Make 2020 your most productive year yet
If you’re like many real estate agents, you struggle with feeling truly productive. After all, you’re busy each day, working non-stop to serve your clients. When you go home for the day, are you nagged by the tasks on your to-do list that you didn’t get around to doing? As a real estate professional, there’s no shortage of fires that demand your attention each day. Unfortunately, it’s these little things that take our focus away from the activities that drive our business.
When you jump into real estate coaching, the accountability to finish that to-do list comes a little easier. Here are a few tips real estate coaches swear by to help clients boost productivity and achieve all those goals for the new year.
1. Identify your priorities.
What are your must-dos? That is, what are the tasks only you can do that must get done each day? What can you delegate to someone else, like your assistant or someone on your team? Once you set your priorities, coaches say you’ll know where you need to spend your time, making you more effective and efficient as a real estate professional.
2. Plan your day.
Reclaim your most precious resource—your time—through in-depth planning. Organize your day into 90-minute blocks of time during which you focus on the one or two priorities you must complete for the day. During this time, make it known that you’re not to be bothered—this is your time to focus on the important tasks at hand. You can also schedule similar tasks together. For example, if you’re calling your database to generate leads, also call your current buyers and sellers to check in with them. And don’t forget about wiggle room. Wiggle room gives you a block of free time to handle the fires, plan for the week or catch up on some personal development.
3. Eliminate distractions.
Whether you work in an office or from home, distractions are everywhere. One of the biggest distractions is the internet. While you may say you’ll only surf the internet for a few minutes, before you know it two hours have gone by. Use an app like SelfControl or SelfRestraint to help you eliminate online distractions.
While it may seem old fashioned, a huge piece of advice given in real estate coaching is to just close your door and place a Do Not Disturb sign up to prevent people from interrupting your most productive time. If you have an assistant, tell them to hold your calls during those blocks of the day that you’re generating leads or working on another important activity.
Rely on a coach to help you make 2020 the year you take control of your time once and for all. The more control you have over your time, the more productive you’ll be. Now is the perfect time to take the plunge as you plan your business for next year—at Buffini & Company, we have a whole team of business coaches ready to help you change your game. See what One2One Coaching™ will do for your business!
This article was provided by Buffini & Company.
