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Instead of a "To-do" List how about a "To-be" List?

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Managing Real Estate Broker with NextHome Experience 17050

Full transparency....I HATE to-do lists.

Sometimes I make them. Then I forget where I put them. I lose them.

Sometimes I write them on the back of napkins or in the latest iphone app or voice memo gizmo, or on the back of my hand.

Seriously, I've tried for not going to share the exact number a really long time to appease my mother and be a to-do list maker/practitioner to no avail.

Sorry Mom, I am NOT a to-do list person.

But that doesn't mean I don't find lists helpful.

Forget "to-do" lists.

How about "to-be" lists?

Now that's something that gets me excited!

I've been a big picture person for as long as I can remember.  

Dreaming big, planning, acting "as-if" and ultimately framing my business and goals around a vision beyond daily actions steps has been a much more effective tool for me over the years.

How might things be different in your business if you focused more on who you want to be in the future, rather than what you have to do today?

Let me list the ways....

 

 

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Colleen Fischesser REMAX

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Colleen M. Fischesser, Managing Broker

RE/MAX Advantage, L.C.

Serving Seattle and the Chelan Valley

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This is a personal blog based on my opinion and experience in the real estate industry. All content is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as legal, financial or tax advice. Laws, industry practice standards and procedures vary by state. Readers are advised to contact appropriate third parties for professional advice when needed. Any questions please let me know!

 

Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

     That is profound, Colleen.  I like the concept of "To Be" or "To Become".   Thanks for the motivation!

Mar 09, 2014 12:55 PM
Charles Stallions Property Manager
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pace, FL
Pensacola, Pace & Gulf Breeze Property Management

Very nice Colleen I always like the big picture as well but I do enjoy the to do list as well. 

Mar 09, 2014 12:58 PM
Colleen Fischesser Northwest Property Shop
NextHome Experience - Chelan, WA
A Tradition of Trust in the Pacific NW since 1990!

Hi Fred, sometimes it's helpful to just step outside the minutia :-)

 

Thanks Michelle, wish I could do both, but sadly, my to-do list skills are really bad!

Mar 09, 2014 01:19 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Colleen... I couldn't agree more. I write so many lists and don't find them until a week later when I'm doing the laundry... oh, that's where I put it, in my pants pocket! Love the idea of a to be list, that for me is what the initial reason for the list was in the first place! Great post!

Mar 09, 2014 01:36 PM
Colleen Fischesser Northwest Property Shop
NextHome Experience - Chelan, WA
A Tradition of Trust in the Pacific NW since 1990!

Ahhh, Rene, it's so nice to know I'm not alone!

Mar 09, 2014 02:04 PM
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Hi Colleen,

Great post and your attitude about this is SPOT ON!  

Mar 10, 2014 02:01 AM
Colleen Fischesser Northwest Property Shop
NextHome Experience - Chelan, WA
A Tradition of Trust in the Pacific NW since 1990!

Wayne and Jean, I think we can get bogged down in all the minutia and it's so much more fun to set goals and reach them :-)

Mar 10, 2014 02:45 AM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Colleen, I am a list maker.. it helps me stay on task.  I'm also a "to be" person.. very aware of who I am and who I want to be. 

Mar 10, 2014 11:59 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I'm a list maker....sometimes the list isn't actually written down, but I know what it is and I don't stop until it's complete.  I could be better on the "to be" list though!

Mar 11, 2014 07:13 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

In real estate, your to be list includes your production levels in comparison with others in the same market.

Mar 12, 2014 04:39 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

I make lists  and then I lose them.  I like the idea of a "to be" list!

Mar 12, 2014 11:59 AM
Colleen Fischesser Northwest Property Shop
NextHome Experience - Chelan, WA
A Tradition of Trust in the Pacific NW since 1990!

Haha Joan, ME TOO!!!!! It's awful

Mar 12, 2014 12:02 PM