I will tell you right upfront, I'm writing this post to MYSELF! This is my weakest area on this list. I am trying to get better, but I have a ways to go! But before I get into it in detail, let me give you all 12 ideas to help us LIVE WELL!
1. Define your purpose.
2. Be honest with yourself.
3. Define your short term goals.
4. Stay positive and believe in yourself.
5. Learn new information.
6. Make different choices.
7. Take action.
8. Reprogram your negative self talk.
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MAKE NEW ASSOCIATIONS 10. Refine - continually try to improve
11. Help others
12. Don't be afraid
As I said, this is my biggest weakness on this list. I have ALWAYS had a tendency to decide things by myself, to go my own way, in short, to do whatever the hell I wanted. Sometimes it's worked out great and sometimes it has not worked at all! Those times have taught me that I DO NOT KNOW EVERYTHING!
Now I'm a pretty talented guy, but NOBODY CAN DO IT ALL BY THEMSELVES! It doesn't matter what area of life we are talking about. Whether it's running a real estate business, or running a coaching business, or trying to lose weight or just trying to stay motivated. There are people out there who can help us! It is up to us, to go and FIND THEM!
MAKING NEW ASSOCIATIONS means meeting new people who can help you achieve your goals. But the rub is, they don't come and knock on your door! We have to step out of our comfort zones and go seek out their help. I am slowly getting better at this, for example, I have designed a piece of exercise equipment. I INSTANTLY RECOGNIZED MY LIMITATIONS IN THIS FIELD and went and sought out a product development company. I did my research and chose a company I was comfortable with. They are the experts in this field and I am not! To get my product to the marketplace, I AM MAKING NEW ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE PEOPLE AT THIS COMPANY!
It's the same for real estate, if you want to grow your business, YOU MUST SEARCH OUT THE EXPERTS AND MAKE NEW ASSOCIATIONS. It could be a local top producer that you take to lunch, or an expert who teaches his tactics at a seminar, or it could be a real estate coach, or it could be someone who has written a book about real estate. A well written letter usually gets a response. Give it a try! If we want to improve our businesses, we must be smart enough to know what we don't know!
I'm going to try and remember this lesson for the rest of my life. I want to make my life better for myself and my family, so I'm ALWAYS GOING TO LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO HELP ME ACHIEVE MY GOALS! I KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE, BUT IT'S UP TO ME TO GO FIND THEM AND ASK FOR THEIR HELP! What about you? Are you going to ask for help to make your life better? All the best until next time!
Kevin Bungert
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Kevin: A great way to make new associations is to get involved with a committee in your local association of Realtors. I joined our Education Committee last year and it is providing new opportunities for me all the time. I never thought that devoting time to my local association could be so rewarding.