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WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS FOR 2016

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Real Estate Agent with Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified #1 in Forest Land Mgmt

It all begins with a Dream list, and works into a Goal, and then with a little Action...

Thanks for sharing this Grant Schneider !!

Bob

Original content by Grant Schneider

While most real estate agents are working on their business plans for 2016, I would like to step back and ask you, "What are your dreams for 2016?"  It all begins with a dream and a goal is a dream with a timetable. 

 

Learn to Create Your Dream

Let’s start the process imagining your dreams. Do an inventory of your dreams and write them down. Can you visualize them and verbalize them? This is the first step in goal achievement. In order to create the motivation to achieve your goal you must have a burning desire to reach it and that would come from a big dream. If you have made goals in the past and have not achieved them one reason may be that you did not have a burning desire and, therefore, not driven to achieve them. New Year’s resolutions fall into this category many times.

When you think about your life, your daily journey, how well do you plan and organize it? Your life’s journey is the MOST important trip you will ever take. So why is it that we spend more time planning a two week vacation than planning our life’s work? Our life work would include a balance between personal goals and career goals.

A balanced approach might include personal goals in areas such as mental development, ethics, family, physical, financial and social. The career and business goals might include the following: productivity, time management, people skills, and influencing skills.

Have you heard the term SMART Goals? Let me introduce WHYSMART Goals as follows:

W – Goals should be Written.

H – Goals should be Harmonious with you purpose and dreams in life.

Y – Goals must be Yours and reflect your personal vision and burning desire.

S – Goals must be Specific. Vague goals cause confusion and frustration.

M – Goals must be Measurable. Attain annual sales of 4 million dollars is a measurable goal; developing a goal of increased sales is vague and not at all measurable.

A - Attainable goals spark excitement and action. Goals that are beyond reach produce frustration and discouragement. Attainable goals should also provide a challenge.

R – Goals must be Realistically high and results oriented. Challenging goals stimulate creativity and commitment.

T – Goals must be Time bound. Goals that do not specify target dates have a tendency to get lost. “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” – Diana Scharf Hunt

If you do not set “achievement dates” for your goals you’ll get caught in the trap of “someday.” As in, “Someday, I’ll do that.”

Take a look at your calendar. You will find: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. What you will not find is Someday. So not only does someday never come, it doesn’t exist!

 Vision Values Mission WHYSMART is an excellent criterion to make sure that you are maximizing the goal setting process to your professional and personal advantage. Make sure that all of your goals, tangible and intangible as well as short or long-term, are evaluated against WHYSMART, and you will see a distinct difference in your ability to accomplish anything you desire.  For a similar blog on our web site go to A GOAL IS A DREAM WITH A TIMETABLE.

 

Would you like us to help you with your annual goals review?

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Comments (8)

Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good Morning Bob - I hope you had a Merry Christmas and thank you very much for continuing to reshare this.

Dec 26, 2015 12:40 AM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Bob, great post to re-blog. I've pretty much always written goals down and associated them with a date...seemed a natural thing to do. With few exceptions I reach those goals...the key for me has been writing them down! 

Dec 26, 2015 03:23 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

My one goal for 2016 is get away from the computer. So I will be exercising every morning before I start to work.

Dec 26, 2015 06:24 AM
Linda Guess
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes Branson, MO - Branson, MO
Branson area real estate sales.

My goal for 2016 is to take some time off for a pleasure trip now and then.  I am happy working every day, but I think I will look for some pictures of places I want to see so I will take time off.  This my first time to set goals to take time off.

Dec 26, 2015 12:12 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Bob. Grant Schneider did such a great job with the post you shared. Great choice for a re-blog.

Dec 26, 2015 06:54 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is an excellent selection for a reblog.

Have a great Sunday and an outstanding week. 

Dec 26, 2015 08:13 PM
Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Bob, Good post to re-blog and we all should do our own goal setting before the beginning of the year. 

Dec 27, 2015 07:04 AM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

Bob this is a great repost.  Would not have seen it otherwise.  Mark

Dec 27, 2015 10:30 AM