If you died tomorrow...

If you died tomorrow, what would you have done differently?...  Why didn't you do it?

What is your Big Why?

Lisa's cancer diagnosis with cancer last year gave both of us a radically different perspective about life.  None of us truly know how much time we have left, so let's make the most of each and every day.  

Tuesday, we're going to build a dream board in the KW Conroe/Huntsville training room.  I want you to spend a few minutes this weekend thinking about what you want to accomplish in 2011. 

I challenge you to think about what you want to accomplish or obtain in 2011 and bring a picture of it to the next sales meeting.  

Do you want to learn Spanish?  Do you want to learn how to scuba dive?  Skydive?  Earn a $1,000,000? or pay off your house? Send your kids or grandkids to college?  Skydive? Donate to your church or charity?   Take a trip around the world?

Whatever it is, I am committed to help you accomplish it. 

Paint it, draw it, cut it out of a magazine... I don't care, but bring it Tuesday (January 25) to our sales meeting at Keller Williams Conroe - and plan to reach it by Dec. 31, 2011.

Let's make 2011 a year to remember!


This event is open to all real estate agents regardless of company affiliation as well as anyone thinking about getting started with a real estate career.


Thinking about a career in real estate or just want to jump start your current one?  Contact me today at (979) 777-7677 for a confidential appointment and together we'll get you headed in the right direction.

Are Goals Important?

Do you have clearly written goals for what you plan to accomplish in 2011?

Read the excerpt from the book "What They Don't Teach You in the Harvard Business School" by Mark McCormack.

The author tells about a study conducted on students in the 1979 Harvard MBA program. In that year, the students were asked, "Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?" Only 3% of the graduates had written goals and plans; 13% had goals, but they were not in writing; and a whopping 84% had no specific goals at all.

Ten years later, the members of the class were interviewed again, and the findings, while somewhat predictable, were nonetheless astonishing. The 13% of the class who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84% who had no goals at all. And what about the 3% who had clear, written goals? They were earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97% put together.
If you haven't set your goals for 2011 yet, it's not too late - if you're in the north Houston area call me today for a free business planning consultation (936) 525-3214.
Wishing You a Happy & Prosperous 2011!

Who is Holding You Accountable?

So my question for you going into 2011 is have you set your goals - business and personal? And who is going to help keep you accountable to staying on track?

I have a MAPS coach, Shanan Steere, that I visit with each week that keeps me on track with my goals. She asks me about how many appointments I've been on and what I'm doing each week to stay on target with business and personal goals.

Who is this person in your life? Do you have a broker or another agent that you share your goals with and ask them to help hold you accountable? Is this your spouse? Or are you trying to hold yourself accountable?

Even the top professionals in the world hire coaches to help them achieve their goals, Michael Jordan had a coach, as does Tiger Woods and many countless other business professionals.

Each week I have standing appointments with agents in our office to ensure they are staying on track with their goals. It's ultimately up to them to do the work to reach their goals. However, just by me asking them what they did last week to stay on target to reach their goals, raises their performance in most instances.

By telling me what they are going to do, that gives me permission to follow up next time and ask them how it went. The fear of letting not only themselves down, but letting me down as well, helps ensure that they do what they told me they were going to do and thus brings them closer to their goals.

Call me today (936) 525-3214 to set up a confidential interview to find out how we can help you reach your business goals in 2011.

Your Surroundings Matter

Just a couple of days before Halloween when I was driving into work I was listening to a Christian radio station; the topic was what you thought about letting your kids watch scary movies like Saw, Halloween or Night Mare on Elm Street this time of the year.

Pls watch this 1 minute video I created - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVVfk_tXTZE

It really got interesting when one of the DJ’s said that growing up his wife had never watched scary movies and she is not afraid of strange noises or being alone at home even when he is away.

What you surround yourself with - is what you become. Why are some agents having their best year and others thinking about getting our of the business? What we focus on expands and if you tune into the national media and believe all the negative publicity you will subliminally sabotage yourself.

One of our new brand new agents started calling FSBO’s as soon as she obtained he license and within a couple month period had listed 11 of them. Other agents too were focused on the shifting market to realize the opportunities in front of them. She was too new in the industry to have been poisoned by the national media and opinions to know that she "shouldn't have been having the results that she was having."

When were returning to work from lunch last week, one of our agents mentioned that he should have taken a photo of all the new cars in the parking lot with dealer tags the last time he was there. Wish I would have seen it.

In Napoleon Hill's book, Think and Grow Rich, the author writes that the a persons income is the average of their 10 closest friends. If you're struggling, maybe now is the time to make some new friends with huge goals, big dreams and a positive attitude.

Quit watching the news, surround yourself with educational and motivational material. Plug into a positive group of friends and co-workers that can help you advance your career.

Do you need a change of surroundings to jump start your career? Give me a today (979) 777-7677.