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There are four months left in 2012.  That’s about 16 weeks left for you to do incredible things with your business and anything else you want to accomplish in 2012.

Here’s the thing

Sixteen weeks is not a lot of time- but it’s enough time for you to turn around a subpar year, to push through for a great year, or to dig in and accomplish things you never thought possible.

Here’s How You Finish Strong

Take a few minutes to write down three things you did the first part of the year that worked for you.  What three things that moved your business forward – we all have them

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Now take a few minutes to write down three things that just didn’t work.  For whatever reason they just didn’t pay off the way you thought they would.  Again, we all have them.

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Here’s the Big Secret

Do more of the three things that worked and stop doing the three that didn’t work.  Seems simple but have you ever found yourself doing something just to prove you can do it, or that you weren’t wrong to try in the first place?  Even if it kills you – or your business?  Say yes, we all have.  Don’t Do It – Stop Now.

If you want to make these last sixteen weeks really, really good for you and your business focus on the three things that worked for you and do those.  You will be amazed at the jump you will see in your business.

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YOU CAN DO IT.   START NOW.    GO BE GREAT TODAY!

Are you a better realtor today than last week, last year, or when you started? 

Say yes because you probably are.  And how is that?  Is it because you were simply great when you started?  Or was it because you tried something and it worked so you kept doing it – making you better?  Or maybe you tried something and it didn’t work so you made adjustments and tried it again and this time it worked – making you better?   That is growth and growth is a good thing – don’t you think?

Are you a better realtor today than last week, last year, or when you started because everything always came easy? 

Probably not.   You probably have found out by now that being a success isn’t always easy, in fact it’s hard.   Have you ever started doing something that you thought was right but weren’t entirely sure that it would work – but you did it anyway?  You started down the path using small less than certain steps. Then as your confidence grew your pace of work grew.  As your pace grew your certainty in what you were doing grew.  And one day – Boom – You did it!  Success!  Success grown from a belief and hard work.   That is a good feeling – isn’t it? Yes it is.

Here’s the secret

If show up, have a plan, work your plan, have patience, but stay persistant you will become a better and more successful realtor tomorrow than you are today.

You can do it.  Start Now.  Go Be Great Today!

Okay we are almost through the first month of 2012 so you should have a good idea of what you want to accomplish this year and how you are going to achieve it.  Now we need to focus on your

• Commitment to your goals,
• Dedication to your plan to reach your goals and
• Persistence to battle through tough times when they pop up.  And they will.   

This Week Do This

Every morning before you start work for the day simply take a minute to think about what you are trying to accomplish by working.  What will you do with your success?  How will you live?  Where will you go?  Why are you working so hard? 

Here’s The Secret

If you know why you are doing something- and that why is strong enough – you can literally do anything.  When you know why you are working so hard you get excited about the task – you start thinking in terms of Bring it On.  And when you are in that frame of mind work is fun, exciting and profitable isn’t it?  Say yes because we all know it is.

You Can Do It.  Start Now.  Go Be Great Today!

We are three weeks into 2012 and if you are like me the excitement and possibility of starting a new year has blended into settling in for the long run. Be careful because what you do over the next four weeks or so will have a huge influence as to how your year will go. Now is the time to Establish Good Habits.

Do This:

Keep You Goals In Sight. Constantly remind yourself why you are working so hard. It will help you keep your eye on the prize when things get a little fuzzy.

Set Weekly Business Plans. These are your road maps to keep going down the right path when faced with forks in the road. Set a good course and stay with it.

Do The Work. Planning is great but without the doing you have nothing. Do what you know you need to do.

Here’s The Secret

Sometimes it will be easy and everything will go your way. Sometimes it will be incredibly hard and everything will go against you. But over time – if you keep your goals in sight, set your weekly business plans and DO THE WORK – it ALWAYS PAYS OFF in the end. So stick with it.

You Can Do It. Start Now. Go Be Great Today.

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2011 is in the rear view mirror and 2012 is coming at us fast.  With two weeks of the first month of the year now in the books you need to take a minute and ask yourself:

Am I where I thought I would be after two weeks?

If the answer is yes than Great Job, keep going.  If the answer is anything but yes then now it the time to address where you are coming up short and create a fix.  Keep in mind – small fixes are a lot easier to correct then big ones.

Here’s What You Do

On a scale of 1 to 10 – ten being the best how are you on your

Work Habits:                        

What 1 thing should you focus on to be better?

Schedule:

What 1 thing should you focus on to be better?

Skills:

What 1 thing should you focus on to be better?

Here’s The Secret

Everyone gets off course – the smart and successful people know this and are constantly adjusting back to the correct path.

You Can Do It.  Start Now.  Be Great Today.

Goals are great for helping you keep your eye on the prize when things get a little slow, a little mundane, and a little out of sorts – which happens to all of us from time to time.  So if you haven’t come up with a few concrete goals that you want to achieve this year – take some time to think about it and get them together.  You will be glad you did.  So do it.

Here’s the thing. 

For those of you that have – we are one day into the New Year – are you still on target for your 2012 goals?  If not- regroup this morning and let’s end the day back on track.  It’s pretty easy to fix one day – but gets tougher the longer you let things slide.   So if you came up short yesterday – turn it up a little today.  If you are on track – good for you – keep it up.

Here’s the thing 2

Momentum builds on itself – good and bad.  Know anyone that said in October that they are going to start working out big time starting the new year so they pigged out during Thanksgiving , Christmas and New Years with the idea that they would turn into super workout and healthy eating person on January 1 … and then didn’t?   I think I’ve played that game myself.

It works the other way also.  Have you ever not felt like doing something but once you started and got into it things got easier and easier so you kept going?  Say yes, we all have.

Here’s the Secret

Have a prize, keep your eye on it and check yourself early and often to make sure momentum is working for you.

You can do it.  START NOW.  Go be Great Today.      

Last year was last year and this year is this year.  Read it again, last year was last year and this year is this year.  Here is what I mean.  To grow you can not get caught up in what happened in the past.  If 2011 worked for you and was a good year  than great - take a few minutes to remember all the good things you did.  If 2011 wasn’t so great it’s no big deal – take a few minutes and learn from your mistakes.  Either way you need to file last year away and begin 2012 with a clean slate. 

Here’s The Deal:  

The law of reality tells us that not every day of this year will be a good one for us.  Fair enough,  but don’t worry about every day – worry about today.  Make today the 1st day of the best year of your life. 

You Can Do It.  Start Now.  Go Be Great Today.

The year is winding down and you are probably getting a pretty good picture of how 2012 is going to turn out for you. If it was a good year then congratulations and good job – way to go! If it was less than what you had expected then you need to take a look at a few of things so next year you will be one of the way to go people.

What To Look For:

Take a hard look at what you did throughout this year and ask yourself these simple questions: [Read more...]

Have you ever had days when you just didn’t feel like working?  The last think you wanted to do was go into the office and find new business or deal with existing your business.  Say yes because we all have. 

Here’s The Thing

People who succeed at high levels also feel like this from time to time.  And when they do, they simply go into the office, find new business, and deal with their existing business until momentum kicks in and they actually feel like doing it. 

Here’s The Thing 2

If you want the rewards that come from hard work done consistently over time you have to do the hard work consistently over time – even when you don’t feel like it.    

Here’s What To Do

When you find yourself in this state of mind – shake it off,  do whatever you have to do to get yourself into the office so you can start working.

Here’s a Secret

The momentum you create will cause you to get more on business – even on days when they though they just didn’t have it. Now go to work.

YOU CAN DO IT.  Start Now.  Go Be Great Today.

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