With the continual beating we get with the bad news of late and probably into the near future by the media, real estate professionals and others in life might think all they can do is react. Our thinking needs us
Being Proactive When The World Wants You To Be Reactive.
By being proactive, it shows you have the ability to control your environment rather than have it control you. It is pure and simple, self-determination. It is choice. You, lest you forget, have the power to decide what you do with the stimulus, conditions, and circumstances around you.
This opposite way of thinking from what the "world" wants you to do is very invigorating. Since somehow naturally I specialize in being opposite, this has come easy for me. Here's some examples. Think about education. You plan to take a course. You sign up for it. You attend classes. You complete it. Wow. The Dow Jones plummeting 500 points today had no effect on that. Your phone at your office with clients ready to buy/sell/invest with you on houses is not ringing. Those Staging appointments are not ringing your phone. Answer. Outbound calls. Make it happen. Go get the business. Proactiveness is "re-shaping" your world and not accepting the status quo. It is the "opposite" of being reactive.
The secret here is to think that you are "acting in advance" to cause an effect. Why do so many not have this technique down? First, they are not thinking about it. Second, it does require energy. If you have been getting sleep like I have recommended before and eating right no excuse there.
Take care of your problems when they are small. Head things off at the pass. Preventive maintenance is important for your car, your relationships, your business and your life. Be the force in the world that makes things happen.
One other secret for you:
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