business planning: Get Off the Fence and Make a Decision - 05/15/13 01:11 PM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Get Off the Fence and Make a Decision
“It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on
sometimes. What matters is getting off. You cannot make
progress without making decisions.”
Jim Rohn 1930 – 2009, American Entrepreneur, Author,
Motivational Speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Get off the fence and make a decision
 
When there’s a decision that has to be made . . . . Make it and get off the fence and do what has to be done.
 
You … (4 comments)

business planning: Cash in Cash Out - 04/29/12 09:43 AM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Cash in Cash Out
“If your out go exceeds your income them your
upkeep will be your downfall.”
Bill Earle, businessman
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Cash in cash out
 
When your cash in exceeds your cash out things are good.
 
When your cash out exceeds your cash in, it’s turn out the lights.
 
Business planning and business management are one of the overlooked practices and yet one the most important in the real estate profession.
 
As a real estate professional we … (2 comments)

business planning: Planning is Essential to Your Success - 03/29/12 01:10 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote 
 
Planning is Essential to Your Success
“The time to repair the roof
is when the sun is shining.”
   John F. Kennedy, 34th U.S. President
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
 
Planning is essential to your success
 
Having a success plan in place before you start a task is essential for your success. Planning also creates a purpose for your success journey and gives you a clear sense of direction.
 
Having a plan creates greater efficiencies in your actions and focuses you efforts on the … (4 comments)

business planning: A Good Plan - 12/28/11 12:51 PM
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
A Good Plan   
“A good plan is like a road map; it shows the final destination
and usually the best way to get there.
H. Stanley Judd, writer      
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
A good plan
 
A good plan becomes your road map to keep you moving in the direction of your goals.
 
Far too often professional are intent on creating a great plan. They will spend all their time on creating “the great plan” and it’s never good enough to take action. … (12 comments)

business planning: I Love it When a Plan Comes Together - 12/08/11 01:29 PM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
I Love it When a Plan Comes Together    
“Vision without action is a daydream
action without vision is a nightmare.”
Japanese proverb    
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
I love it when a plan comes together
 
It’s that of year when there a lot of buzz about the New Year and what 2012 as in store for us. 
 
We have a vision for what we want 2012 to be and what we want to accomplish.
 
A vision for 2012 without action is a mere dream and … (5 comments)

business planning: What’s Your Plan B? - 09/09/11 02:52 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
 
What’s Your Plan B?
“The majority of men meet with failure
because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans
to take the place of those, that which fail.”
Napoleon Hill, author, self-help expert
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
What’s your plan B?
 
The best of plans are subject to adjustments and change.
 
We live in a world where things are continually changing. To remain reinvent in a shifting business environment you have to have the flexibility to adjust and change your course … (9 comments)

business planning: Don’t Sit There Waiting - 08/07/11 02:09 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
 
 
Don’t Sit There Waiting
“So what do we do?
Anything – something,
so long as we don’t just sit there.
If we screw it up start over,
try something else.
If we wait until we’re satisfied
all the uncertainties, it may to late.”
Lee Iacocca, former Chairman of Chrysler
 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Don’t sit there waiting
 
When there something that has to be done, step back take a look at what it is that has to be done. Determine what … (10 comments)

business planning: Advanced Planning Makes Success Possible - 06/24/11 02:38 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Advanced Planning Makes Success Possible
"Advance planning is like taking the  deep breath before the plunge.
It's the calm before the storm, and that's when it's time to prepare,
while it's calm, to ensure success no matter what expected storms might come up
advance planning is the first step in exceeding expectations."
Robin Crow, motivational speaker   
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Advanced planning makes success possible   
Advanced planning gives us the ability to think before we act.   
In the long run we will be able to … (3 comments)

business planning: Create High Impact Business Model - 04/21/11 03:36 PM
    
Motivational Power Quote
 
 Create High Impact Business Model
"To create a new business that makes money,
and more significantly, employs others,
and gives a product to a customer that
improves their life, is our greatest challenge,
our greatest opportunity,
and the greatest gift far greater then
any charity that we can give our follow person."
Paul Zane Pilzer, economist, entrepreneur
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Create a high impact business model   
Create a business model that significantly affects others with positive impact.  
Be seen as a resource and an expert in … (3 comments)

business planning: Vision and Imagination - 03/30/11 01:24 AM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Vision and Imagination
"A man, to carry on a successful business,
must have imagination.
he must see things as in a vision,
a dream of the whole thing."
Charles M. Schwab, American Steel Magnate    
    
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Vision and imagination  
To create a viable and sustaining business we have to create the vision of the business in our mind using our imagination and expertise. From our vision we have to create the business plan to achieve our dreams.  
Our business plan becomes the road … (3 comments)

business planning: Success Happens on Purpose - 11/05/09 11:37 PM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Success Happens on Purpose
 
"Always have a plan, and believe in it.
Nothing happens by accident."
Chuck Knox, football coach
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Success happens on purpose.  
Success is never by accident; success is having a vision and focusing on that vision until it's been achieved.  
Put your purpose in writing and create a plan of action to achieve your desired outcome.  
Have faith in yourself and your plan.  
Believe that you will achieve plan and pursue your plan with passion.  
®2009, Lou Ludwig, Sales … (7 comments)

business planning: Push Your Limits - 10/30/09 10:03 AM
 
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Push Your Limits

 
"In each of us are places where
we have never gone,
only by pressing the limits
do we ever find them."
Dr. Joyce Brothers
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Push your limits.  
We only find our boundaries by pushing our limits.  
We live in our comfort zone and by remaining there we will never get more then we currently getting. By staying with the status quo of our comfort zone there is the likely hood that we will digress and lose ground.  
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business planning: What Are You Willing to Be Left Undone - 09/16/09 01:45 PM
 
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
What Are You Willing to Be Left Undone
 
"Only put off until tomorrow what
you are willing to
die having left undone."
Pablo Picasso
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
What are you willing to be left undone?  
Putting something off until tomorrow is a common occurrence. By putting thing off they begin to accumulate and the weight of those things left undone until they becomes a burden carry.     
Look at the things that have to be done and determine what the most important and then set … (1 comments)

business planning: Control the Little Costs - 08/31/09 04:59 PM
 
   
Motivational Power Quote
 
Control the Little Costs
 
"Beware of little expenses;
A small leak will sink a
great ship."
Thomas A. Edison, inventor
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Control the little costs . . . . And you control your will control your business.  
When we control the little costs; we'll managing the small details of our business and our future financial success. Managing the small details of any business is a key to it financial heath and its success as a business.  
Great businesses are made or … (8 comments)

business planning: What’s Your Plan B - 08/19/09 12:11 AM
 
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
What's Your Plan B
 
"The most successful people
are those who are
good at plan B."
James Yorke
  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
What's your plan B?   
We put together what we consider to be a great plan and it not working.  
Things don't always go as planned. Now what?   
Successful people adjust.  
The most successful people have a back up plan that they can put in place when their original plan is not working, they adjust and move forward with their plan B.  
Be flexible … (11 comments)

business planning: Do it or Don’t - 06/01/09 02:25 AM
  
Motivational Power QuoteP
 
Do it or Don't
 
"Do or do not. There is no try."
Yoda, Jeri Master in Star Wars
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Do it or don't.  
The choice becomes to do it or not to do it.   
Both are absolute either we do or don't, and they are both an action. One becomes a positive action the other a negitive response of no action. 
Try is to think about it, it becomes a maybe. If the response of trying is taken, the response is taken without a … (6 comments)

business planning: Whatever You Start - Start Well - 05/26/09 02:28 PM
  
Motivational Power Quote
 
Whatever You Start - Start Well
 
"A work well begun
 is half-ended."
Plato, philosopher
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Whatever you start - start well.  
When we faced with starting something new; plan to start well, and not to leave things to chance   
Set the course with a vision of the desired outcome, formulate a plan to accomplish your objectives and take the actions required for success.  
Move forward with enthusiasm and commitment to increase your possibilities of finishing well.  
Starting well create the focus for your success … (17 comments)

business planning: Look Up and Aim High - 05/14/09 05:11 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Look Up and Aim High
 
"If you would hit the mark,
you use aim a little above it,
every arrow that files
feels the attraction of earth."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, author
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Look up and aim high. 
When you're setting your goals look up and aim high. 
There will be many forces pulling at you on your success journey. Along the way you will be faced with obstacles and distraction that can throw you off course.   
When you're off course, step back look at … (8 comments)

business planning: Your Future Begins Today by Planning - 05/06/09 11:39 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Your Future Begins Today by Planning
 
"Planning is bringing
the future into the present
so that you can do
something about it."
Alan Larkin
  
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Your future begins today by planning.
By bringing your future into the present we prepare for our future and our success.
Planning allows us to create a plan of action and road map to create our desired outcome. 
By planning today we do something about our future with the actions we take today.  
Plan … (14 comments)

business planning: Let Go of Uncompleted Tasks - 04/21/09 03:54 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Let Go of Uncompleted Tasks
 
"Nothing is so fatiguing
as hanging on to
an uncompleted task."
William James, American psychologist
   
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Let go of uncompleted tasks.  
When we hang onto an uncompleted task it's like dragging an anchor around with us. It becomes exhausting.   
An uncompleted task will not only drain our energy but it will also cloud our thinking.  As we continue think about the things that are left undone we are draining our energy.  
Create a written list of your priorities; … (6 comments)

 
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