This 26 Year Old is Douglas Elliman's #1 Real Estate Agent | Abraham Sarway

Abraham (Abie) Sarway is consistently named the #1 real estate agent at Douglas Elliman in both sales and rentals. Oh, and he’s 26 years old. Some of Abie’s favorite CEO essays: https://pmarchive.com/how_to_hire_the_best_people.html https://paulgraham.com/hwh.html https://paulgraham.com/greatwork.html Discover how The Hedaya Capital Group’s factoring can help power your business’s financials: https://hedayacapital.com (00:00) Who is Abraham Sarway? (03:09) Early beginnings and high school hustle (07:07) Timeless business lessons learned from high school business (08:21) Negotiating with his high school teachers (11:31) Transition to real estate and early challenges (13:40) Being 18 years old in a veteran's industry (15:17) Early hard work and dedication (18:16) Learning from mistakes and the importance of action (21:42) Going solo and facing reality (22:16) Fumbling his first opportunity (27:50) Set input goals, not output goals (29:48) Learning from a sophisticated client (33:49) Learning from high-profile clients (35:32) Adding structure to his day (38:42) Building up his team at Douglas (39:52) Core principles of success (47:16) What goes into closing a multimillion dollar deal? (51:06) Abraham’s accomplishments (52:00) What separates a top-notch real estate agent from everybody else? (55:03) The importance of listening to others (58:03) How do you balance work and life? (1:02:02) The importance of a strong personal brand (1:05:39) 1st step young adults should take (1:07:53) Make mistakes early and START!! (1:11:37) Biggest failure of your career? (1:14:22) Follow your passion or chase the money? (1:16:37) Favorite books/resources? (1:19:27) Why is giving back so important to you? (1:23:40) Momentum Moment (1:26:43) Outro and key takeaways