GPS for your business!

I use my GPS everyday. I probably use it too much. I depend on it. I constantly look at it to see where I am, how fast I'm going and how long until my destination. Without it, I could still arrive, but I would not be as efficient.

Your business plan is the GPS for your business.  What do you want your business to look like next year? If you don't own a business, what do you want your contribution to the company you work for to look like?

Make your goals big! Make your goals specific! Have a plan on how you will get there. Have an accountability partner. Better yet, have a coach. Aim at nothing and you will hit it every time. Now is the time to work on your plan. Don't wait until January! That is too late.

Pilot Light

We have a gas fire place. If the pilot light is not on, it does not matter how much gas you add, the fire will not start. You could fill the house with gas and you will get nothing! Is that what's wrong with a lot of people?

We have the fuel or information if you will. We have access to anything you want to know at our fingertips. The problem is that there are a whole lot of people walking around with no pilot light. Maybe someone else blew it out. They listened to the wrong voice!

If you light has gone out, get close to someone who has their light burning bright. Stop hanging around negativity and get around the fire! Then go help someone else get their fire going!

Angry! Retraction! Withdrawn!

What do you feel when you read the heading? Are those words you would associate with success? Do you think these words have a place in your life if you want to go forward?

You can't walk around mad and expect to draw people to you. People want to be a part of something exciting! Sure, things will upset you and some negative reaction is expected short term, but victim mentality will never lead to success!

You are solely responsible for where you are and where you want to go in life. Stop thinking small. Stop waiting on something or someone to give you satisfaction and happiness. Go make it yourself! You have it inside you.

Convention Junkie!

I just returned from the REALTORS® Conference and Expo in Orlando Florida. People ask why I go to so many conferences. I have agents say they are too busy to attend conferences. Why would I attend six conferences this year and how does that affect my business?

I go to conferences to grow! I go to stretch my thinking and learn from other top professionals in the real estate arena. I go to grow my referral network. I also go to learn the latest in technology so I can help my clients get the most from our relationship.

You are only growing or dying. You never stay the same. The moment you think you have it all figured out, you will be passed by. Some say, "If it's not broke don't fix it." I prefer "If it's not broke, break it!"