Setting Goals
“If you’re in business, you don’t have the luxury of creating goals that don’t work.  You need to work effectively and you need goals to help you do it.” – Larry Hoffman

Setting goals is a great way to increase your productivity and plan for success in your real estate business and life in general.

A great way to create good goals that work is to use the acronym SMART to remember the things that each goal needs to be:

• Specific: Your goal needs to be stated in a way that is clearly defined. Saying, I should work more, is not a goal that will be kept. However, saying, I am going to work a total of 8 hours each day, is a goal that is much clearer and specific.
• Measurable: This is closely related to the above attribute except that it also includes a way to make sure you are on track. A goal that says, I want to make more money, isn’t measurable. However, a goal that says, I want to earn $5000/month, is a far more measurable goal. It’s easy to see, at the end of the month, whether or not you achieved it.
• Actionable: This means that your goal should be something that you need to do yourself in order to accomplish it. If you want to increase your income this year, it’s not realistic to say, I’m going to win the lottery this year, because you have no control over whether you will win the lottery or not. However you might say, I’m going to increase my sales efforts by cold calling 10 people each day, which is something you can take action on yourself.
• Realistic: Goals that are believable and achievable are much better and far more motivating. You’ll feel better about yourself when you do hit goals than if constantly shoot for them and fall short. Realistic goals should not be so easy that you hit them every single time but should not be so hard that you never reach them at all.
• Time-oriented: Similar to the measurable attribute, your goal should have a time frame for you to accomplish it in.  Deadlines help people achieve their goals.  If you attach a time to your goal you’ll be able to watch your progress.

Along with goal setting is an important but often forgotten step – creating a plan…a list of scheduled activities that you will do sometime in the future in order to reach your goals. These may include activities done over a period of days, weeks, months or even years depending on the type of goal you set for yourself.

Once a week write down what you want to accomplish for the following week.  At night before you go to bed write down what goals you want to accomplish the next day.  At night when you go to bed spend some time visualizing your goals.  Before you go to sleep is a good time to access your subconscious mind and program your goals in your mind, increasing the chances of  successfully reaching them.

More tips for successful goal setting can be found on Larry Hoffman’s site, findingmotivatedsellersexposed.com.

The following is an email I received.  I listened to the 20 minute recording and thought it had some good information so I wanted to share it here on the web site:

Are you currently using Lease Options in your real estate business?
If not, I really think your missing out on a goldmine of real estate deals.

Click HERE to listen to my F*R*E*E audio.

In the audio I explain how to use two lease options strategies to start making money within the next 60 – 90 days.

So please click the link below and listen to this audio and leave your comment on the blog.

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Why am I telling you this? Simple, I see way too many real estate investors buy products and services that aren’t any good.

I would like to see you to get a deal under your belt and make money.

-Larry

P.S. This isn’t B.S…I’m not trying to sell you anything…Please listen to the audio and leave your comment.

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If the links don’t work you can find it at http://findingmotivatedsellersexposed.com/reicourse/ under the post 3K in 60 Days

On June 22nd Central Washington Real Estate Investors Association welcomes back one of our own members, Jerry Lucker, as our guest speaker.  Jerry is a member of,  and on the advisory board of, the Washington Landlords Association and has been an out-of-town member of CWREIA for the last couple of years.  He will be sharing with us his new real estate investing course, Mobiles Make Millions.

Jerry Lucker’s story:

“I originally wanted to be a ‘real estate baron’.  It was a lot tougher than advertised.  Luckily I stumbled into the used mobile homes in parks niche.

At the beginning of 2003 I was next to broke.  By 2007, just four short years, I owned enough rental real estate free & clear to comfortably retire.

Every dime was made in the mobile home business.  That’s why I put this course together, it’s a fantastic business.”

Course highlights:

* Anyone, and I do mean anyone, can do this business.

* It can be started with no experience, no credit, and using none of your own money…which is real handy if you don’t have any!

* You don’t need any of the ‘it’ factor.  It takes no charm, charisma, or glowing personality.

* The very nature of the business automatically eliminates what causes most people to fail.

* The course not only shows how to make money but how to invest it for safe, spectacular returns

* In addition to the course I will be available for ongoing mentoring, coaching, etc.

* The website will be free for course owners and offer ongoing training, forums, newsletters, webinars, etc.  We’ll be there for the long haul to ensure the success of those that want to pursue this business.

For more information you can call Jerry Lucker at (206) 368-8234.

Jerry Lucker
12345 Lake City Way NE #119
Seattle, WA

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Tuesday, June 22
6:00 Dinner 7:00-9:00 Meeting
River Ridge Restaurant
(Golf Course Loop, Selah)

Guest Speaker: We will be welcoming back to town one of our own members, Jerry Lucker, who will be sharing his knowledge on investing in mobile homes and parks.

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