Nobody wins every time, but the smart ones keep going
A cornerback in football lives on an island — one mistake, and it’s a long touchdown.
Everyone in the stadium knows exactly who to blame.
If he dwells on it, he’s finished. The next snap is coming, and the same receiver might be running right at him again.
It’s called cornerback memory — the ability to forget the sting instantly but keep the lesson. Then line up ready to win the next battle. Without it, he won’t last long.
It’s a form of outcome independence.
Control the process, not the results.
In Texas Hold’em, pocket aces are the strongest starting hand you can get. But even against the worst possible hand — 7–2 offsuit — you’ll still lose about 12% of the time.
So if you shove all-in with AA in a tournament and get cracked, did you make a mistake?
No. You made the right play. You just got a bad result.
Selling real estate works the same way.
When we market your property, we’ll control what we can:
- Find and fix any “hair” on the deal we reasonably can.
- Be up front about anything we can’t fix, so buyers don’t waste time on impossible scenarios.
- Vet buyers so we avoid the ones with a history of being flaky or dishonest.
Will that make closing a certainty? No. Even with our best efforts, deals sometimes fall apart.
If that happens, we use our cornerback memory. We keep the lessons, drop the baggage, and move on to the next opportunity.
It’s harder to act outcome-independent when you’ve got one property to sell instead of a string of plays or poker hands — because it’s a one-off.
A good hack is to think of it as one in a series of important moments in your life. Do the work. Make the best decisions you can. Every time.
Will you win every time? No.
But bumping your success rate even a little can make a huge difference in your overall results.
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