Meet Michelle Risi: Podcast Guest for Episode 60: Mindset to Millions

Michelle Risi was named one of the Top 50 Women in Canadian Real Estate according to Real Estate Professionals Magazine.

It’s an accolade she has earned!

Born into the real estate industry, Michelle began her career over 20 years ago, and has served in multiple roles to help grow one of Canada's largest real estate franchises. 

She is the CEO of the Aligned Agent Academy, and Broker/Owner of Royal Lepage Connect Realty a brokerage in Durham and Toronto with 6 locations and approx 300 agents and staff.  

Michelle’s journey as a female entrepreneur has shaped her commitment and passion to help others create their own personal success. In addition to her brokerage and industry leadership, she shares her wealth of experience and insights as a public speaker, a published writer for Forbes, a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council and host of the Aligned Agent Podcast.  

In addition to being committed to her work, she is whole-heartedly committed to her husband Jim, their two teenage children, and their fur-baby Maddie.  

Her secret to managing her two worlds is in her work-life harmony philosophy, one that she shares with other female entrepreneurs who find themselves struggling with “work-life balance”.  Michelle’s vision is to help agents create alignment in their lives and in their businesses, so that they can achieve the Freedom, Fulfillment and Financial Success they desire!

I had the honor to interview this powerhouse (with a huge heart and so much wisdom) on Episode 60: Mindset to Millions with Michelle Risi - I promise your life will change after this one-hour power talk with Michelle!

& Michelle has gifted to my listeners and followers her A.L.I.G.N method guide. The link to download it is below.

https://www.alignedagentacademy.com/alignmethod

Need to know more about Michelle:

Contact information

Website: www.michellerisi.com

Aligned Agent Academy: www.alignedagentacademy.com 

Instagram www.instagram.com/michellerisi

Facebook: www.facebook.com/connectwithmichelle

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/michellerisi

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭

Once you change your mindset from salesman to CEO, that is when the shift to success will happen in your real estate business.

Here are some tips to help you make that shift:

✨Understand the importance of working on your mindset & flex that muscle everyday through meditation and journaling

✨Stop looking at your commission as your net income - have a plan to reinvest in your business and put away for taxes.

✨Hire a mentor… this could be a couch or a couching group.

✨Surround yourself with people that have already found success (that aligns with your definition of success).

✨Have an accountability/mastermind group - from different areas of businesses.

✨Have a growth mindset VS a fixed mindset

✨Stop trying to do everything - outsource where you aren’t an expert or it’s something you don’t enjoy

✨Understand your worth (I like to set an hourly rate for myself). Use this to calculate your return on time

✨Scheduling time to plan

✨ Be decisive & learn to say no

Shift your mindset right now with
𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀 (repeat this in first person) I am not an order taker, I am a consultant, a professional in my field. I am sought after for my expert advice as a real estate professional.

And in the end your brand is how you make someone feel.....

The crazy schedule of real estate comes in waves (well, sometimes that wave may not stop for years). Often times in this profession we find ourselves working around the clock, first thing in the morning at 6 AM and then burning the midnight oil with no break in between. And I get it, we have to take advantage of those busy times because we don’t know when we’ll get another offer.

Recently I found myself working nonstop around the clock, when I finally poured my glass of wine at 7 o’clock one night I had another email to get to. I was burned out, and it showed in my tone, in my lack of detail, I literally had nothing left.

It is so important to prioritize YOU and sometimes that means letting things roll over to the next day when you are fresh. I stress the importance of this because how you show up becomes your brand. Whether you intend for this to be your brand or not, it will still define you. So if you’ve worked yourself to the bone with no break, you’ll become frustrated and exhausted and the next person you talk to will get the brunt of this.... and the way you talk to them, the lack of attention you give them because you are too busy, the mistakes you make in an offer will define you.

And in the end, your brand is how you make someone feel! XXXX happy branding