New Year, Same Me, New Goals
The start of a new year is always an exciting time for real estate agents – we get to start with a clean slate, a fresh energy and the opportunity to reinvent ourselves. It’s an exceptional time for setting new goals, reassessing strategies, devising new systems and processes and planning for a more successful year than the last. While goal setting is imperative for performing at your optimal level and pushing yourself to achieve above and beyond, we must avoid the trap of thinking a new year equals a new you! Sure, a new calendar year gives us the illusion that we will be better, our old habits will be in left in the past and we can come out swinging but how long does this ‘new you’ last. In fact, a hallmark study in 2009 revealed that it takes between 18 and 254 days to create new habits with the average person taking around 66 days to really imbed a new habit into their lifestyle, so the likelihood of waking up January 1 a new person truly is fictional at best. Don’t despair though, there are things we can do to increase productivity, to enhance agent profiles and to overall improve your chances of hitting your goals, through commitment and accountability.
The first step is to set meaningful goals with an action plan as to how those goals will be achieved. Many of you would be familiar with SMART goal setting which stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timebound. This is the recipe for success when it comes to setting and striving for goals and targets. As a leading auction house, our team are not only award-winning auctioneers, but we have skills and expertise in training, coaching and overall professional development specifically for real estate agents. Our focus is to help you set goals, provide you with guidance, support and add in that illusive element of accountability that is often what agents lack when it comes to achieving goals and reaching targets. We recommend your goals help you define your business plan and strategy and give you direction in your quest for success. Whether you want to increase your revenue, expand your geographic listing region, pivot into a higher-end or more luxurious product or simply implement ways to work smarter and not harder, then we could be the missing element you need to embrace in 2025.
We can start working with you on SMART goal setting early in the year, so you can keep showing up as the best version of yourself long beyond your fading new year’s resolutions. While goal setting, we can also share insights and provide training on how you can add an invaluable resource to your agent tool kit, the auction process. You really should consider a chat with us if any of the following goals are in your broad list of targets for the year;
Increase market share or market value
Enhance the volume of listing presentations
Attract and reach a wider audience in your footprint
Improve your profile visibility and reputation
Reduce your average days on market
Improve the impact of your marketing efforts
No matter your goals, it's important to have a plan to achieve them and the team at Holmes Auctions are about helping you get there. Even if you aren’t ready to take the plunge into auctions just yet, we offer training that can help you improve your processes, increase your visibility and give you the confidence to step outside of your private treaty comfort zone and into a smarter way of selling.
2025 is a year for growth and new opportunities, all attainable through SMART goal setting and teaming up with a reputable support team for encouragement, guidance and accountability coaching. It will be the moments that you lack motivation, you doubt yourself, luck doesn’t go your way or you simply feel like you are treading water that we come into play and really provide a positive impact that will keep you moving forward, towards your goals while expanding your skills, knowledge and continually adding to your tool kit.
What have you got to lose… reach out to us today to find out how we can work alongside you in 2025 to help the ‘new you’ stay on track and achieve everything you put your mind to throughout the year. Join the growing list of agents that are experiencing success like never before by enlisting the support of the Holmes Auction team.
