I just interviewed my good friend Garrett Maroon, who’s going to be on my podcast soon. Garrett shared a powerful concept called, “The Recipe Approach.”

Here’s how it works:

We all probably have a mom, grandma, aunt, or someone in the family who’s a great cook. They make delicious meals because they have a recipe that works. For example, when baking a cake, they use the right mix of eggs, chocolate, flour, salt, and so on. They follow the recipe, put it in the oven, and after a set time, they get a delicious result.

Top real estate agents operate the same way.

They’ve each figured out a recipe for success. For some, it may be like baking a cake. For others, it’s more like muffins, pies, or cookies. The point is: they’ve found a formula that works for them.

Once they have it dialed in, they keep baking the same cake over and over. Why change something that works?

Of course, when people start out, they don’t have their own recipe. They experiment, make mistakes, or follow someone e...