If your son or daughter decided to be a real estate agent what would be your top 3 suggestions for getting a good start on a successful career?

I don't have any questions to ask... they've all been asked and often not answered very well. I've been in "top producer forums" and one thing I've learned is that most times they are very "cagey" about their responses. 

What do they think the MOST important thing they did was that took them from good to great ... lots of agents do well, but don't make that leap to "top producer/mega-agent/whatever you want to call it" ---- what turned on the afterburner to push them to the top?

Bob, actually, most of them have business models where they take credit for sales their team members make, so I'm not at all impressed with these lists.

If they were just starting out new again, what would they do differently, if anything, during their first year in the business?

I think you have some great questions here. 

I am curious about time management skills. 

How do you manage assistants?

Sorry Bob Stewart second question.

How do you keep a personal life?  AKA How do you have family time?

Why are you running for President???

I like John Meussner answer - yeah I'd ask the same

recruiting secrets and have you found a line you crossed to "too big" to still be hands on? What was that number?

How much did previous friends and relatives play in your early success

What do you different than everyone else to make you so successful?

Did you have a mentor? If so- what was the most important lesson you learned? (OK. That's two questions.)

How do you suggest dealing with Millennials?

I've listened to a few of the podcasts and I like it very much. My favorite question that you ask is "What do you know to be true that others don't believe?" I've enjoyed the answers - great fodder for thought.

But if I could add a question, it would be to ask these top producers what advice they have to help others become top producers.

What make you think you are

Where is the secret sauce formula hidden?  

Which describes you best, Startrek or Star Wars and why?

I would bet 99% of the time their business will model the selected concept.

Back up question would be, "If you had the power, what one thing would you change regarding how the business of real estate is executed today?" And of course, 'Why?"

What is the one thing you would tell a newbie starting out in the business.

I know that success is layered with many trial and errors.  Do you or does your team lead generate every day and if so, what is your best return on your investment regarding lead gen?

How do you negotiate as a dual agent and give the clients your best advice without crossing that line

What marketing activity (specific) results in the best/greatest response rate for getting listing appointments?

Has it affected their relations with family and friends? 

They may have to cancel social activiteis at the last minute or their family gettogethers. 

They should set priorities. 

Bob Stewart what one advice would you like to give to your listeners?

Do you think your real estate education prepared you for your first year and career?  If not, what did you do to overcome that and how would you change education for future agents?

At what point in your career did you realize you had succeeded and it was in your blood?

Tell us in a nutshell what is the single most important thing you do each day to generate business.

What do you do everyday that helps you be successful?

as a top producer in real estate.. you must have "people" working with/for you. do you find your greatest skill is in selling real estate or managing other people? if you could press a button and have no employees and gross 2 mil in commish, or make 5 mil with ten people who report to you. which would you choose?

What was the one decision in your career that took your business to a level beyond where you had previously been producing?  Was it hiring an assistant, transaction coordinator, buyer's agent or something entirely different?

What does it take and how long does it take to be a top agent?

What made you a top producer? Was there one, two or more specific things that led to your success and what are they?

How do you handle the word NO

What would you consider to be the biggest time and money wasters in this business?

What do they attribute their success too? Specifics.

When it comes to real estate success secrets:

Some tasks are productive, but boring as turtles sleeping on a rock. Some to-dos are less productive, but so fun and memorable - you forget you're even working. Some things are immediately rewarding, while others are, again, slow as turtles to pay off. And some things are so expensive, it's out of the question all together for the majority.

1. If you had to plot the most productive activities and their fun factor with a low cost to do and their reward payoff timeline - the sooner, the better - name a few business building activities that would rank highest!

2. What would you absolutely not waste time and money on?

I would ask...

   "Aside from your production (sales volume)... what do you do to set yourself apart from the other 1,000,000+ real estate agents?"