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The Importance Of Building Connections In Real Estate! #shorts

10 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this short, the speaker explains the origin and evolution of the "Circle of Trust," a mastermind program now consisting of three groups drawn from different regions of the country. The organizer deliberately prevents members from the same area from being placed together, believing that geographic diversity forces participants to be more vulnerable. Each group meets in a house for an immersive 4‑5‑day retreat where members have their own bedrooms but share all common spaces, creating a sense of “no escape." During the formal mastermind session each participant gets about 90 minutes to discuss personal and business challenges. The real depth of connection, however, emerges from the informal side conversations that happen on the beach, by the pool, over meals, or during evening games, which help participants feel safe enough to discuss anything.

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As I started leading the first group, I didn't know that it was going to evolve into what it is now. And what it is, it's called the Circle of Trust. And Circle of Trust now is 3 groups, all from different parts of the country. I actually don't allow people from the same areas to be in a group together because they'll— they won't be vulnerable like they need to be. And we actually meet in a house, we stay together for 4 or 5 days. In a house. So we're immersed. There's, there's really, you have your own bedroom, but there's really no escape. And during the mastermind session itself, everybody has about an hour and a half to focus on their life, their business. But it's all of the side conversations, you know, on the beach, at the pool, over breakfast, maybe playing cards at night, whatever it is. That's where people really grow the personal bond so that they Feel like they can talk about anything.