Anand Patel
By Anand Patel
With 2011 coming to a close it seems everyone is talking, blogging, and tweeting about setting new goals for 2012.
Well, let’s not jump the gun! What about the goals you already set for yourself that you haven’t accomplished? Whatever you do, if they are worthy goals you truly wish to achieve, don’t abandon them just yet!
Before giving up and setting new goals, why not seriously look at what you have already set for yourself. Do you know what these goals of yours look like? I mean, deep down inside, can you visualize, feel, smell, and even taste these goals? If not, maybe your vision is getting bored, and it’s time to get your goals down on a VISION BOARD.
A vision board is just that — a board that helps you visualize your goals. I put my first vision board together this past August to help me really ingrain some of my short-term and long-term goals. If you’re a visual person like me, there is something very powerful and moving about having real pictures of what you hope to achieve laid out right in front of you to look at every day.
If this sounds like something you want to give a shot as we prepare for 2012, it’s very simple to get started:
- Get a poster board. I went to Staples and purchased a 20″ x 30″ sturdy board. Get whatever size you think will work best for you.
- Get away from any distractions. Find some quiet time, either late in the evening or early morning with a notepad and “brain dump” your current goals and all that you want to have, do, become over the next three, five, 10 or even 20 years. Think BIG and don’t hold yourself back. Don’t let your mind tell you that it’s too crazy if it’s something you REALLY want to achieve.
Here are some questions to ask yourself to help get the juices flowing:
- How much money do I want to make per year? $250,000? $800,000? $2 million? (Why Not! Think BIG!)
- What kind of clients do I want to work with? First-time home buyers? Investors? Retirees? Celebrities? Continue reading »
Anand Patel
By Anand Patel
Earlier this year I gave a presentation locally that I entitled “The Pipsqueak Principles” — three lessons my now 2 ½-year-old daughter inadvertently taught me during her first year. You see, before her birth (as those of you who are new parents may attest to) I lived in my own bubble and didn’t pay much attention to anything that didn’t affect me personally. But during the first twelve months after my daughter was born, I began to see things around me in a very different perspective. Three principles in particular that I learned from my little “pipsqueak” (in addition to changing dirty diapers!) were to 1.) Love unconditionally, 2.) Give back to the community, and 3.) Connect with others.
The other day as I was reflecting on that speech I realized these same three principles of loving, giving and connecting can also be applied to real estate:
Love what you do. To truly be successful in real estate — not just financially, but for it to be personally fulfilling, you really need to love your profession. If you don’t love being a REALTOR®, you inevitably will be unhappy, no matter how much money you make doing it.
Give back to your community and profession. As a real estate professional in the field, you see firsthand the amount of change that needs to take place in our communities. We all want safer neighborhoods, affordable housing for the poor, better transportation options …well WE need to get involved and do something about it. The same holds true for the professional associations we belong to — by giving back and getting involved, everyone benefits.
Connect with your peers. By networking and connecting Continue reading »
Drew Burks
By Drew Burks
Breaking News …
OK, this is hardly breaking news, but after 10 years in the real estate game this may come as a shock to a few people. To be honest, it kind of shocked me that I am actually throwing in the towel!
The past couple of years I have come to understand that my purpose in life is not to help people buy and sell homes, but I think I always knew this. The real eye opener came when I realized that my life purpose was not to help REALTORS® find a way to be more successful, because I truly believed that was my life’s mission.
The good news is that I now see clearly, what my life’s purpose is. But that is another blog post, you can read it on my blog: Drew Burks. Right now I want to explain why I am officially quitting real estate and what I mean when I say quit real estate.
I quit being a “REALTOR®” and being a “real estate broker for licensed salespersons.”
I will continue paying my REALTOR® dues, volunteering my time for the San Diego REALTOR® Association and possibly NAR. I have created a strategic partnership with three San Diego REALTOR® teams to develop online lead generation funnels in exchange for a referral fee on closed deals.
OK, so now that you have a clear understanding of what I mean when I say I quit real estate, let me tell you why I quit …
I closed a short sale transaction early January 2011 with awesome buyer clients. My clients were referred to me from one of my favorite past clients. I worked with these new buyers for more than a year, showed them close to 200 homes, and finally …
… they found a house they really loved AND of course it was a short sale! But this wasn’t really the problem or what made me throw in the towel. The two primary reasons I quit are:
1. The realization of just how little control a REALTOR® has when it comes right down to it. More on this shortly. Continue reading »
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