As hard as it is to believe, it’s just about time to start thinking about your yearly goals. I hope you planned out some goals for 2011 and have met most or all of them. Now start thinking about your goals for 2012. What do you want to accomplish, both professionally and personally? Let’s look deeper into that process.
We are big on Goals at Best Agent Business and our parent company Lifebushido. One of our projects includes training people, especially real estate agents, how to plan and meet their goals. Our company would not have reached the point it is at without active, viable goals, and yours probably won’t succeed without some either.
To start on your goals for 2012, first take a look at your goals for 2011. If you didn’t write down goals this year, then just look back, and take a few moments to write down your achievements, your failures, and the areas you wish you could have done better in. Also think about the things in your business and personal life that make you feel dissatisfied or out-right unhappy.
Now consider that list, and ask yourself how you would like to improve on those in 2012. Perhaps you want to move into a larger office, or go green by moving your office into the space above your garage. Perhaps you want to get on a budget and start the process of getting out of debt. Perhaps you want to lose 40 pounds. Maybe a 2-week cruise through the Bahamas is calling your name. All of these can be accomplished, or at least started, by setting and working towards goals.
Take the following categories and write down 3-5 goals under each one: Health, Relationships, Finances, Business, and Personal. These should each be something you can accomplish, they could build on another goal, and they should be written in positive statements. i.e. “I will read 10 books on improving my business or personal life” rather than “I won’t waste every evening watching TV.”
Set a deadline for each of your goals. Some of them will take you the entire year, others may be realistically something you will accomplish by spring.
Now format your goal sheet so it looks nice, print it out, and put it in a prominent location where you can see it and read it each day. You could even get it laminated so it will stay in great shape all year. Don’t be afraid to write on it, to make notes, to draw smiley faces when you achieve something, whatever it takes to keep you motivated towards reaching your goals.
Everyone is different and so are their goals. Even the ways we keep ourselves motivated or the ways we accomplish our goals are different. But the one thing that successful people have in common is taking the time to set goals and working each and every day towards those goals. And don’t forget to celebrate when you accomplish any of your goals!
At Best Agent Business we specialize in helping real estate agents set goals, accomplish goals, and strive to be better. We are much more than a virtual assistant agency. Are you ready to take charge of the future of your business? Visit TopAgentGoals.com and then schedule a call with Steve Kantor today to learn more.
Post submitted by Kim, Virtual Real Estate Assistant, Best Agent Business
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