Every year as a New Year approaches, people diligently plan out their new year. They go to work to set new goals and resolutions and swear this time they will actually do it! And yet ONLY 8% of people will actually stick to them. We’re here to help. Joining our real estate team can actually help you reach personal and professional goals and here’s how.

According to Inc.com, the Top 10 New Year’s resolutions are as follows:

1. Diet or eat healthier (71 percent) – While a team cannot help you stick to a diet, goal setting and accountability are at the core of our real estate team. We look at personal and professional goals to make sure we all are living our best lives and performing at high levels.

2. Exercise more (65 percent) – To me this goes hand in hand with #1 and #3. This year I started working with a personal trainer. I would not have done that if I didn’t have my team to check in with weekly and that accountability has allowed me to lose weight and feel better.

3. Lose weight (54 percent) – As mentioned above, with our weekly accountability sessions I have focused on getting fit and eating better. No guarantees because everyone is different, but I have lost 4 lbs this year from team accountability. Pretty sweet bi-product of selling real estate.

4. Save more and spend less (32 percent) – I read the book “Total Money Makeover” about 4 years ago and it changed my life. While I didn’t totally embrace the quote ““If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else”, I did start to eliminate debt that served no purpose and started working on paying for things in cash. This is a belief system and I work to help my team members budget and work towards a strong financial future.

5. Learn a new skill or hobby (26 percent) – Joining a team will surely allow you to learn new skills and advance your current skill set.

6. Quit smoking (21 percent) – Sorry not sure I can help with that one except to say if you set a goal with our team we are going to keep you accountable to it.

7. Read more (17 percent) – We love to read. If you want to read more, that is just a bi-product of being on our team. We have a weekly book club and read books that will help us advance our abilities, careers and offer better service to our clients.

8. Find another job (16 percent) – Well joining a team will certainly be a new job, so one more check mark here!

9. Drink less alcohol (15 percent) – This is not one we can guarantee, but if this is your goal let’s work together to achieve it!

10. Spend more time with family and friends (13 percent) – The team environment is built to create an environment where you are a specialist in one area of the real estate industry. By focusing on one speciality you actually have less to do and think about. You’ll find your days more structured and your free time will increase by purposefully scheduled days instead of running all over town towards every shiny object or new possible lead.

It’s pretty amazing how many things can be accomplished by accountability. If you are looking for a team opportunity for the New Year reach out today to see if together you can achieve more.