You've probably already heard through the Internet, radio or on Fox News how bad the economy is. One place said the economy is so bad that ...Angelina Jolie is adopting an American kid. Another said the economy is so bad that a woman got an exorcism. But when she couldn't pay for it they had to "re-possess" her. Jay Leno remarked that "Times are so bad that three of OctoMom's kids are already working for Nike."
My suggestion is to try to lighten up and encourage the people you meet to think on a more positive level. Try it sometime. The next time that someone starts to complain about how bad the economy is, stop them dead in their tracks. Tell them that the economy will be back in full swing come June.
How do I know this? I don't, really.
But I'm going out on a limb. I'm saying that June 2009 is when the economy is going to start to click with all of the financial programs in place and things will really start to happen. You should too.
Why?
Because everything starts with a single thought. Thoughts are things, incredibly powerful things that trigger the mind into thinking ways and means of how something can be done.
When you start to believe something can change, it creates a chain reaction for doing so. So imagine a big June with lots of closings and sales and making lots of money!
In real estate for that to happen, of course, the phone needs to be ringing in March and April, so envision that happening too. Visualize buyers showing up in platoons at your open houses. See multiple offers being faxed to you on all your listings. Envision writing purchase agreements and foresee that you will be opening lots of escrows quickly and easily.
If you don't think this will work, I know how you feel. Many people have felt this way, that the economy is in too much crisis for people to want to purchase property. What we have found however, is that by creating a timeline for yourself, that you will work harder to find buyers and sellers and make your goal a reality.
It's like the joke about the blonde on the airplane.
A beautiful young blonde woman boards a plane to New York with a ticket for the economy section. She looks at the seats in economy and then looks into the forward cabin at the first-class seats. Seeing that the first-class seats appear to be much larger and more comfortable, she moves forward to an empty seat in first class. The flight attendant checks her ticket and tells the woman to return to her original assigned seat. The blonde replies, "No. I'm going to sit here all the way, until we get to New York." Flustered, the flight attendant goes to the cockpit and informs the Captain of the blonde problem. The captain says that he has a blonde girlfriend, and that he can take care of the problem. He approaches the girl and whispers something in the blonde's ear. She immediately gets up, says "Thank you so much, now I understand". She hugs him, and rushes back to her seat in the economy section. The flight attendant, who had been watching with rapt attention, asked the Captain what he had said to the woman. He replied, "I just told her that the first class section isn't going to New York."
Like the Captain on the airplane, tell everyone you meet the positive outcome that you expect to happen, and amazing things can and will come about for you!
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