How to grow your real estate business: Be proactive, not reactive

If you walk into your office without a plan, you will end up part of someone else's plan.

How to grow your real estate business: Be proactive, not reactive
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I find reactive days challenging.

You can't plan anything. You get pulled from pillar to post running around after other people, and at the end of the day, all the important but not urgent tasks you wanted to accomplish have fallen by the wayside: taking that walk, phoning that old friend, eating a healthy lunch, writing that thank you card. Not a chance. You go home tired, but not feeling any closer to success.

If you zoom out for a moment and think about what being in reactive mode does to one day, imagine what it does to your business long term.

A reactive real estate business lacks intention, and that leads to inconsistent sales (if any), irregular income patterns, and often, more challenging clients.