One of the most common challenges for real estate agents I coach is their ability to be consistent. Most are masters of being consistently inconsistent and just desire to find that even flow. Consistency is a great characteristic to build and implement in your life.
The key to consistency is setting and achieving specific goals. Start by determining how you want to be more consistent in your life and aim for these small goals. Over time, as you become more consistent, keep yourself motivated and accountable. This may require some change in thinking so you stay optimistic and productive throughout the process.
Create specific and realistic goals. It’s hard to be consistent if you don’t have a strong idea of what you need to do. When starting your new path, create easy, simple goals with specific, measurable results.
1. Start by defining what consistency means to you. Do you need to be consistent about your exercise habits? Are you aiming for a higher quality of work? Do you want to be more available and reliable in your relationships? Once you’ve identified your end goal, produce smaller steps to reach it.
For example, if you want to become more physically fit, you might set the goal to exercise for 5 days out of the week or to sign up for a class.
Be specific. Instead of saying “I’m going to consistently appreciate my significant other,” you might say “I’m going to thank my significant other when they wash the dishes, make dinner, or help out around the house.”
2. Create a schedule for yourself. It can be easy to pile on tasks and promises, but a calendar, planner, or schedule will keep you on track. A schedule will help you plan your day, so you get everything done on time. It will also help you understand what commitments you do and do not have time for.
Use a paper planner or a desk calendar. Alternatively, download a scheduling app on your phone, like Google Calendar or Outlook. Block off realistic amounts of time for each task. If you’re uncertain how long a task will take, give yourself extra time to complete it.
For larger goals, like writing a book or losing weight, set small, daily tasks you can do to work towards this goal. For example, you might set a daily word count to achieve or plan specific meals to eat each day. Don’t forget to plan in breaks as well! Don’t schedule anything else for that day or time.
3. Place reminders around your home, workspace, and belongings. Sometimes, it is easy to forget our new goals, habits, commitments, or promises, especially when we make them to ourselves. To remind yourself throughout the day, put messages to yourself in visible areas.
Write down your goals on post-it notes and place them on your mirror, computer, refrigerator, car dashboard, and planner. Slip a piece of paper with your goals into your wallet, desk drawer, or purse. If you are trying implement a daily practice, put a reminder on your phone. Set an alarm or use a reminder app to alert you when you need to do it.
4. Make promises only if you can keep them. Consistency often involves making commitments and keeping them. It is easy to get overwhelmed, however, if you make too many promises. If you think a request may be difficult to do, say no.
For example, if you tell your significant other, you’re going to handle half of the chores, make sure you have time after work to actually do them. In some cases, you may be able to negotiate a promise you will be able to keep. For example, if someone asks you to help them move, you can say, “Well, I can’t make it before 3 PM, but I could swing by after. Does that work?”
This includes making promises to yourself. If you know it is unrealistic for you to write 10 pages a day for your new novel, promise yourself you’ll just write at least a little bit each day.
5. Reward yourself when you get something done. If you do complete your goals, give yourself a reward. Even small goals deserve small rewards to help keep you motivated throughout the process. For example, if you’ve managed to complete your work by 5 pm every day for a week, take an evening off.
See a movie or treat yourself to a special dinner. If you’re training for a marathon and you’ve managed to hit your daily exercise goals, sign up for a 5k to give you a sense of your success. If you’ve managed to improve your relationships by being more consistent, your friendships may be the reward. If you’re proud of yourself, take your friends out or host a dinner.
So, there you have it. Some powerful ways to ensure a consistent personal and professional life. I challenge you to take these ideas and implement and execute on them and let me know how your next month or two plays out for you. To your success.
“Do the thing, have the power.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Such a simple, yet profound idea. It’s one of my favorite mantras in both life and business. In an era when everyone is seeking shortcuts and wanting results in the blink of an eye, it lays out the truth in plain language… You’ve got to do the work to get the reward. If you’re putting in the work and looking for that Shift!
Step 1: Clearly Declare What You Want + Tell Others About It. This first step in the process is straightforward… You need to decide what you want in specific detail. Then, don’t keep it to yourself. Goals kept private rarely get accomplished. So go tell people. Announce it from the rooftops.
Step 2: Start Your 90-Day Shift in your real estate business and personal life! This is where you really start “doing the thing” that will give you the power. You need to be performing the right activities – the actions that align with your goals – for 90 days. Each individual day might not move the needle, but collectively these 90-day cycles will most definitely move you closer to your goal. Why 90 days? Because it gives you an opportunity to create real results. Any less and you haven’t given whatever you’re doing a chance to make a difference in your business.
Step 3: Momentum. At a certain point within your 90-day cycle, you’ll begin to see tangible results of your work. I’m sure you’ve experienced this in your business when your activities begin to pay off and suddenly things are clicking. This is being in the momentum state. But BEWARE! There are two ways to will quickly kill your momentum: One, your ego jumps up to bite you. When you start gaining traction, it’s easy to convince yourself that you’re doing great and let your foot off the pedal. Two, you stop doing the work that got you there. If you realize you’ve fallen victim to one of these traps, it’s time to push the reset button and begin a new 90-day cycle.
Step 4: Stabilization. I’m not going to promise you that one 90-day cycle will move your business significantly. But when you keep doing those activities repeatedly, your business will grow. Which means you need to be paying attention and adjusting accordingly. Growth requires new systems and structure, and that’s what the “stabilization” phase is all about… Identifying what’s needed at this new stage in order to stay there:
Systems
Checklists
Software
Personnel
Etc.
Don’t ignore this step! Without regularly stabilizing your business after growth spurts, you’ll fall back down to where you are most stable.
Step 5: More 90-Day Shift & Stabilization. After stabilizing, it’s time to get back to the work, and then rinse and repeat… Get right back into more 90-day cycles (yes, cycles plural) and stabilize when needed. Do that again and again. Stick with it and stay committed. Because eventually your discipline, hard work, and perseverance will pay off and you’ll hit…
Step 6: THE QUANTUM LEAP! When you “do the thing” over and repeatedly… When you build that momentum and maintain your discipline… At a certain point, your work is going to pay off and you’ll create a sudden and unpredictable burst of results. I’m not talking about a little rush of activity, but the big jump from 30 transactions to 90 in one year. This is the quantum leap where you can achieve true, lasting exponential growth in your business. (As long as you stabilize once again after taking that giant leap.)
Step 7: More 90-Day Shift & Stabilization. The last step in this process is to get right back to the work. Jump into a new 90-day cycle and stabilize when needed. You’ve got to keep doing the thing to give you the power. Take the 90-Day Call Out?! What are 3-7 non-negotiable activities you’ll do in your business every day for 90 days in a row? (Or 78 if you want to take one day off each week – it’s up to you.) Let me know what you’re committed to acting on in creating your shift!
Think of the most loyal person you know. The most creative. The most generous, individualistic, or compassionate. We all have people in our lives who stand out in a particular way. There’s a reason for this. These people stand out for us because of their strong values. What are values? Where do they come from? How do they affect our lives? These are essential questions for every human being that wants to live a meaningful, fulfilling life.
WHAT ARE VALUES?
Values are the fundamental beliefs that govern our lives. They inspire how we act and speak. They guide our decisions about everything from career to personal growth. They embody the person we want to be, influencing how we treat others and how we interact with the world. To state it plainly, values are the core of who we are. There are two types of values: personal values and cultural values. What are personal values? These are our own beliefs about right and wrong. They belong to us personally and they shape the way we look at the world. Cultural values are those that are accepted by the societies we grow up in. These values vary by both place and context but their effects on our lives can be just as powerful as personal values. Company values and religious values are examples of cultural values. Types of personal values include individual values and group values – such as groups of friends or family. How one’s personal values are defined is based on the feelings and sentiments one holds about themselves and the world around them. Personal values can be positive and lead to self-esteem and fulfillment. They can also be negative and be based on limiting beliefs. These values can cause problems in relationships and our overall interactions with the world at large.
WHERE DO VALUES COME FROM?
Our values are formed most powerfully in childhood. Children are like sponges, soaking up the world around them – but this world is relatively small. They typically pick up on the values of close family members. Values also come from our efforts to earn the love we crave. Children want to be accepted, and they will adopt the values and beliefs they need to earn that approval. Personal values are also affected by current experiences and the people we surround ourselves with. Ever hear the phrase, “you are who your friends are?” We pick up little pieces from other people and our family, friends, and significant others – the characteristics that we like. Then, we discard the characteristics that we don’t like. The result is our existing personal values and beliefs. Both of these help you to determine whether something is “good” or “bad.”
TYPES OF PERSONAL VALUES IN LIFE
What are values? It depends on the context. There are many different types of personal values, but most can be grouped into those based on morals, aesthetics or family. Moral values help us determine what is right or wrong. These types of values are based on laws, religious beliefs or politics. Continents, states and cities tend to develop broad moral values, which are then passed down to those who live in the society. Once they are passed down to us, we then adopt them as personal values.
Aesthetic values help us make judgments on beauty, artistic talent or music. Aesthetic values are more individualized but can be heavily influenced on how we were raised, who we spend time with and the aesthetic values of our culture.
Family values vary from family to family. They relate to how time is spent together, how those within the family unit are treated and the structure of the family. The ultimate answer to “What are values?” is often that they are the same as your family’s values – or at least they start that way. After all, the initial source of your values is typically the immediate family.
PERSONAL VALUE EXAMPLES
There are many examples of personal values in life. Because different things matter to different people, it is hard to produce an exhaustive list. Here are just a few that will help you grasp the concept and start to establish your own list of personal values. Learning: If you are constantly finding ways to feed your mind with new information and enjoy talking to others so you can discover more about them, learning is likely one of your important personal values.
Individuality: Do you “march to the beat of your own drummer” and reject the status quo? If you define yourself strictly by your own standards and consistently disregard what others believe is the “right way” to live your life, you value individuality.
Independence: The concept of freedom, including physical, emotional or financial freedom, is highly important to you. You live a life where the only limit is yourself and you pull from your strength and perseverance to make things happen.
Generosity: If one of your personal values is generosity, you embody the belief that the secret to living is giving and you likely spend much of your time volunteering, donating or finding other ways to give back.
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HOW TO DEFINE YOUR PERSONAL VALUES
If you aren’t sure what your personal values are, start with thinking about what makes you feel good. These emotions will serve as a good guide to defining your personal values. Ask yourself some questions to dive deeper into your true thoughts and feelings. These feelings are driven by your personal values. Here is a list of questions to get you started:
When you think about your life, what is the most important aspect?
What sort of news or stories inspire you?
What sort of news or stories depress you?
If you could change anything about the world, what would it be?
When were you the happiest?
At what point in your life were you the saddest?
Who do you admire the most in life?
What about them is admirable to you?
These questions will provide answers that will reveal your personal values in life. Once you have your list of important values, you can start to prioritize your life according to what is most important to you.
WHY DO VALUES MATTER?
What are personal values if not a source of guidance throughout our lives? Our values shape us – they make us who we are – and there’s nothing wrong with that. They are a set of rules that dictate how we interact with and judge other people. Our values also determine how we view ourselves and how we see the world. Most importantly, values deeply affect our personal relationships. We bring this set of rules into every connection we make – and with rules come expectations. We have pet peeves and our perceived concept of how things “should” be. Sometimes these rules are valid. Other times they are just plain silly. We often impose our personal values on our partner without telling them about our expectations or needs, which only results in disappointment and frustration. How can someone live up to a standard if they don’t know what the standard is? Think about it: When you say or hear things like, “If you loved me, you wouldn’t do X-Y-Z,” that is a value that we expect the people around us to follow. Ever get upset because someone didn’t do something they said they would do? That is also a value. But not letting people in on your expectations is why expectations are so dangerous. They can’t fulfill a commitment that they didn’t know they had. We get upset with each other all of the time because someone did something to violate one of our personal values. In unhealthy relationships, each person uses the other as a constant sounding board for some rule the other one has violated, resulting in punishment that further harms the partnership. Knowing the answer to the question, “What are values?” and being able to define your own personal set of rules is essential to building healthy, long-term relationships. When our values don’t complement those of our partner, conflict almost always ensues. And when our rules become unreasonable and make our relationships more difficult, then we need to re-evaluate the relationships. Perhaps it’s time to re-shape our beliefs and values so they create more harmony, not conflict. Or maybe we have to find a partner or group of friends that is more aligned with our personal values.
So where do values come from? How do they help or hinder you? Are these beliefs having a positive impact on your success and relationships, or are they holding you back? By taking an objective look at your beliefs and deciding how you can alter them to better suit your goals, you can ultimately find more fulfillment.
Establish your KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) – these should be specific, attainable numbers that you know you can reach every week.
Track your goals with the Prospecting Tracking Sheet – use this sheet to log your prospecting efforts and monitor your progress regarding your KPIs.
Have someone hold you accountable – find a colleague, friend, or family member who can push you toward your goal.
Stay focused
Don’t overspend
Think about what you want your future to look like
Maximize your time
Apart from putting in consistent effort, you also need to focus on only doing the actions that have proven to generate success for your business. If you concentrate on only these things and do them consistently, you will see almost immediate results.
You can adapt this Prospecting Tracking Sheet depending on your business and your own goals. It will look different for everybody since each agent has their own plan for their business. But as long you track your weekly in the Prospecting Tracking Sheet, you will increase your success. Below, I’ll show you the goals that I track for my own business and break down how I use the Prospecting Tracking Sheet.
1. Establish your KPIs. – One of the first and most important things you can do as a real estate agent is set up a real estate business plan to outline your goals. Once you’ve set goals, you can then establish your KPIs to measure the progress towards those goals every week. Focusing on your KPIs allows you to easily get an overall diagnostic of your business plan, so you can analyze patterns in your business and make any necessary adjustments. Real estate KPIs might track metrics such as the number of transactions, face-to-face appointments, buyer presentations, listing presentations, or lead generation for the week. Your KPIs are also important tools for calculating your monthly or yearly conversion ratios. Be careful not to choose KPIs that are unattainable for you. You want your KPIs to be achievable so that you stay motivated. Eventually, you’ll want them to become a weekly habit that isn’t challenging for you to keep up with.
2. Use The Prospecting Tracking Sheet. – Now that you’ve come up with the KPIs that are important to your business, you can customize the categories in the Realtor Prospecting Activity Tracker to fit your specific needs. My Prospecting Sheet is set up to track all my metrics on a weekly basis. The goals on this spreadsheet don’t necessarily have to be your goals as well. You can change them to better fit your business since everybody will be a little bit different. Whatever your goals are, consistency is the key.
In addition, as mentioned above, don’t choose unreachable goals. On the contrary, you want these to be easily achievable so that they become like a habit to you. This should be a number that you know you need to hit each week, no matter what. Remember, you can always raise or lower the goal to fit your business. The goals I use personally for my business are:
Events. – One of the metrics I’ve found helpful to track in my business is the number of events I attend. Attending events is a great way to get in front of people, and in turn, foster a relationship with potential clients. You should strive to attend at least one event every week, such as a training, marketing event, or social gathering. Strive to attend at least one event every single week. What you consider an event is up to you. This could be a training, a marketing event where you’re trying to get more business, or it could be a party or social gathering.
Lead Generation. – Another metric I’ve found helpful in my business is tracking lead generation. Here, I’m looking to add at least three new leads per week to my database. This number includes leads from any source; I don’t go into details of the breakdown on this sheet.
Hours Prospecting. – Tracking the amount of time you dedicate to prospecting every week is important since it should have a direct correlation to your productivity level. When it comes to prospecting, a good KPI to aim for is about 10 hours per week.
Conversations. – Good prospecting should generate meaningful conversations with the people you are reaching out to. Use this space to document your conversations in more detail. Jot down the names of the people you have conversations with within the cells provided, then go back and tally the names at the end of the week. Personally, I aim for 60 meaningful conversations per week. These are more than just quick phone calls; this number represents substantial conversations or text dialogues with the people I want to keep in touch with. Statistically speaking, only about one-third of the phone calls you make will turn into a meaningful conversation. This means that if you make 180 phone calls in a week, only about 60 of those will be truly meaningful conversations. The same idea applies to text messages or emails.
Face-to-Face Appointments. – At the end of the day, the ultimate goal of your conversations is to set a face-to-face meeting with the person you are talking to. Depending on your situation and comfort level, this could be grabbing coffee, meeting at a neutral location, or going out to lunch. I would recommend a KPI of 10-15 face-to-face appointments per week. Try and do this with your top 50 closest people. These are people you want to be going out on a regular basis with to lunch, parties, or getting coffees with. These could also be people you want to add to your top 50 list, maybe someone you think could make a good referral partner for your business. Use your great conversations to get face-to-face appointments with these people.
Buyer and Listing Presentations. – From there, the goal is to transform your face-to-face appointment into a subsequent buyer or listing presentation. This is important because buyer and listing presentations are your bread and butter as a real estate agent. Aim for at least two a week. That means eight per month, which is a huge opportunity to increase production. Remember, you won’t get a client out of every buyer or listing presentation. For this reason, aim to set up enough presentations to meet that eight per month goal.
Signed Up. – Here you’ll track the number of people who have taken the next step and signed a buyer’s representation or listing agreement with you. Your KPI should be to get at least one new listing agreement or buyer’s representation signed per week. Ideally, if you put the effort in, 50% of your buyer and listing presentations will result in some kind of agreement. If you set eight appointments per month, this translates to four new clients every single month. While having the buyer’s representation or listing agreement signed doesn’t guarantee you will close a transaction, the more you schedule, the greater opportunity you have to close a deal. This means that 50% of the time that you go to an appointment, you should be coming back with an agreement. This translates to around four new clients every single month. Not every single client you take will actually buy or sell a home with you, but even if just two of them do, that’s a great opportunity for your business.
Thank You Cards. – Another great way to get in front of people and stay top of mind is to send thank you cards on a consistent basis. Try sending at least six thank you cards per week. If you attend six face-to-face appointments every week, then you have a reason to send six thank you cards. Commit yourself to sending a thank you card after each listing appointment or buyer consultation, whether or not they sign up to work with you. Or send them to people you haven’t talked to in a while to get back in touch with them. Sending cards really do make a difference, and it makes you memorable as an agent. A great tool to use for this is Mailbox Power. Remember, you don’t have to track these KPIs in your own Prospecting Hack Sheet. You can follow all the goals I covered above, add your own, or adjust the numbers to fit your own business better.
3. Find Someone to Hold You Accountable. -T he third tip on how to be consistent is finding someone who can hold you accountable for your goals. Being accountable to someone else means they know the goals you are working toward, and they encourage you to reach those goals. Establishing accountability helps to maintain your focus and motivation because now you have to answer to someone else if you don’t follow through with your plan. For more motivation, check out the post I made here on the top real estate quotes. A good accountability partner might be a friend, family member, or colleague you can depend on to give you an honest evaluation of your business efforts. Or you can also partner up with a fellow agent who is in the same position as you, and then work to hold each other accountable to your goals. Working with someone who understands where you’re at and shares many of the same problems as you can help motivate and inspire you.
4. Stay Focused.– A key part that goes hand in hand with being consistent is staying focused on the goals you have outlined in your business plan. For this reason, you need to make sure the goals you set are achievable. You can adjust them if needed to make sure you can meet them consistently over the long term. When your goals are achievable, it makes it easier to stay focused and not get burned out. This also means not adding any new goals to your list, and instead of making sure you stay focused on your current goals. If you keep adding new goals, you will likely end up spreading yourself too thin and get overwhelmed. When this happens, it will be hard to maintain consistent action and achieve your desired outcome. So develop a plan, and then stick to it strictly for at least six months or even a year before you start making changes. But staying focused also applies throughout your workday. For example, if you are easily distracted by social media and find it’s cutting into your work routine, then come up with ways to limit that distraction from your life. In the case of social media, many smartphones let you set timers to limit how long you can spend on different apps. As a real estate agent, social media is part of our business. But if you find it distracting you, find ways to stay focused on your work.
5. Don’t Over Spend. – Related to staying focused is not to spread yourself too thin when it comes to your finances. In the beginning, especially as a new real estate agent, it can be tempting to purchase several different tools or services for your business. However, this usually isn’t the best strategy for success and can actually have the opposite effect. You might end up hurting your business in the long run. While it seems like you can’t go wrong buying the latest tech platforms, it can hurt you by distracting you from actually putting in the work to grow your business. This also goes for purchasing leads. When you’re just starting out your real estate business, it’s best to focus on generating leads and growing your sphere of influence within your market, rather than throwing money at internet leads. Ultimately, you should be conservative with your money if you want to develop habits of consistency as a real estate agent. Stick to the tried-and-true methods that you know for a fact are bringing success to your business. Only once you are consistent with these should you start building off of that foundation and trying out new tools in your business.
6. Maximize Your Time. – Staying consistent will be easier if you make use of every minute of your time. Create a set schedule that you can easily stick to. Have dedicated times for work and leisure, and have enough self-discipline to stick to your schedule strictly. A great way to maximize and track your time is by time blocking. This is a technique where you break down your entire day into time slots so that every hour in your day is put to use. A big part of maximizing your time and developing consistency is getting rid of any bad habits that are taking up time in your day. If you already know what these habits are, make a list of them and then try to monitor your behavior with a habit tracker to make sure you are avoiding them. As long as you know what’s holding your personal development back, you can make an effort to avoid doing those things, and replace every bad habit with positive behavior.
As American author and leadership mentor John Maxwell said, “Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.” And it is true. Being consistent is at the foundation of any successful business. Consistency is a commitment you make in the realization of your goals. Of course, the goals listed here on the Prospecting Hack Sheet shouldn’t be everything you do for your business. These are just the activities that you know for a fact you have to do every single week. If there are other activities that bring success to your business that you want to track, you can add them in as well. The important thing to stay consistent is writing everything down and tracking your progress. Now, you don’t have to hang on to these sheets forever. You can eventually transfer your numbers into a database, like a CRM system or spreadsheet. This way, you can add them to your monthly or yearly numbers to see how your business is growing. You’ll be able to see your conversion ratios and other KPIs and track the number of touches with your leads.
Do you have any tips to help you stay consistent in your own real estate business? Let me know in the comments below!
One of the most common challenges for real estate agents I coach is their ability to be consistent. Most are masters of being consistently inconsistent and just desire to find that even flow. Consistency is a great characteristic to build and implement in your life. The key to consistency is setting and achieving specific goals. Start by determining how you want to be more consistent in your life, and aim for these small goals. Over time, as you become more consistent, keep yourself motivated and accountable. This may require some change in thinking so you stay optimistic and productive throughout the process. Create specific and realistic goals. It’s hard to be consistent if you don’t have a strong idea of what you need to do. When starting your new path, create easy, simple goals with specific, measurable results.
1. Start by defining what consistency means to you. Do you need to be consistent about your exercise habits? Are you aiming for a higher quality of work? Do you want to be more available and reliable in your relationships? Once you’ve identified your end goal, come up with smaller steps to reach it. For example, if you want to become more physically fit, you might set the goal to exercise for 5 days out of the week or to sign up for a class. Be specific. Instead of saying “I’m going to consistently appreciate my significant other,” you might say “I’m going to thank my significant other when they wash the dishes, make dinner, or help out around the house.”
2. Create a schedule for yourself. It can be easy to pile on tasks and promises, but a calendar, planner, or schedule will keep you on track. A schedule will help you plan your day so you get everything done on time. It will also help you understand what commitments you do and do not have time for. Use a paper planner or a desk calendar. Alternatively, download a scheduling app on your phone, like Google Calendar or Outlook. Block off realistic amounts of time for each task. If you’re uncertain how long a task will take, give yourself extra time to complete it. For larger goals, like writing a book or losing weight, set small, daily tasks you can do to work towards this goal. For example, you might set a daily word count to achieve or plan specific meals to eat each day. Don’t forget to plan in breaks as well! Don’t schedule anything else for that day or time.
3. Place reminders around your home, workspace, and belongings. Sometimes, it is easy to forget our new goals, habits, commitments, or promises, especially when we make them to ourselves. To remind yourself throughout the day, put messages to yourself in visible areas. Write down your goals on post-it notes and place them on your mirror, computer, refrigerator, car dashboard, and planner. Slip a piece of paper with your goals into your wallet, desk drawer, or purse. If you are trying implement a daily practice, put a reminder on your phone. Set an alarm or use a reminder app to alert you when you need to do it.
4. Make promises only if you can keep them. Consistency often involves making commitments and keeping them. It is easy to get overwhelmed, however, if you make too many promises. If you think a request may be difficult to do, say no. For example, if you tell your significant other you’re going to handle half of the chores, make sure you have time after work to actually do them. In some cases, you may be able to negotiate a promise you will be able to keep. For example, if someone asks you to help them move, you can say, “Well, I can’t make it before 3 PM, but I could swing by after. Does that work?” This includes making promises to yourself. If you know it is unrealistic for you to write 10 pages a day for your new novel, promise yourself you’ll just write at least a little bit each day.
5. Reward yourself when you get something done. If you do complete your goals, give yourself a reward. Even small goals deserve small rewards to help keep you motivated throughout the process. For example, if you’ve managed to complete your work by 5 pm every day for a week, take an evening off. Go see a movie or treat yourself to a special dinner. If you’re training for a marathon and you’ve managed to hit your daily exercise goals, sign up for a 5k to give you a sense of your success. If you’ve managed to improve your relationships by being more consistent, your friendships may be the reward. If you’re proud of yourself, take your friends out or host a dinner.
So there you have it. Some powerful ways to ensure a consistent personal and professional life. I challenge you to take these ideas and implement and execute on them and let me know how your next month or two plays out for you. To your success.
One of the most common challenges for real estate agents I coach is their ability to be consistent. Most are masters of being consistently inconsistent and just desire to find that even flow. Consistency is a great characteristic to build and implement in your life.
