2010 Resolutions, Plans

**EastWind** · Dec 21st, 2009, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Bilgefisher

Stop

Great enthusiasm everyone, but I am going to stop you all right there. Your goals are not definite and exact with timetables. I'm going to eat better is not a goal. I'm going to lose weight is not a goal. I will lose 15 pounds by March 15th is a goal. I strongly recommend you all go back and fix your goals. Do you want to be a true action taker? Then make your goals count this year. Don't make them empty and hollow.

-I will mail out 50 probate leads per month starting Jan 1st.
-I will sell 6 houses this year netting 15k average per house.
-I will sell my first probate house by Feb 28th.
-I will rent out my current home and a buy a 3 bedroom 2 back 1500+ sq foot ranch home with a 2 car garage in a neighborhood 2 miles to the south of me by June of this year.
-I will officially be off the market June 5th this year.

mine are.

**Rasmus** · Dec 21st, 2009, 10:59 AM

My goal(s) is pretty simple:
Get smarter! And not just smarter - but a LOT smarter.

I am 19 years old and still havent made anything at all. I gotta stop comparing myself with these young computer genius's who make several millions before they reach 18.
- I simply have to tell myself to sit back, read, learn and get smarter.

**MJDeMarco** · Dec 21st, 2009, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Rasmus

My goal(s) is pretty simple:
Get smarter! And not just smarter - but a LOT smarter.

But what is the goal within that goal?

Try making them specific otherwise the vagueness doesn't impel action.

Transform "Get smarter" into "I will read and finish 1 book every week for one year" and/or "I will take one online class per month"

Now you can take a specific action and monitor the goal. "Get smarter" can't really be monitored.

**Rem** · Dec 21st, 2009, 11:18 AM

Losing weight is a goal. But the question should be what's your plan to reach your goal?

My goal is to lose weight (15 lbs) therefore my plan is:

a) In 2010 I am going to make it a habit not to eat anything after 7pm
b) I will eat breakfast every morning
c) I will eat 4 smaller meals per day instead of 3 big ones.
- Breakfast at 7am
- Brunch at 10:30am
- Lunch at 1:15pm
- Dinner at 5:30pm
d) I will stop drinking soda daily and will only have 1 per week.
e) I will walk for 1 hour each evening 6 nights per week at 3.5 - 4.0 mph

If I follow my plan I will reach my goal in 90 days.

**Bilgefisher** · Dec 21st, 2009, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by sm media

Losing weight is a goal. But the question should be what's your plan to reach your goal?

My goal is to lose weight (15 lbs) therefore my plan is:

a) In 2010 I am going to make it a habit not to eat anything after 7pm
b) I will eat breakfast every morning
c) I will eat 4 smaller meals per day instead of 3 big ones.
- Breakfast at 7am
- Brunch at 10:30am
- Lunch at 1:15pm
- Dinner at 5:30pm
d) I will stop drinking soda daily and will only have 1 per week.
e) I will walk for 1 hour each evening 6 nights per week at 3.5 - 4.0 mph

If I follow my plan I will reach my goal in 90 days.

++ Now thats the way to write goals. Well done. Now see yourself 15 lbs lighter on March 31st. Picture, picture yourself healthier keep that in mind everyday until you reach your goal.

Keep em coming folks. Have a desire, set your precise goals and take massive action towards those goals.

**Bilgefisher** · Dec 22nd, 2009, 08:26 PM

What, only a handful of folks have plans for the upcoming year???

**wildambitions** · Dec 22nd, 2009, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Bilgefisher

What, only a handful of folks have plans for the upcoming year???

Must be more of that 90/10 rule (or less)

**Oracle** · Dec 23rd, 2009, 12:52 PM

For me in 2010, I need to:
1) Finish a book I am writing (By the end of January).
2) Use my juicer and blender every day, all year,(so I can lose 20lbs.)
3) Maintain my GPA throughout the year ( I have a 4.0).

**Runum** · Dec 24th, 2009, 05:19 PM

bump

**randallg99** · Dec 25th, 2009, 09:19 AM

speed to Bilge for helping identify that goals need to be measured using true metrics.

perfect example already mentioned: "Lose weight" does not use metrics but "Lose 15 lbs by April 15th" does and is a very measurable goal. You can break down your attainable goal by the month, week or day and this alone makes goal setting a much more realistic accomplishment.

but more importantly to this the spirit of this forum, ranking the goals by dollars is THE most important metric versus how many RE units you want to own.

One of my goals this year is to get an extra 150k income from purchasing and selling real estate.

Whether it takes 1 unit or 20 units to accomplish this goal isn't necessarily the most important point because my ultimate achievable, measurable and attainable goal is to get an additional 150k. I enjoy doing real estate deals so I would be more apt to do more than 1 deal.

Applying metrics and time to my plan, this action calls for 6 units of 25k profit each.

Broken down in a year's time, this amounts to 6 buys within the first quarter of the year and then 6 sales before years' end.

Part of the "goal" and "plan" also accounts for a back up situation if all should not pan out. If the properties do not sell before April (when fed stimulus tax credit expires) then renting them out becomes the main option and will just be added to my existing portfolio of 20 units.

Anyway, I have a lot more goals besides this one and after I gather all of my thoughts I'll probably post them. I achieved quite a few in 2009 and I hope to achieve just as many in 2010.

At the end of the day, my most important goal is to really enjoy whatever quality time I can get with my family.

**tchandy** · Dec 25th, 2009, 11:11 AM

in an order I hope to follow:
-start my forum on Jan 20, 2010 currently putting on some finishing touches
-form a LLC
-buy my next rental property moving from SFHs to fourplexes currently looking for the right deal
-continue to build my RE team
-start writing a book in mid to late summer with a release date sometime in 2011

Tom

**MJDeMarco** · Dec 26th, 2009, 12:45 PM

2010 could be your best year yet. What would be your resolutions for the new year?

To turn up the fun dial!!!!

**Gymjunkie** · Dec 26th, 2009, 01:15 PM

OK, I have to be more specific about my goals:

Gain 20bs of muscle
Launch Fitnessradar.com and get it to 1 000 000 visits by 2011
Visit USA
Find myself an amazing girlfriend
Quit a JOB and support myself from online projects (get 2000 bucks a month from them)

**Bilgefisher** · Dec 26th, 2009, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Gymjunkie

OK, I have to be more specific about my goals:

Gain 20bs of muscle
Launch Fitnessradar.com and get it to 1 000 000 visits by 2011
Visit USA
Find myself an amazing girlfriend
Quit a JOB and support myself from online projects (get 2000 bucks a month from them)

Agreed. These are great desires. The first step to success. step two, make decisive goals to achieve these desires. Finally, step 3 take massive action towards those goals. If you don't make the goals, then my guess is your not serious about the desires.

Good luck gymjunkie, I know you will make it happen.

**Cat Man Du** · Dec 26th, 2009, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by PhxMJ

To turn up the fun dial!!!!

BOOK...............BOOK..................BOOK

**jazzfreak11** · Dec 26th, 2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by PhxMJ

To turn up the fun dial!!!!

So now you have to come up with a metric for that :P

**MJDeMarco** · Dec 26th, 2009, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by jazzfreak11

So now you have to come up with a metric for that :P

I was waiting for someone to call-me-out on my own advice!!!

**Luke12321** · Dec 27th, 2009, 03:14 PM

1. Learn web design well enough to be able to get something out within the next 90 days.
2. Launch web business. (Lead Gen)
3. Continue learning SEO techniques
4. After 6 months, be generating a min of one lead per day.
5. Expand nationally...
6. Continue getting cash from e-bay business.
7. Go on one nice vacation, with the gf.

**Gymjunkie** · Dec 27th, 2009, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Bilgefisher

Agreed. These are great desires. The first step to success. step two, make decisive goals to achieve these desires. Finally, step 3 take massive action towards those goals. If you don't make the goals, then my guess is your not serious about the desires.

Good luck gymjunkie, I know you will make it happen.

Appreciate it Bilge

**kurtyordy** · Dec 31st, 2009, 11:15 AM

Since by the time I finish typing this we will be with the 13th our before the official change over, I figure it is time for me to post mine.

1. Finish article submitting automator script to fully functional by end of January.
- First test run in first week of January

2. Add 19 more niches to my affiliate marketing stable by next Black Friday. 1/month through May. 2/ June-Nov. to bring my total to 20.

3. finish first e product by end of February, launch in March.

4. build niche around e product by end of year

5. lose 36 lbs by end of year. Average three pound loss per month
- by end of Jan cut daily snapple tea intake down to 1 from it current 2
- by end of march cut snapple tea intake down to 0
- start exercising min three days/week by end of jan.

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