Dream It, Plan It, Do It...
I recently had a commercial client confide in me about the difficulty she's having getting her new business started. She's been planning to 'open the doors' now for several years but keeps running into roadblock after roadblock.
Seems as if this is no random subject these days. For that reason, I decided to publish my response to her for the benefit of all. Hopefully you can apply some of these tips to your own real estate business:
"_______, I had similar issues with starting my own company. A marriage falling apart, working for a buddy who filed for BK and left owing me money; the economy- my primary gig is a commercial & residential mortgage broker- need I say anymore about that...)
"Over the past 18 months, I've had to make some hard choices- mostly eliminating anything and anyone that wasn't helping me get to where I want to go... friends, partying, bad habits, even some TV viewing and reading- anything or anyone that was a drain on my energy and resources, I just had to let go.
"I've also had to re-focus & re-commit. Reading, re-learning, and re-aligning myself with positive and persuasive people whom I admire and respect. Sometimes we have to 'strip-down-bare-naked' and get back to the success basics process.
"Every entrepreneur will benefit themselves by learning that life is not just about living and earning but also about learning and growing and contributing and becoming. It's not just about what we can get out of life, but equally, what we can put back into it and what we can become.
"Take a minute, right now, and visualize yourself leaving home each day with two large shopping bags- one empty and one full. The empty one has GET written on the outside of it and the full one has GIVE written on it. It's your daily mission to empty the GIVE bag and fill-up the GET bag. What you'll find at the end of each day is that the reward of contribution- giving, is often greater and more fulfilling than the temporary reward of consumption- getting. But in order to grow, we must both give and get.
"_______, whether you're following in the steps of Eleanor Roosevelt, Lucille Ball, Mother Theresa, Mary Kaye Ashe, Rosa Parks, Oprah Winfrey, Alanis Morrisett, or making your own way, make sure you focus on the contribution. Determine to leave behind a legacy- not just consuming and taking up space- but using your space to make the world a better place- even if only a little bit better.
"Don't be afraid to give it your all. This country thrives on mediocrity. Don't buy into it; don't sign up for that class. Never settle for being just okay. Always strive for excellence (not perfection- but excellence).
"Our modern advances in medicine, the sciences, technology, and industry are all a direct result of men and women who refused to be contained by the status quo. Dream it, plan it, and then go to work on it as if your life depended on it- because in a sense, it does.
"_______, you don't have to wait until you have all your ducks in a row to begin. Begin TODAY! Start RIGHT NOW! Get MOVING, make some mistakes, and keep 'failing forward.' Do something every day that moves you closer and closer to the person you want to become. "By the yard it's hard; by the inch it's a cinch."
"Don't become overly concerned with making mistakes or failing. It's all part of the success basics process: Plan, do, fail, learn... plan, do, mistake, learn... plan, do, fail, learn... (By George, I think you've got it!!!)
"Whatever your field or specialty, decide TODAY that you're going to get in the top 5%. Learn the lingo, take the classes, read the journals and the books; attend the seminars, join the associations. Sign up for coaching and additional training. Never think that you know-it-all; pride always precedes the crash! Resolve to get a little smarter and a little wiser each day.
"_______, get your financial house in order: Work on improving your credit and raising your score; start saving money- 5, 10, 20% or more of your net earnings- off the top. Learn how to prepare a financial statement & a business plan (for this I would also suggest you contact you local chapter of S.C.O.R.E- they are awesome & the classes are FR*EE).
"I would also suggest you read, "The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be" by Jack Canfield. This should be your first read. There are 100's of other great books I could recommend but I think this one should be 'top of the list' reading for today's entrepreneur.
"_________, I hope some or even just one of these tips will help. Make up your mind to make today a great day, come what may. I repeat, just make up your mind to make today a great day, come what may. Dream, Plan, Do... Fail, Learn, Plan, Do...
To your continued success,
Ron "The Mortgage Doc" Reed
Total Real Estate & Equity Solutions, LLC
Commercial & Residential Business Development
(615) 829-9289
http://activerain.com/themortgagedoc
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