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Push Your Business Plan To New Heights

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty 0575737

Sky LimitComing out of the winter holiday season and getting settled into looking at your business plan for a new year it is a good thing to look at what you wrote down on a sheet of paper and not conclude you came up with a bunch of "weenie" goals. You need to

Push Your Business Plan To New Heights.

Go where you did not go in the previous year. In goal setting they call this the art of creating "stretch goals." A good way to think of this is think outside the box. Do not write down COMFORTABLE goals. Write down ONES that will take a little more WORK to achieve, but the satisfaction when achieving them or at least coming close to them with all the self-discipline you can muster is WORTH IT.

Don't just REACH FOR THE SKY when you can SHOOT FOR THE STARS and be confident, as you DO KNOW, there's footprints on the moon. Make them YOUR footprints!!

Comments (16)

Nor Yeretsian
Envoy Capitol Realty Inc. - Toronto, ON
Envoy Capitol Realty Inc., Brokerage Toronto

Nicely said , stretch goals should be the one we work on , makes life more interesting with a little more challenge.

Cheers

Nor Yeretsian

Jan 02, 2011 12:50 AM
Lorraine or Loretta Kratz
Crescent Moon Realty, Inc. & Land N Sea Auctions. - San Marcos, CA
Certified Negotiation Consultants

Very inspiring thoughts for 2011.

Jan 02, 2011 01:03 AM
Glenn Roberts
Retired - Seattle, WA

Blasting off today, Gary. Why wait for tomorrow? Looks like a mighty fine year.

Jan 02, 2011 01:04 AM
The Somers Team
The Somers Team at KW Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
Delivering Real Estate Happiness

Gary - I love the moon footprints analogy !  And the goal stretching !  Is a great time of year to think about 2011 and reach for higher goals !  ~ Chris

Jan 02, 2011 01:05 AM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

I like the moon footprints analagy as well!   Last year at a business planning class we all did our models based on what we hoped to make.....then we were told to double it and break it down...we were all amazed at how little more we had to do to achieve the goals!    Breaking it down really puts it in perspective! 

Jan 02, 2011 01:40 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Gary,

This is my favorite quote of the new year...''In goal setting they call this the art of creating "stretch goals." ''

Margaret

Jan 02, 2011 01:50 AM
Holly Weatherwax
Associate Broker, Momentum Realty - Reston, VA
A Great Real Estate Experience

The goals we know we can accomplish are the easy ones, aren't they? Those that take us out of our comfort zone are the real goals!

Jan 02, 2011 02:12 AM
Don Rogers
Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO
Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Gary,

You make a very important point, we do need to have "stretch goals" to keep us moving forward.

Jan 02, 2011 02:16 AM
Kristin Johnston - REALTORĀ®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

Gary, great motivation and inspiration in this post!  What a great way to start off the new year!  Make it is a great one!

Jan 02, 2011 02:33 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Gary, if you aren't going to challange yourself at least a little bit, why bother with the goals.

Jan 02, 2011 02:35 AM
J Perrin Cornell
Coldwell Banker Cascade Real Estate - Wenatchee, WA
Broker, ABR, VAMRES

I am sooo ready for 2011. I have everything all written out and am looking forward to reviewing my goals on march 31 (you have to review periodically).

Jan 02, 2011 02:37 AM
Cindy Marchant
Keller Williams Indy NE 317-290-7775 www.marchantteam.com - Carmel, IN
"Cindy in Indy" , Realtor, Fishers Real Estate

And along with the goals...strategies and tactics by week to get there.  Goals are more likely to be met with a roadmap!  lol

Cindy in Indy

Jan 02, 2011 03:04 AM
Jody Keating
Jody Keating Connective Realty,LLC, Bryan/College Station,TX - Bryan, TX
Broker/MM/Realtor, Bryan / College Station, TX

Gary, I really like stretch goals although I never knew that was what they were called. But I really believe that if you don't push your boundaries farther yourself no one else will do it for you. Without goals life can become very humdrum.

Happy New Year to you and your family.

:)

Jan 02, 2011 04:46 AM
Tish Lloyd
BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC
Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

Gary ~  Well stated -- we all need to reach for the stars this year -- we've been too far away this year, sorta lost in the clouds!  Had to lean on that button.

Jan 02, 2011 11:47 AM
'The Diamond Group' 'A Cut Above The Rest'
The Diamond Group @ Keller Williams - Lubbock, TX
Lubbock Texas Real Estate

Follow those that have gone before us, they leave clues.  Thanks Gary.  Have  great 2011

Jan 02, 2011 12:16 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Happy New Year Gary. You makde some great points here with the best one being "make the footprints you own".

Jan 02, 2011 12:20 PM