That's a great statement for me at the end of the day-- to honestly be able to say nothing else I could have done would have made this day any better.

Did I sell a house?  No.  Win the lottery?  Not a chance!  I didn't buy a ticket (and rarely do.  Although it's fun to buy them and give them to clients :-)!)  With either of these activities, there are too many factors beyond my control to say there's something I could have done.

So what did I do that made it such a great day?

First, I wrote out a plan the night before.  This is something I've been doing for decades (former school teacher, ya know, so it started in the form of 'lesson plans' and has evolved....)            But then I did something I don't always manage to do, which is...

completed every item on the list.  My "to do" lists are usually long.  Lots of items carry over into the next day.  Not today.  I started the day with some really positive statements said out loud to myself in the mirror.  Okay, confession time: I used to think such behaviors were quirky and corny, but I can't argue with success.  The best sales professionals in real estate make positive statements to themselves daily.

This positive start to the day led to a great meeting involving a new prospect, myself, and a mutual acquaintance who wants to grow business for all of us!  (What great people to spend time with.)      Besides bringing enthusiasm, faith, and courage to the meeting, I also applied some of the skills I've been learning about in order to help people.  Most notably, asking great questions (see Bob Burg's book, Endless Referrals for great questions) and then practicing the art of listening.  Asking the questions and then hearing the answers was really enjoyable.                           I left the meeting with an even bigger dosage of enthusiasm than I'd brought to it.  With batteries fully charged (the coffee helped too!), I returned to my home office and completed those "top priority" tasks-- the ones that will really grow my business.

I called people in my data base... and lined up meeting with three of them for coffee next week.

I wrote personal notes.  (The goal was to write three, but I wrote six.)

I popped by the businesses of two former clients and gave them little gifts.  (That makes five pop-bys so far this week.)

I also pushed through to complete a huge project I've been working on for months.  Finishing that is exhilarating!

Simple stuff, really.  Not at all earth shattering, but that's what's great about it.  It can easily be duplicated tomorrow.  No reason tomorrow can't be great and I can make the same statement about that day as well.