requires someone who is honest; if a client feels that an agent is honest and is telling them the disadvantages before the advantages and truly understands the project, they will trust them.
Does the rewarding feeling you get when you get this kind of award change, or does this make you even more determined to keep up your performance to win it another time?
�� course. When I first started working at ������ in 2011� I was the first to e�tend my contract� I was the first to apply this model. I started to succeed more and started to develop myself. So, things started to be different for me and RE / MAX became an essential part of my life.
You got the chance to attend the RE / MAX Convention in Europe. Tell us about your experience there.
When I went to the convention in �ome I truly under� stood the magnitude of RE / MAX. Like Coca Cola in any country� you’ ll find ������ as a truly huge �rand� �ecause the num�er o� o�fices is very large. I� you watch �oot�all matches� you’ ll find ������ ads. I saw people going with teams of 10 and 11 people, I saw the size of the convention which was quite grand itself. I realized that we are working under a very substantial and strong company.
How has this conference benefited your career?
What has your experience been like with RE / MAX through the years? What has changed?
My entire life changed. Other than the fact that it pays handsomely, money is not everything, of course. There is another part, which is being rewarded in front of my wife, children and family, for being number 1 in Egypt, that gives me more e�perience and significance. �nd I get to deal with the best clients in Egypt.
Tell us about your growth as an agent. How do you continue to challenge yourself?
When I first started� I worked in the �eliopolis branch, then I went to the Fifth Settlement branch, where all the giants of the industry work. Therefore, I decided that I must engage with those people and become a certain character. The most important thing we do is to be committed, we don’ t distract ourselves with anything; all we talk about is work. And this year, when I competed, I decided to be the top agent each month. I set goals to myself to be the top agent each month. I gave myself a certain target other than the one set for me and challenged myself to do it.
In the end, Mohamed Abdel-Razik recognizes those who helped him the most. Mohamed El-Degheidy, Broker Owner of RE / MAX Almohager, who supported him greatly, and Mr. Khaled Nasser, Regional Director of RE / MAX Egypt who has also supported and encouraged him a lot.
I got to e�change �usiness cards with people �rom all over the world. We e�changed ideas. �ome people gave out courses, some photographers came with their business cards for photography ography. You get to meet new people and get introduced to a new market, you can start big businesses with them. I sat with agents from Turkey, Canada a and tina. �his also gave my confidence a �oost that my
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company sent me there� and that we got the first place in the Middle East.
What have you learned there that you will use in your work at RE / MAX Egypt?
The means of advertising and marketing there is very di��erent. �ver there� people come with �ull files o� their work in photography and they offer fer to graph the units �or marketing purposes s. �he o�fices photo- themselves are different, too.
What advice would you give your colleagues so they can follow in your footsteps?
Be honest, and be committed.
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