Preface: The email below was sent to our real estate agents and brokers, and at first the intention was to privately convey our appreciation and to acknowledge that this achievement is all of ours (not just a corporate win, but a team win); however this is a message that we truly believe and we’re not […]
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HOW TO PICK THE RIGHT AGENT FOR YOU!
Most people go by referrals from either family or friends. Always ask those people what they liked most and see if it follows what is important to you.
End Game: The Vince Lombardi Leadership Model (Part IV)
“Almost any Vision, if it is sound, will succeed- as long as people are motivated and inspired to make it work.” This is encouraging news, and yet, though this promise makes it seem easy, we now know by working our way through the principles and values of Vince Lombardi’s legacy, that these words are weighted […]
Purchasing Like a Superstar: It’s All About the Green M&Ms
You have probably heard some of the seemingly ridiculous demands celebrities make in their contracts: Only Green M&Ms Backstage 1200 Thread Count Towels in the Bathroom Rose Scented Dressing Room Perhaps what is not so sensationally reported is why these demands have come to be in the first place.
Lead With Integrity: The Vince Lombardi Leadership Model (Part III)
At the beginning of the last blog on leadership, I mentioned that character and integrity are closely woven together, often interchangeable, and are both based on moral qualities that one builds and develops inside themselves. However, there are subtle but significant differences between character and integrity. For instance, character is often referred to as being […]
On The Shoulders Of Giants: The Vince Lombardi Leadership Model (part II)
char·ac·ter (definition)* – ˈkerəktər/ – noun 1. The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. “running away was not in keeping with her character” in·teg·ri·ty (definition)* – inˈteɡrədē/ – noun 1. The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. “he is known to be a man of integrity” (* web […]
What It Takes To Be Number One – The Vince Lombardi Leadership Model
Years ago I read What It Takes To Be #1, a book about Vince Lombardi written by possibly the closest person to him: his son, and while it may not be a long book it left a lasting impression on me. The book does an excellent job outlining Lombardi’s beliefs, habits, and character, but what […]
Santa Clarita or La Crescenta: where should we go next?
As everyone knows our slogan, motto, and tagline is Real Estate Redefined; however while that is common knowledge, the uninitiated often ask us how we are redefining real estate. Well, while I could sit here and write a 300 page book about everything we have done in the past six years I’ll try to sum […]
City of Hope & JohnHart Real Estate Thank You
As most of you already know, several years ago we started a charitable organization (Toys For Teens) whose sole purpose is to spread joy and hope to teens fighting cancer at City of Hope Cancer Research Hospital out in Duarte, CA. The reason we, a Los Angeles based real estate brokerage, started Toys For […]
Los Angeles Realtors – Make JohnHart Your 2015 Resolution
New Year, New You! Stop thinking about where you are, and where you have been, and start thinking about where you need to be in order for Tomorrow to be even better than Today.