{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How To Be Consistently Magnetic Even When Life Throws You A Curve Ball","description":"In this episode of the Ninja Selling Podcast, Northern Virginia Realtor and Ninja, April Myers, explores what it really looks like to stay magnetic, consistent, and growth-minded when life gets very real. Based in Arlington, Virginia, with @properties in the DC suburbs, April shares how her background as a recruiting leader and VP of strategic growth helped her become fearless in sales and build powerful relationships with agents across her market. Those relationships are now a major asset in her real estate business. But the heart of this episode is deeply personal. In late 2024, April\u2019s husband, who has epilepsy, experienced a seizure after more than 10 years without one, and then another in early 2025. He lost his driver\u2019s license for nearly a year, which meant April became the full-time driver for her husband, her young son, and her clients\u2026 all while working in a volatile DC-area market with layoffs, uncertainty, and a government shutdown. Despite all of that, April is on track to grow her business by roughly 20% over last year in a market that is not up 20%. She walks through, very candidly, how she did it: mindset work, strict time blocking, non-negotiable morning routines, consistent FLOW (both live and auto), and a refusal to become a victim of her circumstances. This episode is a powerful example of Ninja principles in action when life is anything but easy. Key Takeaways Mindset first, always. April made a conscious decision early on: \u201cI will not be a victim of my circumstances.\u201d That choice, to be a player instead of a victim, became the foundation for everything that followed. Systems let your business run while you\u2019re running. Before her family crisis hit, April had already built a solid Ninja business plan, a database, and consistent habits. When life got harder, those systems kept the business moving even when time shrank. Time blocking is self-preservation, not punishment. April blocks her calendar for real estate reviews, monthly emails, FLOW activities, and even which clients get a review each month. By deciding ahead of time, she removes the thinking burden from \u201cfuture April\u201d and just executes. FLOW is her superpower: auto + live. About 225\u2013240 people in her database, with ~150 local in the DMV. At least two emails per month: one local lifestyle\/events email and one real estate\/market update from her Gmail. Regular mailings: quarterly newsletters, postcards, topical or seasonal pieces, plus tools like Homebot, and a vendor guide. Live FLOW: birthday calls, home anniversaries, client service calls every week, and at least one client dinner a month. April rarely \u201cmisses a beat\u201d with her FLOW, even in a chaotic year. Recruiting experience turned into a massive advantage. Years of recruiting 175\u2013200 agents made her fearless on the phone, great at conversations, and deeply connected to top agents in her market. These relationships now help her get offers accepted in competitive situations. Look for silver linings in hard seasons. When her husband lost his license, April chose to use extra time at school pickups, games, and events to go deeper with other parents, neighbors, and community members. That intentional presence has led to unexpected, high-quality clients in a tough year. Consistency beats \u201cdoing it all.\u201d April openly admits she didn\u2019t do as many open houses as she \u201cshould\u201d have, but she stayed consistent on the core Ninja activities she could execute. The result: her business is up in a down market. Memorable Quotes \u201cI refused to become a victim of my circumstances.\u201d \u201cI still look back on the last 10 or 11 months and think, \u2018I don\u2019t know how I did it.\u2019 But I knew I needed a plan and a system to run my business like a business.\u201d \u201cThose years recruiting agents made me fearless. If you can call Realtors every day who don\u2019t want to talk to you, it\u2019s a lot easier to talk to people who actually do want to talk to you.\u201d \u201cI wanted to be an anomaly. I was already going to be, so why let this stop me?\u201d \u201cI started getting up a half hour to an hour earlier every day. I needed that time for affirmations and mindset because it keeps me grounded and sane.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s like going to the gym. It\u2019s hard at first, and you don\u2019t see changes, but change doesn\u2019t happen overnight. You start to see results, and that keeps you going.\u201d \u201cTrust the silver linings. Something hard might be happening, but there might be something better around the corner that you can\u2019t see yet.\u201d \u201cWe say the three keys to success are mindset, skill set, and action, in that order. I couldn\u2019t control what happened, but I could control my response to what happened.\u201d Links: Website: https:\/\/ninjaselling.com\/ninja-podcast\/ Email: TSW@NinjaSelling.com Phone: 1-800-254-1650 Podcast Facebook Group: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/TheNinjaSellingPodcast Facebook: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NinjaSelling Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ninjasellingofficial\/ LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ninjaselling Upcoming Public Ninja Installations: https:\/\/NinjaSelling.com\/events\/list\/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=183&tribe__ecp_custom_2%5B0%5D=Public Ninja Coaching: http:\/\/www.NinjaSelling.com\/course\/ninja-coaching\/ April Myers: https:\/\/www.atproperties.com\/agents\/13000\/april-myers ","author_name":"Ninja Selling Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/ninjaselling.com\/ninja-podcast\/","html":"