My title may sound off-topic, but please read on. For many years, diet soda was my water, my coffee, my beverage of choice. As my co-workers were huddled around the coffee pot, I would head for the vending machine. I even drank soda in the middle of the night.
This New Years I made a resolution to be more healthy (One of the top three resolutions, I think.) The First thing I did was cut way down on diet soda. I replaced it with Vitamin Water, Crystal Light On-The-Go's, Sparkling Flavored Water (for the fizz), and bottle after bottle of Costco water.
It has been almost 4 weeks since I entered the no soda zone, and now, I get to how this relates to real estate. I have at least tripled my productivity in that time. I am getting up earlier, jumping out of bed and getting to the office earlier, my mind is more focused, and I don't have those lulls and swoons in the late afternoon that would sometimes convince me that it was time to go home. Now, I am just pushing forward, staying late to make more calls, and sleeping soundly through the night.
I am thrilled to say that this activity is starting to pay huge dividends. My originations are way up, and I am set to exceed my best month ever!!! The extra time and energy is going right into strategic planning and how to better leverage my time, therefore meeting more potential borrowers.
All of this has happened right in the middle of "The worst real estate market ever" (quote from one of my colleagues.)
Can I definitively say that drinking water instead of diet soda was the real reason. You betchya!!! If I believe it, it must be true!!!! Besides, even if I'm wrong, my bank account is looking much nicer. Could this be a metaphor for taking action vs. complacency? Possibly.
My question for everybody is this.
What is in our lives that we choose to allow because it is comfortable and are loath to do away with even though it is potentially holding us back without even realizing it?
Have an amazing day!
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