Kevin McCarthy Presents…

Archive for November, 2009

Did you know that the majority (around 80%) of people that become real estate agents will be out of the industry within three years. Even more shocking: fifty percent of new agents will be out of the real estate business within the first year. Why are these statistics so shocking? What causes someone to get into one of the greatest professions in North America and maybe the world only to drop out within one to three years?

As I reflected on the concept of having a fixed mindset in real estate sales, I began to see how it affects agents and their professional growth. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve spent a lifetime trying to be a better person. Personal growth has always been important to me. Yet, there seemed to be something much deeper that held me back from the kind of growth I really wanted in different areas of my life. Even after a special experience I had over 25 years ago where I discovered a profound faith in God, I’ve still struggled to change in some areas.

Then I discovered Mindset: the new psychology of success by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. Discovering this book has revolutionized my thinking. In fact, it has altered the very course of my life and profession.

The basic premise of Mindset is that we have a foundational frame of thinking that is either, what Dweck calls, a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. Let me try to explain in my own words the difference between the two. Read the rest of this entry »