Light, Green Light require you to stay in touch with your spending. Some agents choose to review their financials much more frequently. For Millionaire Real Estate Agents, budgeting is not only a core part of their business practice, it has also taken on the aspects of a game. And that is what we mean when we say once you understand it, budgeting can be fun and engaging.
MODEL FOUR: YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL You do all you can do. You go as far as you can go. You get all the results you can get, and when you can’t go any further, you look for help. This help should come in the form of a talented person. People are always asking me when or how they’ll know when it is time to hire their first person. I tell them that it is like knowing when to hire a contractor or a maid. We could easily do most of the work that needs to be done around the house, but at a certain point in our lives we realize that our time could be better spent on other things. We start to look for help at home in a very natural way. When you don’t have anyone to do that work for you, it is like a second job. On Thursday nights, you are a housekeeper. On Saturdays, you’re the lawn man. And so on . . . In other words, if you don’t have a maid, you are one. If you don’t have a lawn man, you are one. And in business, if you don’t have an assistant, you are one! At the beginning of your real estate career, you are a lead generator, a showing agent, a seller listing agent, a bookkeeper, a runner, a call coordinator, and many other things all in one. When you aren’t having fun or when you are feeling overwhelmed is the time to find someone to help with your “other” jobs. You don’t have enough arms and legs to do everything all the time. In fact, at some point, everyone should aspire to have
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