Confucious said "Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life."
However, if you expect to be paid for the work you do, there must be more to the equation than simply finding a job you love.
Next you must sit down, determine, and write out clear goals (I like the acronym SMART goals: (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely). It has been proven time and time again that those with written goals are more successful than those that don't have them..... But again...that's still not enough
It's not enough to simply know what you need to do. You MUST take ACTION to see that those goals are acheived. If you have great goals but never do anything to see those goals materialize, you are a dreamer...not a doer.
And here is where the line is drawn that separates those that reach high levels of success and those that do not.
It is still NOT ENOUGH to simply take action toward the accomplishment of your determined goals. You must ensure you are taking the CORRECT actions.
If you want to get to Wilmington from Jacksonville and you head north on HWY 17, you are NEVER going to reach your destination. It doesn't matter if you drive fast or slow, drive a Lexus or a moped, if it's raining or shining, whether you have a positive attititude about the drive or not feeling so great about it...NONE of those things matter if the actions you take (in this case driving north when you need to go south) are not the CORRECT actions.
Do you love real estate? Do you have clear goals about the direction you want your career to take? Are you taking the steps (actions) to see your goals are reached and it still seems like you're not getting any closer to achieving them?
Evaluate the actions you are taking to make sure they are in line with what you are trying to accomplish. If not...change direction.
Friday, November 5, 2010
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