENT<br />
of<br />
Ngā mihi nui, welcome to June<br />
and welcome to my world. At a<br />
recent business planning session<br />
with our mentor Gilbert Enoka,<br />
this question was posed: “in this<br />
year of all years what have you<br />
learnt about yourself ?” And in<br />
the quieter moments I’ve had the<br />
chance to ponder just that.<br />
But before sharing those insights, I’d<br />
like to look at the real estate world<br />
collectively – and at some of the<br />
learnings readily available.<br />
It’s awards time, the financial<br />
year has been completed and,<br />
yes, you guessed it, it’s time to<br />
publish and share achievements.<br />
Open any publication or look to your<br />
social media and you’ll find numerous<br />
‘Top 20’ groups of consultants and<br />
proclamations of greatness being<br />
made across the city.<br />
It’s done in an attempt to win the<br />
hard-earnt trust – and, therefore, the<br />
real estate needs – of potential clients<br />
and it happens with every significant<br />
brand in the industry, not just the one<br />
featuring above our own doorway. It’s<br />
confusing, I know, often off-putting<br />
and, what’s more, I contribute to it!<br />
So, I’m offering my apologies whilst<br />
providing some rationale.<br />
You see, our team of 91 real estate<br />
consultants spread across four<br />
offices (soon to be five) are the real<br />
deal. Harcourts gold has the Top<br />
Residential Office in New Zealand and<br />
it’s an accolade that evokes a definite<br />
sense of pride knowing I’ve been<br />
able to contribute to that success.<br />
Our award-winning Papanui office is<br />
located in the area where my father<br />
and his family of seven grew up and<br />
where my husband and I went to<br />
high school. You see, I’ve learnt that<br />
I’m nostalgic and parochial when it<br />
comes to my local community – and<br />
those roots run deep.<br />
In addition to this office award, we<br />
have the Top Franchise award for<br />
income per sales consultant in New<br />
Zealand, Top Office for auctions,<br />
revenue and performance, plus three<br />
consultants in the New Zealand Top<br />
20 including Number One (out of<br />
2,318) – my great friend and business<br />
partner, Cameron Bailey.<br />
I’m providing these details not to<br />
come across as a tiresome bore<br />
but to demonstrate a number of<br />
determinants that indicate this team<br />
really is different. And it’s this I’ve<br />
learnt: no amount of success can<br />
happen without hard work. In this<br />
industry that can mean long hours,<br />
deep rejection, constant setbacks and<br />
market challenges. I’ve also learnt that<br />
this is offset by a supportive team that<br />
collaborates, encourages resilience<br />
and celebrates when the job is done.<br />
You then go forward, year after year,<br />
and in my own case, decade after<br />
decade. Anyone can be motivated<br />
for a minute, but it takes grit to be<br />
motivated for a lifetime – and I guess<br />
that’s my biggest learning of all.<br />
Lynette McFadden<br />
Harcourts gold Business Owner<br />
027 432 0447<br />
lynette.mcfadden@harcourtsgold.co.nz<br />
Harcourts gold<br />
Papanui<br />
Harcourts Papanui<br />
The Top Residential<br />
Office in New Zealand!<br />
*Harcourts Top National Residential Office - Gross Revenue - Papanui <strong>2022</strong><br />
PAPANUI 352 6166 | INTERNATIONAL DIVISION (+64) 3 662 9811 | REDWOOD 352 0352<br />
PARKLANDS 383 0406 | NEW BRIGHTON 382 0043 | GOLD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 352 6454<br />
GOLD REAL ESTATE GROUP LTD LICENSED AGENT REAA 2008 A MEMBER OF THE HARCOURTS GROUP<br />
www.harcourtsgold.co.nz
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