Thanks for stopping by and reading. I hope that you are at the very least finding it enjoyable watching someone who is moving from one set of habits to a completely new set of habits. It’s been fun for me and a lot of hard work. I am really tired; both physically and mentally right now. I will continue my efforts though as I have gone too far to turn back now.

To recap last weeks efforts.

Finally was able to show the house on Ketron Island to my new clients. The efforts to stay in touch paid off. Now we are in the discovery phase to see if an offer is in their best interests.  An offer that was made on a commercial space was not accepted. Seller is not willing to move off of asking price so we are still looking. Offer was received and accepted on one of my listings. One of my listings is coming off the market because it has been rented. A new listing was brought on the market that I am co listing with another agent. I added 15 new names to my database and all of the names have been scheduled for initial follow up this week.

With regards to systems and their creation and implementation last week. Purchased the  necessary software to install a new Small Business Server at my home office.  Still configuring the software on the new server so we are behind schedule. New completion date is for Wed 9/22/10. TabletPC is not yet configured to my liking but Windows7 looks promising. The Tablet will be field tested this week. Assistant was not able to spend much time with me this past week due to previous commitments. This week we look to have a full week of availability and I am looking forward to spending the time educating and training.

Prospecting went well last week. Not the 6 hours a day but getting closer! I have some very specific goals for this week. 3 listing appointments, 3 new buyers, 2 offers on my listings, and 2 offers written for clients. When I accomplish this set of goals I will feel fantastic about my efforts. I know I can obtain these goals if I keep prospecting with the intent of 6 hours a day.

Building systems that can scale is tough for me. I am not a systems guy. Yet, to maintain the business levels I want I know that I must have systems in place. I am spending a lot of time at the whiteboard drawing out systems and how I project them to work. I am getting most of my ideas and motivation from the Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller. The “red” book is simply amazing and the systems within the book would serve every agent well to follow.

Well off to prospect! Thanks for stopping by. I do appreciate the kind words of support even if you think I am crazy.