I nailed down a house this morning at 6:50 am. It’s a hard dance to get the right house at the right price, but the world of email permits miracles to happen at any hour of the day or night.
We had a totally rockin’ April, more than three times our monthly nut. But the first check in April didn’t hit the bank until the 15th of the month, and, until this morning, we had zero dollars on the board for May. Even so, I told Cathleen that April 15th was our last day of poverty. We’ll see if that’s a prognostication I can defend.
Here’s a goal-getting calendar for May.
This is a simple procedure: Set goals, attain them, record your progress, do better over time, repeat month-by-month. It works. So get on it.
Jeff Brown says:
Amen, and good to hear your prediction.
May 2, 2011 — 8:54 am
Greg Swann says:
Here’s a Jeff Brown moment: All the sweet folks at our bank branch know us by first name. It’s funny to me, because, by my standards, we’re deadbeats. But you make enough deposits and things start to change every which way…
May 2, 2011 — 8:59 am
scott gaertner says:
Vaya con Dios amigo
May 2, 2011 — 9:28 am
Greg Swann says:
> Vaya con Dios amigo
Bless you, Scott. We’ll finish the year right about one-third of the number you shared with us two summers ago. A completely different neighborhood from where we’ve been living, but the mountains are still out of our grasp. But money buys acceleration, and I’m much more comfortable with the gas pedal than the brakes.
May 2, 2011 — 10:15 am
Scott Cowan says:
Good on you Greg!
Keep working and good things keep happening!
May 2, 2011 — 12:18 pm
Greg Swann says:
> Keep working and good things keep happening!
Damn straight. Tell us what’s going on in your world.
May 2, 2011 — 8:30 pm
Brian Brady says:
Here’s some great May news: The typical month has 19 working days (funding/recording/underwriting, etc). 4 weeks times 5 days minus one holiday.
May, even with Memorial Day, has 21 working days. What this means is that you have two extra days to get deals closed. This means everything because the faster you close a transaction, the faster you you (a) get paid (b) have a happy “past” client and (c) get that transaction “out of your mind” so that you can find another one.
FWIW, your “action item goals (calls, letters, meetings, appts, etc) should be increased by 10% for May
May 3, 2011 — 2:46 pm
Al Lorenz says:
Super! This is very happy news. Thanks for all you do to help the rest of us with our success as well.
May 4, 2011 — 9:58 am