We Can’t Rely Too Much On Our Memories: That’s A Fact

We all suffer from information overload to some extent. Our mind is exposed to a hurricane of information every day. As a result the mind does a very nice filtering process and very little of what we see and hear is retained in our minds. So instead of depending on our very selective memory why not depend on a piece of paper?

Carry a tiny paper and a pen with you all the time.

My ex-boss and mentor Jim Showalter practically taught me these simple technique years ago.

The moment you schedule an appointment or a meeting, jot it down in the paper. Like wise each time you delegate something to someone or when you are asked to do something write it down in your paper along with the date and the time. Do not be afraid of being thought about as a person with a very poor memory. It won??™t be long before people start thinking of you as a highly organized person, someone who is just on top of things. At the end of the day transfer everything from the paper to your Microsoft outlook??™s task list or to-do-list.

Put your PDA to work

If you have a PDA make use it. Each time someone gives you his or her telephone number, immediately enter it into your PDA, along with the person??™s name of course. I would go to the extent of taking a picture??¦these days most PDA’ are bundled into cell phones and cell phones have cameras.

Make Business Cards Informative.

Usually I get a lot of business cards as a result of my business and daily interactions. Most of the cards have information such as the name of the person, his or her telephone number and probably the name of the company for which he or she works. But the problem is, the next time when I meet the same person, chances are the face may seem familiar but I may not have the foggiest idea as to where I met the person in the first place. To overcome this problem, as soon as I get the business card, I jot down a few points about the person and probably the reason for meeting him or her and the place as well. All this on the back of their business card (I never do it in front of them though). This practice has certainly lessened the stress on me for recollecting names and associating a face with a name…

These days, I have my photo printed on my business card, effectively making myself visible and memorable.

Stack the business cards properly for future reference.

Once in your office take care to keep away the business cards you collected properly. Don??™t just stuff them into your card folder. Take care to read them properly and perhaps keep the cards of important clients separately. I do not recommend that you toss any business cards, but ‘ completely you, if you do not find much use, toss them

Prepare a to-do list and plan what you have to do, well in advance

I cannot over-emphasize the importance of to-do lists in getting yourself organized. It is probably the most sensible thing that a busy person should do. In fact I thought of devoting an entire post for to-do lists and I think that is just what I will do some day on this blog. Without a good daily, weekly or monthly plan a task list after all may not align well with your objectives.

No this is not about expanding your business and conquering the world. I am not referring to a strategy plan that involves takeovers and mergers. Those things are beyond the scope of this post. I am referring to having plans about the daily, weekly and monthly activities of your business and yourself as well.

Have a fixed timetable.

It may sound kind of mechanical but it would be wonderful if you could have a fixed time for everything and try to stick religiously to the duration. Believe me it really helps because in that way you will have time for everything and everything can be done in the time for it.
Did I have a fixed duration for writing and posting this blog post? You bet I did…

Investing in Real Estate: Adapt or Perish

Well if you are software engineer reading this post, you can
relate to this better… Do you remember how may careers were
practically over when client server computing took over the
mainframes? like wise with internet came java, and that
practically finished client server technology. Anyone who
refuest to adapt the new technilogy was left behind..

Think about it, if internet can deliver motivated-seller leads?
Why not fully use this as a primary medium? Why spend thousand
of dollars on direct mail which we all know is expensive and
less effective due to competition and inflitration. Do not get
me wrong both internet and Direct mail have their own relevance
and I personally do not recommend one over the other so test
which medium works best for you. You may need both after all.

You can find every bit of data on the internet thee days, from
personal information to property information, all in matter of
seconds. Title records are online, mortgage data is online and
so are sophisticated algorightms that compute the comparables.

If you do no thave the luxury of using your local MLS
website, technology is such a commodity these days that, you can
build a small website for as low as couple of hundres dollars
and? start listing your? own properties for sale,

One thing is constant in our life i,e CHANGE.

People who change with times thrive and those who fail to adapt, perish.
It’s that simple. Internet is a classical example; people who
explored and positioned themselves early on are now having an
undue advantag over others. Every small business that shied away
from the internet in the past has probably lost many
opportunities.

As an Investor you need to adapt to the market conditions.
Understand its cyclical pattens, percieve the influences caused
by interest rates, demographic changes, employment data,
costruction permits, government policies and leverage every
opportunity small or big that presents itself within that
realm.

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