I’m excited to share my experience on this topic because hiring is one of the areas where so many people get stuck.
First, I want to make an important distinction. It is one thing to start a business. But building a team and elevating your company to the next level is a different challenge altogether.
How do you build a team of real estate rock stars? The short answer is this: transmute fear. Fear says things like, “I don’t know where to find the best hires. No one can do what I do.” If you are afraid that you won’t find the right people, and if you have resistance to letting others contribute before even reading the first resume, it is time to switch your mental environment.
What is your hiring mindset?
In previous BiggerPockets blog posts, I discussed aligning your mindset with what you want in terms of setting goals and developing a growth mindset. Hiring is no different. Before taking any action, the most important—and often ignored—step is creating a mental environment that is a match to what you want to accomplish.
Consciously or unconsciously, people often believe that action creates reality. But the truth is our mental environment, which I call our “frame,” creates our reality. And that reality creates action. The good news is you can switch your frame and establish a hiring mindset that will attract the right people.
When finding the right people to grow a business, you create barriers before the process even begins by starting from the wrong place. Instead of worrying about finding the right people, start from a reality where the right people will find you.
Before you begin the hiring process, ask yourself, “Do I have resistance to hiring?” If so, it is almost undoubtedly stemming from fear. You may think things like, “This will be a long process. I can’t trust anyone to deliver like I do.” Transmute the fear by understanding what you are afraid of and switching your mindset to match what you want. Frame the process as an…