Comments on: Every good boy deserves fudge…uh, I mean, goals.

By: Allison Crow Flanigin

Allison Crow Flanigin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:01:37 +0000

I love that you shared your goals! I do this to because the increased social pressure means you are more likely to achieve them all! Keep your list in front of you. PROMISE your wife you will take her on that vacation –then you CAN’T break it.

Consider the outcomes if you DON’T reach your goals…really emote how bad that would bite! What pain would that cause? And when you DO complete them all…how will that feel. Consider the pain of not accomplishing and the pleasure of achieving your goals EVERY SINGLE DAY!

You can completely do the 30 transactions you are hesitant to set as your goal! Shoot for 35 and don’t stop till you get there. The decision to DO them is the hardest part.

I finally hired a fitness coach and it has made ALL the difference in my health. You are right, as a REALTOR® being healthy or fit isn’t easy. I always said I was to tired or didn’t have time. one week in with the trainer and my energy was back and it was much easier to get back in and stay on track with my health! Go pay for 6 sessions today!

You can do all that you set out to! Thanks for sharing!

By: Matt Stigliano

Matt Stigliano — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:37:40 +0000

Bill – You’re 100% on the combining the two idea. I really wanted to hit Connect in NYC as my wife loves NYC, but the funds just weren’t there to pull it off. But perhaps the next one. It would be nice to a) get the vacation, b) meet all of you, and c) introduce my wife to the people she probably thinks I made up.

Missy – One of the agents in my office and I started talking about goals today. He has one of those giant post-it note pads in his office and he was working on his. They are now stuck to his window and you can’t miss them. I might follow him down that path. He offered to let me use the pad and I think it would be good if I had to stare at them all day.

Lani – Some great things to think about. This is scary uncharted territory for me. I will tell you this, my act of putting my goals here actually got me moving a bit more this week than usual. I have already made several contacts I wanted to make and there are buyers in the pipeline now. A little goal writing seems to have already gone a long way. Now if I refine them, what will happen? I’ll be working on that. As for “giddy” – you shouldn’t be surprised to hear me say that it should be the other way around. I have the biggest pool of brilliant teachers to pull from. How lucky am I? And I am not going to let those teachers down.

By: Lani Rosales

Lani Rosales — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:36:13 +0000

Matt, these are great goals! You want help refining? Okay! I bet you can easily add to them, for example your first goal is weigh-in, surely this involves some dietary changes? You could refine your closing goals by adding a target post-tax, post-expense “salary” for yourself. For your vacation goal, you could set smaller benchmarks like “I will turn the computer off on Sundays” or “We will take a quarterly weekend trip within driving distance” (like to Austin, ahem).

Matt, because I know you I know that you also have networking goals. Not as in “I will meet 5 SEO professionals” but as in “I will expand my network, with a focus on quality connections over quantity” or “I will pick up the phone once a day to reach out to a client or colleague.”

It’s exciting watching your career Matt and we all feel all giddy that you let us all be a part of it. Keep on keepin’ on!

By: Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:17:14 +0000

Matt, good goals and I have been writing mine down for years. It gives me and my TEAM something to shoot for that will push up forward.

One thing I would do is change the first words to I will, not a want.

I also say them out loud quite often and they become my affirmations. When I first start some are just saying them, eventually they get from head to heart and you believe them.

By: Mark Eibner

Mark Eibner — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:16:14 +0000

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By: Bill Lublin

Bill Lublin — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:46:02 +0000

Matt
Any goals are good to have and yours are certainly attainable and appropriate.

As far as the vacation goes, make it a working vacation and it gets to be deductible. I always attended the NAR convention each year and extended the trip by a day or two so my wife and I could play. There are good educational and networking opportunities, there are often free parties (where your wife is welcome), and they are usually in interesting places. By mising work and pleasure you maximize the opportunity and minimize the expense – Just an idea.
Best wishes for th holidays for your family from mine!