In commercial real estate agency, the setting of goals helps you with focus and drive. The goals bring you back to the key things that have to occur every day.So goals should be part of your planning process in commercial real estate sales and leasing. Whilst many agents set plans at the beginning of the year, they tend to forget them or put them away for a later time. If you have those plans set, the only way you will get on track towards them is in setting new habits that match the targets that you are chasing.In our industry the targets that we set and strive for personally should include key indicators such as:
Number of clients in your database
Database growth (monthly is good for assessment)
Outbound calls to prospects
Meetings with prospects from those calls
Door-knocking strategies and systems
Ratios of meetings to listings
Ratios of open listings to exclusive listings
Time on market
Referral business
Gross commissions
Value of property sold per sale
These numbers tell you something. For example if your value of property sold per sale is going up, you are likely to be attracting a better quality of client or property. Over time the top agents of the industry move into better properties and relationships. That then makes the deals easier; better listings bring in better enquiries.So here are some processes that can help you as an agent to focus on the things that really matter:
Plan the events of tomorrow tonight before you retire. All the decisions of the next day should be set so you can start the day with action and not time wasting decision making as to what is important.
The outbound contact and calls are really important in your daily activities as an agent. The outbound contact should happen first thing when the business day starts. Create some new contact every day. Get to those new people that you have wanted to contact for some time. Put them in your database. Build the relationship.
Clients are quite important to your commissions and negotiations. When it comes to exclusive listings, the clients that you have on your books should be spoken to every couple of days if not daily. Keep them up to date when it comes to the market and the listings. Help them move ahead with packaging their property for success in sales or leasing.
In commercial real estate today, the pressures of the market can easily overtake you if you do not plan and set your targets. Keep on track and the results will come.
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Use A Payday Loan Lender While Cleaning Up Your Credit
Use A Payday Loan Lender While Cleaning Up Your Credit
By Holly Petherbridge | Submitted On December 31, 2012
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Payday loan lenders online will be quick to help fast cash needs even with the worst credit backing you. Since there is no credit check done in the approval process, your credit will not prevent you from receiving money from a payday loan lender.
If you are tired of paying the fees for using the payday loan lender, then you have two choices: build a savings account or work at fixing your credit score.
A savings account takes dedication. It is a constant focus to cut back spending and work at increasing the amount saved. Some people do not want to change their lifestyle and a savings account has no meaning. It will never happen on its own. With so many people living paycheck to paycheck, it is no wonder that there are not more active savings accounts. This does not mean those accounts where money gets put in in order to use it the following week, but one that builds as a protection for future financial difficulties. Many people who have a savings find that payday loan online have no relevance in their life. It is a much cheaper way to help with emergency costs. Don’t forget to pay it back. Just because it is your money, you still want to pay it back to keep your savings account a growing account.
The other option is to build your credit score in order to keep payday loan lenders at the bottom of the list of available money options. People with poor or little credit tend to have these lenders at the top of their list since most others will decline an application due to their poor credit score.
Some of the best things you can do to help your credit score are quite simple.
*Don’t max out your credit cards. The credit bureaus like to see less than 30% of your available balance used up at one time. If you have more than 30% debt on your cards, work at paying them down to improve your credit score.
*If you don’t make your payments on time, you are asking for creditors to deny you. Late payments are reported on your credit history. New creditors will think twice before offering you new or extending credit. Payday loan lenders become a person’s go to for cash since they do not use credit scores to approve applications.
*Each time you apply for new credit, your score gets knocked down a a point or two. This remains on your credit for up to two years. Creditors will be leery of giving you credit when they see how often you have applied in the recent past.
*Letting old credit sit unused goes against you. Think about rotating your credit cards each month in order to spend something, even if it is only a few dollars and you pay it off at the end of the month, it is better than letting it sit and get lost.
*Refrain from closing old accounts. Closing accounts will raise your credit utilization ratio which will lower your credit score. Pay the accounts down or totally off and then put them in the rotation for occasional usage.
How to Pass the Social Work Licensing Exam (LMSW)
While I was studying for my LMSW exam, I often searched the internet for advice from recent graduates who had just passed their Social Work Licensing exam. I kind of felt alone in my situation although I knew others were studying too! The Master’s level and Clinical Social Work Licensing exams (LMSW/LCSW) are 170 question multiple choice tests, with only 150 questions counting toward the score. Also, the ASWB changed the exam in 2011 to reflect current Social Work practice. I had no idea if this was a good or a bad thing, but I was worried because the pass rate for the 2010 ASWB Master exam is 74.3% plus I also heard about social workers failing many times.Oh no! I have to pass TWO standardized exams to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 3 years of Clinical Supervision after I take the LMSW (3,000 hours)! There was so much material to study and the pile of books I had from my upcoming study course was overwhelming. I had no idea where to begin, so I waited until I started the study course offered by Adelphi University. The instructor suggested that we take a practice exam to determine what areas we need to concentrate on based on a percentage breakdown of the number of questions answered correctly on each topic. I was freaking out! I only got a 51~~I knew I had a lot of work to do!The study course ultimately taught me to analyze each question by deciding if it was a situational or factual question. The next steps are to decide who the client is and what the clinician should do in the given scenario. Nearly all questions on the actual Master’s level Social Work Licensing exam (in New York) were: what happens FIRST, what happens NEXT, or what is the BEST choice to make (by the clinician). They all had factual information built into the question.How to pass the Social Work licensing exam:Don’t over think the questions. They are not meant to trick you, and sometimes the right answer is obvious.Ask yourself at every question – what is in the best interest of the client? No matter how reasonable other answers are, most questions focus on the client, not their family, doctor, or others needs and wishes.Take a lot of practice exams. When I was ready to sit for the exam, I noticed a pattern in the questions and I began to understand what type of answer the “test makers” wanted. It is certainly not always what we would do in social work practice!Don’t rush the process. I studied for a few months which was long enough to understand the information without memorizing every minute detail. For instance, compare the problem solving model (acknowledge problem, define problem, brainstorm solutions, evaluate options, implement intervention strategies, and evaluate outcome) to program development (problem statement, goal/plan, resources, objectives, decide on program operation – evaluation tools, cost, usefulness of program, implementation, and evaluation). In my opinion, the steps are so similar that if I had a question related to either one, I would know what was involved in the process. I placed each similar topic on an index card and kept them paper clipped together. Of course, there are plenty of instances where memorization is necessary.I passed the exam on the first try – and actually did pretty well! After three years of supervision and clinical practice, I took my Clinical Social Work exam. The information provided was helpful for the LCSW exam; however, of course, there were more assessment and diagnosis questions. I am currently a LCSW-R, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Private Practice, in Garden City NY. Don’t give up… you can do it!#Psychotherapist #StayStrong #Licensed Clinical Social Worker #Goals #Mental Health #Therapist #MindOverMatter #Anxiety