Usually by day 3 of any convention, my mental capacity has passed the saturation point.

This means that I have to PAUSE and gather my random (and many) notes into some semblance of order.

Clearly, i woke up this morning remembering this (because I found myself in a mental haze)

My brain was jumping from one great idea to the next to the next to the next . . .

OH! I am SO certain that when I leave this Family Reunion I will put to use what I have learned and this will result in SIGNIFICANT IMPACT on my own effectiveness . . . and will catapult the results of those Buyers, Sellers and agents I serve.

For sure, this has been a powerful event with the strong possibility of changing the lives in a positive way of every one of the 7000+ people who showed up . . . and as they return to their homes, each one will immediately be faced with a big ole dose of reality . . . Those folks at home will likely resist the change and very well may take the position:

"You ALWAYS come back from those events with all these ideas, and nothing ever really changes"

If this scenario rings true for you, I have a suggestion.

On your first day back home from any convention, take the day off. Don't throw yourself back into "Business as usual" until you've accomplished the following.

Distill your notes - Boil out the excess information to leave only the GREAT stuff.

Create a list of "IMPLEMENT NOW" items and IMMEDIATELY schedule time on your calendar to accomplish these things.

Create a list of books, movies, and websites you heard about during the convention and buy them IMMEDIATELY! (It's OK if they sit on the shelf for a while)

Buy a case of champagne . . . following Clint Swindall's advice to always be prepared to CELEBRATE accomplishments. If you must, get yourself a refrigerator to store this in :-)

Now, think of longer term "projects" you intend to tackle and make 4 lists - Personal, Job (IN the Business - Working with Buyers and Sellers), Business (ON the Business - Systems Development), and Wealth Building (Recruiting strategies, Investment Ideas) ... When completed, these 4 lists stay with your 411 perpetually, and each month you will decide what items on those lists you will tackle.

If you don't have one, FIND AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER!

DO THIS IMMEDIATELY!

This will be the person outside of your own body to whom you will report EVERY week with your progress . . . The best method for this is simply sending your 411 to that person EVERY Sunday night and have a short (30) meeting every Monday morning.

Now!

Who in your world do you need to SUPPORT YOU as you effect these changes in your life?

The last thing you need is to be personally committed to an effort your loved ones do not understand or support. If your family and business partners do not "get" the importance of this work and thereby don't support it, you will be creating an accidental sabotage mission for them because they will inadvertently distract you from your newfound resolve to effect change . . . and life will return to how it was prior to the convention.

What a waste . . .

So . . . Schedule a REAL appointment with these folks and explain to them what will be changing. Share your lists and your strategy for getting things done, and ask for their support. Let them know that accomplishing these things will change THEIR lives in a positive way because as you find your way, you will also be a happier, more fulfilled and FUN person to be around . . . BONUS. .. MORE MONEY will flow :-)

More notes from Family Reunion coming soon.

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Barry Owen

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Keller Williams Realty

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