Helping people learn that more transactions means more work, not necessarily more income.

10 Mar 2025 · 0 min

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A brief excerpt from a YouTube video by Steve D Valentine in which he reflects on his journey and the metaphor of 'the garage' — a space he lacked that combined personal and professional belonging. He critiques the common real estate coaching emphasis on "more success, more transactions, more GCI," arguing that increasing transactions can mean more work rather than more meaningful income or balance, and expresses a desire to change that narrative.

It's all more success, more transactions, more gci. Why we called it the garage was part of my journey. And I realized that when I was going through some of my struggles, didn't have a true place that was both personally and professionally to belong to. It was always one thing. And when you go into all the real estate classes and courses and coaching, it's all more success, more transactions, more gci. And I wanted to change that. Sure. And so you changed it. So I changed it.