Planning

Business Models: Think for a minute about where your business will be located. Now I don't mean your dream location, hopefully online. I mean, I can either join a realtor office or go in business for myself. There isn't a right or wrong here but it will determine future steps. The realtor's office less likely to support my master plan. Then again there's regulations subject to that too.

Think long and hard about what you'd like to change. Chances are you'd say a nice love life, a fancy house, maybe even a car. The dream job is all part of the works and of course living life on your terms. But you aren't a cocoon nor even a butterfly. Could it be that all your life society has sold you a lie. Maybe instead of having lots of money to get the latest fanciest stuff, you need only a few and that is this. Hold in mind the magic of the life you will want. Then what must e changed about it now in order to get there. A nice girl could be had now that simply loves you for you. Do you really need to afford the price of that car? What about the 4000 square foot house crowded with stuff or the multimillion-dollar dream vacations to Maui. Given limited resources if you could change something now what would it be? Then you'll truly be as success no matter where you are. I ended up choosing to live in the swamp with Shrek. Obviously, we've fixed up the house and of course, we plan on taking some in-country vacations later this year. It's not always about the life you want. But rather it's about the quality of the one you have now.

What Works: Now the question becomes whether you can safely tolerate modifying your business to suit another's point of view. If the answer is no, then going into business with another really isn't something should do. Perhaps you're fine with just a bit of compromise. Take your time and think about it. No one's in any rush. Your current business strategy is not always desirable. Cold calling and trying to drum up clients is fine. But businesses exist to fill an innate need that no one really realized they had. Not the other way around. It's certainly not driven by an artificial need to fill your purse. That's one thing that makes good businesses go bad. In short, business is compelling.

Elevate your point of view. Many people view their business as a means to an end. Yet the end is hidden deep within the intricacies of the human experience. This is why you must start looking at your journey with a slightly different thing to view. Here another reality waits for you. We have talked a lot about the journey and the path. The business is where these all come together. Isn't it really about your journey of how you got free. Some say that multiple streams of income don't work. I say that smart people have both.

It can be a wonderful journey if you are so called. Other people cannot pay so much. In other words, I call this the price point your clients can comfortably afford. Now I hesitate to address the issue of classes. Cause that does nothing but hurt you and your clients too. Nobody likes to be thought of as poor or worse being given limited options like they haven't got another choice.

Someone will thank you one day for spending time with them. People aren't robots. They're real beings with very complicated needs and emotions. Sure, you won't always get it right at first. But the things you do now for them will always be remembered. It's all found in the little things like going the extra mile or even helping somebody win. When I'm not busy doing this, I occasionally daylight as a nurse. One of my favorite patient encounters stands out in recent memory. Somebody had tried to commit suicide who only wanted a friend. Now I work with the old folks who need nothing but time. You'll see, it'll all work out in the end.

The mirror is found sandwiched in between time. Beyond that is an apparent measure of success. Behind stretches the vast limitless expanses of where you've been. Because realized or not, it still influences you in more ways than you know. But the mirror is in the shape of a less than perfect circle. It's an oval if you really want to know the truth and it's easier still to get caught up there either in looking at yourself or moving endlessly along with its edges. Always traveling in the same negative feedback spirals. Regardless, you're stuck and going anywhere no time soon. Maybe now it's time to view the mirror with some other eyes. Ignore the past reflections of yourself that echo back at you. Now you see the mirror as it's always meant to be – as a portal to the other side. Through time comes your greatest hopes and dreams. Unrecognized though they seem, it's time to step on through. Now watch your step and mind the walls. Beware of all your old pitfalls. The way on is seldom up, but often it is through until at last, you find the future's come for you.

Think about what made you successful at first. Maybe it was spending time with your clients or your ability to make a difference. Perhaps you gave them all the right options at a price point they loved or maybe you had the magic of making them an overnight success. Regardless, you have got to know. What is it that sets you apart?

Investment puts work in appropriate circles. We just talked about the mirror like shape of time. So often people have hard time breaking free. But with a little planning and careful aim, you'll find a forward trajectory is gained. The work you're doing now on yourself, your clients, and your business is bound to pay off sometime. If it doesn't, then you need to put up and quit right then and there. I've been working at it for awhile now. First my books, then the other business. Wise minds once said, you can't have both. My question to that is why ever not. If the shoe fits wear it on both feet. No use limping around barefoot or even in uncomfortable shoes. This is where the investment or strategy if you will with a careful bit of planning comes in. Believe it or not I might not have any money just yet. But I still know exactly what I'm doing. Now it's no use having clients without any money like I said. If you do, chances are you'll need to rethink a thing or two. Still, investment in yourself, your clients, and what you believe is not time wasted. You're merely traveling down the path with them. Soon, you'll be exactly where you please.

Ever noticed how there are a finite amount of billionaires in this world? A quick Google search on millionaires will produce slightly more results. Then there are a lot more upper, middle, and lower class or so-called blue-collar workers. That is because wealth is finite. It can only be traded, borrowed, or returned. If you think about the housing market, what's happening there is exactly the same. There's only so many properties available for sale. Right now, these are in limited number due to demand for them which is high. Plenty of others have been homeowners for years or just recently started. Back when the housing market really started going crazy, homeowners received a lot of what I call incentive to sell letters. That's because wealth like housing is set in the shape of a pyramid. There's a lot of back and forth, or lateral movement going on. Yet what people are really interested in is the up and down movement. If you follow current market trends, this vertical movement doesn't go on nearly as much as you think it does. So, form a housing perspective if I were to suddenly move out of Shrek's house in the swamp into say a mansion, a lot would have to happen. First, I'd have to qualify for a loan or a payment outright financially. Second, I'd have to be able to easily afford the monthly payments either from my job or from a wealthy relative leaving me money. Here's the problem with that. A lot of people like vertical movement both in housing and financially speaking. But it doesn't happen nearly as often as you might think. See, if it were so easy, everyone would be doing it. Just the other day I walked in on a famous housing investment guru selling his knowledge in the tens of thousands of dollars. You know, not a lot of people were interested or could afford it. Even in payments, its just not affordable unless you are among the lucky few whose jobs pay extremely well. Even then, I highly question whether it's really worth it due to the sheer amount of time, money, and effort involved in producing the so-called vertical movement desired. Perhaps you've wondered what's really going on behind the scenes. The lateral movement is giving rise to more upward momentum. But again, it only benefits the certain few directly involved. There are still a lot of people in the same position as before the lateral movement was exchanged. In real estate key players of this include Zillow and other list serve housing websites. So, it makes sense that the vertical movement would be created through the lateral movement of pre-existing properties. Particularly those of poor value or in rather run-down condition. Now there's a lot of variables going against such a decision. A lot of stuff must be considered both in terms of the clients, personal factors, as well as the market itself. An initial careful study though will prevent many costly do-overs.