BiggerPockets is hosting a real estate goal writing project to kick off 2007. Oh, I know, by telling everyone my goals I’ll be motivated by the fear of failing in the sight of my peers. It’s all so Anthony Robbins. I’m terrible with goals. I’ll probably just pick the goals I like off other people’s posts. After all, if someone else had a better goal than my own and we both succeeded, I would still be the loser. You follow? What if by failing last year’s goals, I’m actually reducing my self-esteem for the following year? It could be a never-ending spiral. Maybe I should start my goals with some easy things just to build some momentum.

1. ‘Take ten’ – minutes each morning to pet my wife’s cats, sip my coffee, watch the sun come up (I’m never up that early)…whatever I want before I start working.
2. Chew my food – My wife says I eat too fast. It comes from growing up in a large family. Seven people at the table, six servings of dessert. (And I love dessert.)
3. Don’t go to work - I know what you’re thinking, it’s the whole ‘if you’re doing what you love’ thing, but that’s not it at all. I sat in various offices with those flickering fluorescent lights for the last ten years. Be in at 8:30, half-hour lunch, “We need this done by Monday but we can’t afford the overtime right now.” NO MORE! ….oh and maybe just a touch of “if your love what you’re doing….”
4. Pollute the Blogmos - Read something good everyday and write at least one mediocre post every other day.
5. Fend off Alzheimer’s – They say learning a language helps. I recently purchased Pimsleur’s French course before a trip to St. Barths. I’ve only been through 3 of the 48 CDs. I figure a feeling of self achievement will help with lots of other areas of life, including real estate. Real estate isn’t that complicated; I feel like my brain is beginning to atrophy.
6. Update my image – Maybe it’s time to get some of those cheesy broker photos done. While I’m at it, I should improve my website and consolidate some of the tools I’m currently paying for into one place I could be proud of.
7. !Warning – Shameless self-promotion follows! No really, everything for me next year will be about self-promotion. I’d like to double my sphere of influence and my client base.
8. Make a Living – How about some Cash Flow – The one downfall with real estate is that to succeed, you’re going to have spend a lot of money. I spent more money on advertising this year than I made in half of 2005. You always know you’re two months away from being broke. I’m looking to find a way to create a more steady income this year with steady advertising and perhaps some ancillary businesses.

The theme for this year would be to find balance between the different facets of my life in order to operate at a peak level all year. We’ll see how it goes.

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