https://www.propergrowthed.com/new-agent-education daily 0.75 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/1635715356870-P1GSQLN5AM6LS40BHRMT/shutterstock_1503904109.jpg New Agent Education - Business Cents So many new agents get into the industry because they love houses or they love people. Very few ever admit they love the details of running a business. A high-level introduction, we will work through some business visioning and planning, budgeting, and risk management that will help agents be even more successful in their new career. (This course is approved for 3 elective hours of continuing education in South Dakota.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/1634870715075-GZ9BJZ9UD5IOMXAPFG7I/shutterstock_537942472.jpg New Agent Education - New Member Code of Ethics Based on NAR's New Member Code of Ethics course, I bring my own flavor and stories to an introduction of one of our key governing documents. Along with what is in there, let's talk about the why and how we got where we are. More importantly, let's talk about where this can take our future. https://www.propergrowthed.com/continuing-education daily 0.75 2024-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/7fbb7c72-5b3e-46c0-829c-83c006a33630/shutterstock_1146860807a.jpg Continuing Education - Educating Them Into Lifelong Clients Figuratively speaking, most of our clients are in the dark when it comes to the buying and selling process. That's a scary place to be. They don't know what is happening. They don't know what might be coming at them. And education is the key to bringing them into the light. We will work through some educational concepts and how you can apply them towards building a better, happier client. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/1634871620302-NKFK7GDHNZPZFXGSZH2F/shutterstock_255127489.jpg Continuing Education - Why Buyers are Liars and How We Made Them That Way You don't have to be in this industry long to hear this phrase. While they probably aren't out and out lying, communication could certainly be improved through the process. Let's look at why buyers don't know what they want, what agents have done to perpetuate this, and what you can do to foster the truth. (This coure is approved for 3 required hours of education in South Dakota.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/e54a98be-9296-4fec-aab2-d4e1846c4967/shutterstock_1492614968.jpg Continuing Education - Next Level for Your Next Contract Contracts lie at the very core of what we do as agents. This class will look at ways to take your contracts to the next level. Good contracts become tools for conversations, negotiations, and client care. Let’s look at how to apply these tools to serve and protect our clients, tying in conversation about agency. (This class has been approved for 3 required hours of education in South Dakota.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/1634871352072-W9B5AWRKSFNVDDRIJ0E8/shutterstock_537942472.jpg Continuing Education - Code Why While we cannot be found in violation of the Preamble to the Code of Ethics, it can be an invaluable tool in helping us understand the spirit of the 17 articles. Let's look at what is really in the Preamble, the aspirational concepts that it calls us to strive for, and how it connects with the specific articles of the Code of Ethics. Then we will hold mock trials over some realistic, gray-area situations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/082a0fe4-84c9-4a7d-abd5-2ad7e3567ba4/shutterstock_1018538872aaa.jpg Continuing Education - How To Talk About Compensation Have you heard about the recent settlement and required changes? Not sure what to do with them? This class is the what, why, and how of talking about your compensation. You will learn what you can and cannot do, how to identify and talk about your value proposition according to your audience, and how to make sure you get compensated for the services provided to your clients. (This course is approved for 3 required hours of education in South Dakota.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/afd6850b-56b7-4309-973d-26ac123d6146/shutterstock_1438272695.jpg Continuing Education - Beyond Just Fair Enough Most of us know the protected classes. Most of us know how to avoid a fair housing violation. But could we be better? Could we go beyond being just fair enough? In this class, we will look at how to take fair housing to the next level, not just in our marketing, but in the way we build our very business. Drawing from license law and the Code of Ethics, praticipants will have tools to evaluate where they are and to take their business beyond just fair enough. When the Code of Ethics calls on us to help ensure “the widest distribution of land ownership”, participants will be better equipped to respond to that call. (This course has been approved for 3 required hours of education in South Dakota.) https://www.propergrowthed.com/about-me daily 0.75 2024-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/1634873543172-XX80G2XGAU370GPWAKD7/2021Headshots_28square.jpg About Me - A little about Breck - Have you read the story of Jonah and Nineveh in the Bible? Yeah, that's kind of me and education. With a healthy fear of any sort of public speaking in high school, I decided I was going to go into Christian education where I wouldn't have to be in front of people...... not the greatest logic. Over the course of earning my bachelors in education and administration including a lot of practice, maturation, a full year of internship, and most likely some divine intervention, I found that not only was I comfortable teaching in front of groups, but I loved it. After 5 years teaching in the church, I decided it was time for a change and earned my real estate license towards making my millions..... in July of 2008..... I survived. In that time I also found my way back to teaching in 2010, this time teaching real estate licensure and continuing education classes. Eventually finding a desire to focus more on education, I moved to a local credit counseling agency. With certifications from the NFCC, Neighborworks, and the HUD Housing Counseling Certification, I worked with a wide variety of class participants teaching everything from basic financial literacy to focused homebuyer education. Through this time I continued with the real estate education on the side. In short, I've taught everyone from preschool through senior citizens and everywhere from a college classroom to the state prisons. And now I've found my way back to the real estate industry. Currently, as a REALTOR® licesnsed in South Dakot and Iowa and Responsible Broker at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Beyond, I have the opportunity to impact the growth of an amazing team of Realtors and their clients. I serve as a State Director for the association and am on the MLS Committe for the Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire. But real estate and education are only part of my life. A husband and father of two, I spend a fair amount of time following my kids and participating when I can. I am involved in my church, volunteer as staff at church camp, crew for the high school show choir, am an Assistant Scout Master for my son's Scout troop, and am on the board of directors for Levo Credit Union. I love being outside and you can often find me behind a camera shooting anything from nature macro to abstract architecture. There are so many stories to go with this kind of history, but we will save those for in class. https://www.propergrowthed.com/connect daily 0.75 2021-10-22 https://www.propergrowthed.com/home daily 1.0 2022-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61720cfb5fdd1774ef810f58/1634872067096-831OJG5MUTXPQRMR89GF/2021Headshots_28square.jpg Home - An Introduction Proper Growth Education strives to provide the highest quality real estate education through an engaging, holistic approach….. And so on and so forth. I am going to give you a ton of great, useful information. While I could stand and spew forth for hours on end, no. Classes are designed to be a conversation among participants and have more of a workshop feel than a lecture. Ultimately, you will walk out of class having grown both professionally and personally. 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