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from ?fill in the blank? brokerage to switch. They did, and soon after realized it was a mistake. I?m not going to name names, because I don?t have to. You likely already have your own stories you could share about this. It?s no secret that brokerages need agents to survive. The more agents they have, the more money they make. In addition, many brokerages have also developed great internal ?profit centers? from office fees, desk fees, training fees, in-house marketing services, in-house coaching, etc., but that is a topic for another day. So if we al l know and agree t hat brokerages need agent s t o survive, t hen why are agent s so bl inded or gul l ibl e when t hey arebeing sol d a bag of goods? Recruiters and brokerages have practiced and refined their ability to close you. As agents we are vulnerable and easy to close because this profession is filled with so much uncertainty. This is why we fall for most of the hype and magical unicornsthat are being promised to us in order to get us excited enough to make a change. I share this phenomenon with you because all too often I speak to agents who tell me how F