procrastination: How to make a reasonable resolution - 12/29/10 10:02 AM
It's hard not to get the resolution urge on New Year's Eve…
There's that sense of renewal, of rebirth, and the guilty awareness that you ate your own weight in chocolate during the holidays. Sure, last year's resolutions didn't makeit past the fifth of January, but hey, this year is going to be different, right? 
Most of us don't have a clue how to make a reasonable resolution, which is why most of us fail to keep the ones we make. 
We set high goals for ourselves, and then wonder why we never attain them. So we either stop setting goals … (6 comments)

procrastination: Are YOU Battling Time... and LOSING? - 12/19/10 03:58 AM
 
Elevating Your Real Estate Game – Part 6
Are You Battling Time… and LOSING?
“Try to do everything, and you’re really not doing much at all.”
Does this statement hit home with you? If you’re like most real estate professionals,
I bet it does.
Managing your time does not mean “do as much as you can today.”
It really means, “make the most of your time.”
Which most people do NOT do. 

The Clues:
You often say, “I just don’t have the time,” or “I can’t, I don’t have the time.” Or
“I’m exhausted.  I just don’t have the time to get it … (6 comments)

procrastination: Are YOU Disconnected From Your Sphere of Influence? - 12/15/10 04:16 AM
Elevate Your Real Estate Game – Part 5: 
ReConnect With Your Most Valuable Contacts
The Flaw:
You are disconnected from your sphere of influence. 
The benefit of working with people we know is; it is more fun, less stressful,
you work less hunting as your network is busy enrolling their family, friends
and co-workers to work for you.  
They are your eyes and ears in the world, at work, parties and school.  
They are in places you can’t be.
Given all that, our strategy and plan to attract referral business can get kind
of sloppy as we go through life and attempt to … (4 comments)

procrastination: Ever Wonder Where Your Money Went? - 12/07/10 11:16 PM
Elevate Your Real Estate Game – Part 4:Ever Wonder Where Your Money Went?Have you ever stopped to think why you’re making less money than you did this time last year? Besides all of the excuses one can think of, you’ve got to investigate the cause that produced the effect. The Flaw:Not enough sales engines The Clues:Your business suddenly came to a halt. All the business you used to get from your 1 or 2 sales engines, let’s say for sake of argument…
FSBO’s came to a screeching halt.  You stoppedgenerating leads, listings, sales production and profit or it slowed down considerably.   The Mess:When … (23 comments)

procrastination: Lead Generation Blunders! - 12/02/10 07:14 AM
Elevate Your Real Estate Game – Part 3:Qualifying and Lead Generation Blunders‘The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.’~~~ Samuel Johnson 
When you strip away all other excuses and explanations…
Where you are right now; whatever is going on in your life, positive ornegative, is a direct result of your habits. We make our habits then our habits make us.Let’s examine some habits we can change to elevate our game.
The Flaw:Qualifying…Lead Blunders.
The Clues:  (How many can you relate to?)You have more than 20 A+ buyer or seller leads. You don’t have … (1 comments)

procrastination: Preparing Your Winning Attitude! - 11/27/10 02:30 AM
Elevate Your Real Estate Game - Part 2: Preparing Your Winning Attitude
The Mess: 
Your attitude can make or break you.  Think about it, how many people do you know who have great technical skills or knowledge but never seem to get the success you would think those attributes deserve?
On the other hand, how many people do you know with average technical skills, but with that little extra something called a "great attitude", that achieve great things. Having a positive mental attitude helps you bust through adversity.  
A negative attitude makes everything much harder. You can’t win acontest when you go … (15 comments)

procrastination: TOP TEN PROFIT HOLES - 02/06/08 05:44 AM
TOP TEN PROFIT HOLES!*****************************************************************1. PROCRASTINATIONNothing happens without ACTION!" Decide what needs to be done and do it. Take the biggest thing you are procrastinating on each day and handle it first before anything else.2. WORKING WITH ANYONE WHO IS BREATHINGQualify, Qualify, Qualify! Identify the "Ideal Client" and work only with them.3. OVERPRICED INVENTORYImprove your presentation to price better up front. Create strategy for price reductions sooner then later.4. SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON:Income Servicing Activities and too little time on Income Producing Activities:- 80% of your time ought to be on "Income Producing" activities- 20% of your time ought to be … (3 comments)