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Time to Reflect, Time to Set 2018 Goals and Begin Pursuit

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I love this time of year. Time to reflect and time to focus on setting goals for the New Year. I took the above photo at my parents' over Christmas. Don't recall ever experiencing a sunset quite like this growing up there but then again I probably wasn't looking as a teenager. Wish the camera did it justice; "That's beautiful Clark."

2018 Goals

The last couple of years I've accomplished my goals early. Maybe the process I follow is just that good or maybe I'm not shooting high enough. This year I've decided to test that theory and shoot for some lofty goals. They are:

- Increase Annual Passive Rental Income by $2,000/month

- Increase Social Media Following: 10k IG Followers, 1k FB Likes, 1k Blog Subscribers - help me reach my goal! Follow, Like, Subscribe!

- Graduate Cardone University

- Knock The Dust Off The Gray Matter

A sneak peek into the process I follow, with my goals set, I now create a 2018 Playbook of drills and tactics to help accomplish them. This process takes a while as I really dive in but typically yields 3-4 pages of waterfall steps, with each step gaining granularity in detail toward a daily or weekly activity to help accomplish my goals. This year I started this process in November and used most of December to fine tune the super simple spreadsheet I create for tracking (keeping myself accountable) those daily activities. Call it batting practice or daily workouts but I've followed this process the last couple years and I'm extremely happy with the results. I may write a more detailed post on the process I follow soon (still refining), but for now, email me [ [email protected]] to learn more.

Last item on the 2018 list is expand the knowledge base. Knock the dust off the gray matter. Following the lead of the most successful CEOs who read 60+ books/year, I've identified 8 Must Reads for 2018. I'll consume an additional 50+ hours of real estate related podcasts over the coming year, but these books keep popping up on my radar.

8 Must Read in 2018

Ok, there's 9 in this screenshot but Grant Cardone's Millionaire Booklet isn't new and is one I'll listen to 3-4 times throughout the year. Such a simple, quick & easy read. And if the below looks like a screenshot from iBooks, it is! I hardly have time to sit down and turn a page but I make the most of the windshield time the day job brings me.

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