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Top Ten Reason To Have A Top Ten

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Real Estate Agent with Cherimie Crane & Associates

Do you wake up with a plan? Do you make a "to do list" the night before? Do you just wake up and hope for the best? Maybe you should consider creating your very own Top 10!

I consider myself to be somewhat of a free spirit, one not fond of being categorized or labeled. However, I don't know what I would do without my Top Ten!

Each night before I go to bed, I write myself an email.

It usually starts with "Goodnight Cherimie, great job today". ( I can take all the encouragement I can get).

Then I let myself freely write 10 things that seem to be weighing on my mind.

The next morning, that is the first thing I read. It is also the first thing I address. I won't even log on to Active Rain unless my Top 10 are complete.

Why does this matter?

1. It gives me some amount of peace at the end of the day. By jotting down all my last moment concerns, my head hits the pillow light as a feather.

2. By only writing 10, the most important naturally appear.

3. It doesn't have the monotony of a to do list. Only the most pressing, most important concerns face me each morning. Once addressed, then I can attack the to do list.

4. It is a wonderful business journal.  I organize them in their own separate folders. At the end of the year, the story they portray is always a reminder that activity trumps complaining any day of the week and that difficult days do in fact end.

5. It forces me to make time for myself, even if just to listen to myself about what is concerning me. (There is no way to explain that better:)

6. I don't wake the next morning with that "Oh no, what I am forgetting" feeling.

7. It is just as much personal as it is related to business. I don't limit my top 10 to real estate matters only. As a matter of fact, my first one for this morning was:

Call Dad, or be disowned.

 

8.By emailing myself, I know I will get at least one great email a day:)

9. It always helps me to better focus on those ever so challenging unexpected events of the day.

10. Last but not least, if Real Estate doesn't work out for me, I can always publish these things as "A Note To Me, The Last Minute Thoughts of A Realtor in A Down Market".

 

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Comments (10)

Cindy Edwards
RE/MAX Checkmate - Johnson City, TN
CRS, GRI, PMN - Northeast Tennessee 423-677-6677
What a great idea! I love this and will implement it today.
Nov 13, 2012 10:45 PM
Donald Urschalitz
Lubeck Realty Group - Jupiter, FL
P.A. Realtor ABR RSPS North Palm Beach County

Great post, thank you.

Nov 13, 2012 10:46 PM
Bill Gillhespy
16 Sunview Blvd - Fort Myers Beach, FL
Fort Myers Beach Realtor, Fort Myers Beach Agent - Homes & Condos

Hi Cherimie,

Fun read and a great way to stay on track.  Loved the " Great job today ! "  comment.

 

Nov 13, 2012 10:51 PM
Teresa R. Murray RealtorĀ® Franklin North Carolina Homes for Sale
RE/MAX Elite Realty - Franklin, NC
Team Murray...Moving you in the Right Direction

Love the idea...More positive than a 'to do' list.  Think I will give it a try.  Thanks.

Nov 13, 2012 11:05 PM
Brenda Mullen
RE/MAX Associates - San Antonio, TX
Your San Antonio TX Real Estate Agent!!

Love this.  These are some great ideas to lighten the load and know that you will end the night on a good note :)!

Nov 13, 2012 11:08 PM
Mary Elizabeth Allen
Lake Monticello, VA

Somehow I have the suspicion that that whole real estate thing is working out just fine for you. :)

Nov 14, 2012 01:11 AM
Robert Rauf
CMG Home Loans - Toms River, NJ

What a great idea- to empty your head at the end of the day so you can sleep and get the ball rolling in the morning.. I LIKE it and I am reblogging it too!

Nov 14, 2012 01:58 AM
Peggy Hughes/pha logistix, inc.
pha logistix inc - San Francisco, CA
SF NYC LA

I think releasing things on your mind before bed is one of the best ways to get a good night's sleep!  Of course, the positive affirmation is the icing on the cake....

Nov 14, 2012 02:33 AM
Arizona Home Group RE/MAX Excalibur
The Arizona Home Group - Scottsdale, AZ

Some great ideas.  #8 is cute!  I am a to-do list person, so this is helpful!

Nov 19, 2012 11:39 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I like your top ten list idea, it does trump a plain old to-do list.

Good night Cherimie!

Jan 02, 2013 08:59 AM