{"id":893,"date":"2019-04-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/28\/agents-the-secret-formula-to-setting-and-reaching-your-goals\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:11:23","slug":"agents-the-secret-formula-to-setting-and-reaching-your-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/28\/agents-the-secret-formula-to-setting-and-reaching-your-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Agents: The Secret Formula to Setting and Reaching Your Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agents: The Secret Formula to Setting and Reaching Your Goals<\/h2>\n

Here are nine secrets to help you define your goals and, more importantly, reach them!<\/em><\/h6>\n

It\u2019s time to turn up the heat and make 2019 the best year of your career!<\/p>\n

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Have you read the book, \u201cThink and Grow Rich<\/a>\u201d by Napoleon Hill?<\/p>\n

My first broker gave me the book my very first day I joined the real estate office. Because just about the time I got my license, fixed rates started climbing and soon hit 18 percent for a fixed rate mortgage<\/a>. I thought my career was finished before it even got started.<\/p>\n

He made me memorize this quote from the book, \u201cWhatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And I said it every day and many times a day. It was a reminder that if you believe in yourself, no matter what obstacles are thrown in your path, you can succeed.<\/p>\n

I learned that success always comes with a price. As I set my goals<\/a>, I had to be realistic about what price I was willing to pay to achieve them.  I learned early on the power of written goals and visualization of those goals.<\/p>\n

I always marvel at the opportunity in this business. And yet, 80 percent of salespeople fail to achieve their goals. Why?<\/p>\n