Today I want to begin with a very popular quote that most of you have heard and that is “If you fail to plan than you are planning to fail”
You’ve heard that before like a ton of times and I wondering what kind of effect that quote has had on you?
Did it make you a better planner?
Some would answer yes however for most this is just another quote that they like but don't action on.
You see when I first heard this quote … If you fail to plan than you are planning to fail.
I was moved by it.
It put fear in me cause I had no plan for anything, I mean come on, just like you, I always had a plan or at least I thought I had a plan, in actuality what I had was an idea of what I wanted but did I have a plan to achieve it? NO
I knew what I wanted but I did not have a plan to get it and in that moment that I discovered that quote I got scared because in that moment I discovered exactly why I always get so close to having what I want but never get it.
It was because I never had a plan and now I knew that the big reason why I never reach the goal and always fail is because I was failing to plan.
This is when I started to create plans, very specific plans for what I want to accomplish.
This is why I am always pushing all of my coaching clients to put the right plans in place to follow.
I want you to develop the discipline of Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Planning.
I always begin by putting a one year plan in place, then I break that plan down into 4 quarters then I break down each quarter into monthly plans then I break down each month into weekly plans and each week I break down my weekly plan into a daily plan.
I know this sounds like it is a lot of work but trust me it is not and even if it was if your goals are important enough to you than you would this and if you buy into the quote that if you fail to plan than you are planning to fail that alone should scare you enough to do this.
I can for sure say that almost everyone watching this video and or listening to this podcast does for the least part create a one year business plan each year but never ever follow through on that plan simply because they do not visit that plan after they create it.
This is why it is so important to break down your one year plan into 4 quarters, then monthly, then weekly then daily.
This way you always know whether you are on track or off track to reach your goals and in that moment you can make whatever adjustments you need to make to still reach the goal.
In regards to the one year planning and depending on when you are watching this video an or listening to this audio podcast I am going to be doing a one year business planning webinar and I would highly recommend that you join me for that webinar so make sure that you subscribed to my newsletter by going to www.chadibazzi.com/about and scroll down to the bottom and subscribe to my newsletter and we will email you the webinar registration information as soon as it becomes available.
So whether you join me on the business planning webinar or not, make sure to create a one year plan.
After that I want you to take your one year plan and break it down into 4 quarters …
There are two ways to do that.
If you have been in the business for at least a few years and have been really and i mean really keeping track of your business than you will know what each quarter looks like for you specifically in your marketplace and you can now break down each quarter more accurately based on the statistics you have.
And if you have not been tracking your business then #1. I want you to start tracking your business and I will do another episode just on this topic real soon so you are now left with no other way to break down your quarters than to take your one year goals and divide them by four and there you go, you now have what it takes to have an idea of what each quarter plan should look like.
After you do that and at the end of each quarter develop the habit, the discipline to sit down and break down each quarter into monthly goals.
Each month you should plan for the following.
How many days you are going to work.
How many hours you are going to prospect each day.
How many contacts, new people you plan to speak to each day.
How many listing appointments you want to set and go on.
How many new listing you want to take.
How many buyers you want to sell.
You should also set some personal goals specifically in the areas of physical, mental, family, and relationships so that way you not only grow your business but you also grow with the business cause if the business outgrows you, you will suffer in the end and of course we want you to have balance and I want you to enjoy the successes you are creating for yourself.
Okay now that you know how to break down your quarterly plans into monthly plans I want you to create the habit and develop the discipline to create weekly plans.
Here is what I do every single sunday and I want you to do the same.
Every Sunday I lock myself in my home office and I answer the following questions to set up a killer schedule and you should do the same like right now.
1. What are my goals this week for
*** Me Personally
*** My Family
*** My Business
2. What MUST I do each day to reach those goals?
3. Schedule everything from the answer to question two in the following order in my schedule
**A** All the activities that I need to do to reach my ME PERSONALLY GOALS
**B** All the activities that I need to do to reach my MY FAMILY GOALS
**C** All the activities that I need to do to reach my MY BUSINESS GOALS
I am the most important person in my LIFE, I do everything I can to make me better everyday so I can TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY and by taking care of me and taking care of my family I am so much more focused during business hours and I get so much done because I feel good and I know that my family it taking care of so I can focus on my work.
That is it for now ... Develop this Habit Now.
and last but not least I want you to develop the habit … develop the discipline to plan daily and here is what I want you do each day at the end of your day.
Simply answer this one question.
What are the 3 to 5 most important things that I must do tomorrow to get closer to my goals and dreams?
That is it, answer that question, wake up the next day feeling good.
Take action and get closer to your goals and your dreams.
Look the bottom line is that if you want to really reach all your goals than you should not leave them to chance you should make a plan, work the plan and reach your goals.
Again, once a quarter I do a business planning webinar and would love to have on that webinar so make sure that you are subscribed to my newsletter and if you are not make sure to visit me at www.chadibazzi.com/about and scroll down to the bottom and sign up for the free weekly newsletter.
I also have one more training gift for you today.
Because this Real Estate Success Mastery T.V. episode is being released in October and because this is the holiday time of the year I know for most of you out there that are still pursuing business you are going to be hearing the I want to wait to sell my home after the holidays or in the new year and I want to show you to best handle those objections and list more homes now so I just wrote a 9 page ebook that shows you how to list more homes during the holidays by mastering all the holiday objections and you can get your free copy of it at www.chadibazzi.com/holidayobjectionsebook
And remember that if you fail to plan than you are planning to fail.
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