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Upcoming Events• January 8-10th Austin, TX Fast Track Note Training• January 15 & 16th Dallas, TX Dallas REI

Expo• January 26th Lubbock, TX Lubbock REIA• February 6th Houston, TX Lifestyles

Expo• February 12-14th Virtual Note Buying For

Dummies• February 19-21st Houston, TX Build Your

Legacy Summit• February 26-28th Austin, TX Fast Track Note

Training

Dallas REI Expo• January 15 & 16th (Friday & Saturday)• The Sheraton Dallas Hotel• 800+ Attendees• Normal $175 Ticket Price• http://www.REIEXPO.com• Special WeCloseNotes Pricing of $75• Use Special Code Dallas75

Lifestyles Unlimited Expo• February 6th (Saturday) 7am – 7pm• George R Brown Convention Center – Houston• 3,500+ Attendees• Stop by the Booth/Breakout Session• 2 For 1 Tickets at $49.95• http://bit.ly/NotesLifestyle

Build Your Legacy Summit• February 19-21st

• Houston, TX• Westin Memorial City Hotel• Normal Pricing is $599 Per Person• Early Bird Pricing of $299! 50% off!• Room Block Expires January 27th

• Register at BuildYourLegacySummit.com

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The Monday Note

16 Steps To Success In 2016

Get Organized•Get Rid Of “Clutter”•We All Add “Junk” Each Year•Memberships/Subscriptions•Mail/Emails/Social Media• Files/Taxes/Etc• To-Do Lists• If You Haven’t Used It In 6 Months, Get Rid of It!

Own Your Time/Schedule• Avoid The Time Vampires• Don’t “DRIFT”• Schedule 15/30 Minutes (not 60)• Sunrise.AM App• Avoid the Long Meetings/Long Lunches• Use Skype/Hangouts/Facetime• Save The Commute For Others• No One Will Respect Your Time Until You Start Respecting It Yourself!

Kill The Squirrels• A Jack of All Trades Is A Master of Nothing!• Focus, Focus, Focus Builds Results• Notes, Rentals, Fix & Flips, Private Lending• JUST PICK ONE AND STICK TO IT!• Avoid Shiny Objects! • Avoid the Need To Attend EVERYTHING!

Plan Your Networking• Join 1-2 Local Events/REIA’s/BNI• 1-2 Meetups•Have A Plan• January Is Busiest Month For REIA’s• 1 Contact Can Change Your Business• Leverage Your Dollar!• Volunteer/Room Share

Put Down The Remote• Average American Watches 5 Hours of LIVE TV Per Day•Don’t Tell Me Your Don’t Have Time!• Spend 2 Hours a Day On Your Business • Calls/Linked IN/Emails/Social Media/Ads• You Always Have 7pm to 2am• Still Gives You 3 Hours A Day For Guilty

Pleasures

Post Your Goals• Post 3 Major Goals (Photos/Dream Board)• 1. Financial• 2. Business• 3. Health• Post on Fridge/TV/Mirror• Share Them On Social Media• Email Your Closest 10 People

Find An Accountability Partner• Find Someone Who Will Hold Your Feet To The Fire!• Someone Going Through Same Thing• Maybe Your Accountability Is Financial• Work Through Your Plan• Measureable Results• Specific Time Frame• Small Daily Steps

Focus On 21 days?• The 21 Day Habit Myth Is Just That….A Myth!• It Actually Takes 66 Days on Average To Form New Habit.•Greatness Comes In 66 Days! •We Give Up Before 30 Days!• Set Realistic Expectations!• Judge Your Results After March 14th!• Adjust From There!

Eliminate Negativity• 1. Negativity Causes Stress• 2. Negativity Drains You• 3. Negativity Makes You Vulnerable• 4. Negativity Harms Your Respiratory System• 5. Negativity Harms Your Heart• We Are Busy Enough Already NOT To Have To

Overcome These• Give Yourself a 30 Second “Shot Clock” And Move On!

Have a REAL Social Media Plan!

•Utilize Facebook GROUPS•Use Your Linked In Groups To Connect•Quit Wasting Time Commenting On Everything!!!!• Limit Your Social Media To 1 Hour/Toilet Time• Leverage Targeted Ads• Twitter/Facebook/Google+ plus Video!• $10 A Day Can Go A Long Way!

Hire An Assistant• Have Them Do The Sub-Level Work• Virtual or REAL Assistant• Organizing Files• Picking Up Dry Cleaning• Running By The Bank• Routine Marketing• Dealing With Vendors/Paying Bills• You Are Bleeding Your Business Dry By Not

Outsourcing!

Plan A Trip/Vacation• Plan 1, 2, 3 Vacations Right Now!• Put It On Your Schedule!•Get Your Spouse Involved• Road Trips/Family• Recharging Your Batteries• Your New Assistant Can Keep The Money Flowing!• If You Don’t Plan It, You Won’t Likely Take It!• Christmas Does Not Count!

Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone• Take Action Now!• Pick Up The Phone•Make An Offering!•Make An Appointment!•Go Network!• Your Mind Is Screwing With You!• Success Will Only Come Once You Start!•Don’t Put Off To Tomorrow What Can Be Done Today!

Save 10% of Every Dollar!• Save 10%• Force Yourself!• Transfer To Separate Account•Don’t Touch It Except For Awesome Deals!•Make An Extra Deposit•What’s $50 on $500/$1,000 on $10,000• Budge For It And You Will Love The Outcome• It Will Add Up Faster Then You Expect!

Use Your IRA

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