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2025 Planning - Now what...

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"The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind." Rumi

So you have finished your plan, you have it printed out, now what....?

If you just put your plan on a shelf, nothing is going to change. A plan is about taking action, believing in yourself and that your plan will bring changes into your life for the better. As the quote above encourages do not let your mind limit what might happen.

So, now you have a plan and you need to start taking action, but as you take action you also need to consider what you want to happen and measure this someway so you can decide over time if these changes are worthwhile.

For example, you want to lead a healthier lifestyle, so your plan calls for walking 10,000 steps a day, and eating a healthier diet, whatever that might be for you. Measuring the results might be how long the walk takes you, is it getting shorter, do you feel less winded, maybe your weight is coming down, your blood pressure is dropping, your blood numbers are improving. All these are signs of improvement so you pat yourself on the back and keep up the good work. Maybe you even decide to increase the number of steps and challenge yourself to a larger target.

"If all you can do is crawl, start crawling." Rumi

Where ever you are you need to start, sometimes setting a massive target can be off-putting. I now tend to break down my goals into smaller increments. I might still have a large target, but have small steps along the way to reach the goal. Maybe, taking the example above it is to break the steps down into multiple walks rather than one big walk daily. As long as I reach my target I am accomplishing my goal.

Likewise, writing for your blog or filming a video maybe start small and set a monthly goal of one or a weekly goal of one, but always be developing ideas for subjects and keep working at them. An example of this is making a video, maybe you interview several people all in one week, you do not have to post them all at the same time, you could schedule them over a month and end up being consistent at one a week. As long as you start you can reach your goal. Like eating an elephant, you start with one bite.

"You're going to mess up. So instead of trying to be perfect, learn how to be accountable." - Whitney Goodman

It easy to let things slide when we get busy, so why not find a partner to hold you accountable. Maybe a friend who you trust, or a manager who can give advice when you are struggling. Holding ourselves accountable to our goals is hard, but when we realize we most likely will mess up as the quote above mentions, we accept it and address it with accountability. Every day is an opportunity to start over and begin again, that is the joy of waking up each morning, it is a new opportunity to reach our goals.

So, share one big goal or target you have set for yourself this year in the comments and then come back and let us know how you are doing throughout the year. Maybe that should be an AR challenge in June, an assessment of our plans and how we are doing.

Have a great year, I know you can do whatever you set your mind to achieve, make it a great one!

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Nick Vandekar
Nick is a Tredyffrin Easttown Residential and Commercial REALTOR selling The Main Line, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties.

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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Action is the ONLY way to make progress. Do something!

Jan 20, 2025 04:52 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

A good plan without action is not a good plan at all, it's our actions that will get us where we want to be in life!

Jan 20, 2025 05:05 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Nick. Great wake-up call for those who take the time to develop a good plan and then fail to take action and shelf it. A good plan is only a great dream unless you take action. Enjoy your journey. 

Jan 20, 2025 05:08 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I'm a lover of the quotes from Rumi and working on my 4th post this morning with something I was going to give a try and will post later.

Jan 20, 2025 07:02 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Nick and thank you for your 4th post this morning to share with us here in the Rain.  Make it a great day!

Jan 20, 2025 09:03 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Michael Jacobs if you never loose the ropes from the jetty you cannot reach your destination.

Nina Hollander, Broker wow, that is a big step to look forward to...

Kat Palmiotti I read once that drivers of fire trucks are told to never stop, just keep going even if you make a wrong turn, just work your way back to where you want to go.

Brian England exactly, you have to do something.

Wayne Martin thank you, I am and will. 

 

Jan 20, 2025 11:28 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Dorie Dillard Austin TX that sounds interesting, look forward to reading it.

Will Hamm thank you, it is shaping up to be a good week. 

Jan 20, 2025 11:30 AM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

Thanks for the inspiring post, Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543! Your insights on taking actionable steps and holding ourselves accountable really hit home, and I appreciate you encouraging us to embrace those small victories along the way!

Jan 20, 2025 02:42 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

This is excellent, Nick. Many years ago, I started working out at Gold's Gym. I got on a stationary bike but since I hadn't been on a bike or done any regular workouts...it was hard for me. Sitting next to me was someone who looked like he knew what he was doing. He told me...start with 5 minutes today Tomorrow add another 5 and so on. It worked and I was doing 60 minutes without blinking an eye. 

Jan 20, 2025 05:25 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Lew Corcoran thank you, accountability helps us, although we often view it as someone with a big stick, but it may actually be a carrot to achieve more.

Kathy Streib that is a great way to ramp it up, either with time or intensity. Great job.

Jan 21, 2025 06:04 AM
Leanne Smith
Dirt Road Real Estate - Golden Valley, AZ
The Grit and Gratitude Agent

Execution is what keeps so many goals just that words on a page.  Love the two quotes. Thank you for this fourth entry and summary to your other 3 posts.

Jan 21, 2025 06:33 AM
Leanne Smith
Dirt Road Real Estate - Golden Valley, AZ
The Grit and Gratitude Agent

Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 please make sure your other posts are on the January Challenge page. I found 2, but I may be missing 3 and 4 on that page with all the comments and participants.

Jan 21, 2025 06:36 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Leanne Smith thank you, they should all be there in the replies underneath, it would not let me edit it a second time so I had to use reply.

Jan 21, 2025 06:40 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nick, like Nina, I have only written down goals one year out of 27.... and it all worked out great.

Jan 21, 2025 03:16 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Joan Cox I like to have written down goals, now in the past I have not always looked at them after writing them down and hope to improve on that this year.

Jan 22, 2025 05:55 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Thursday afternoon, Nick. I hope all is going well for you this week.

Jan 23, 2025 02:23 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Roy Kelley so far so good. Been a busy week.

Jan 24, 2025 06:13 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Jan 25, 2025 06:35 PM
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP
Big Block LPT Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Retirees Services

Bravo Nick! This was a wonderful read and very good points made, I've been posting similar. Goals with out action are just wishes. Goals without actionable habits to create and sustain the change needed to make them happen are just resolutions. You spell it out well, action not words and keep your goal in front of you. I review mine every morning for the week, every week for the month and the first Sunday of every month for the year to maintain my course and avoid drift.

Jan 26, 2025 07:39 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Kathy Streib thank you, much appreciated

Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP I know what I need to do, and often do do it, but I can easily get sidetracked, so this year I am trying to hold myself more to checking my goals regularly.

Jan 26, 2025 10:02 AM
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP

A great way to hold yourself accountable is to have somebody help you with that and ask somebody to be your accountability partner announce each week what your plans are and check in with that same person at the end of the week and let them know what you got done and what you didn’t get done.

The thA great way to hold yourself accountable is to have somebody help you with that and ask somebody to be your accountability partner announce each week what your plans are and check in with that same person at the end of the week and let them know what you got done and what you didn’t get done.

The threat of that Has kept me more honest with my week, I’ve had an accountability partner for over eight years we talk every Friday morning!

Jan 26, 2025 10:49 AM