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Environment is everything. In the correct environment, your chances of success are high. In the wrong environment, your business could sputter, fail to thrive and even die.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station understand one very important fact: They are completely dependent on the manmade environment inside the station. One misstep, calculation error or equipment failure could lead to death.
Put simply, their environment is critical.
For the astronauts, a carefully maintained environment is the foundation for everything they do. If something goes wrong, they cannot work or even live effectively. While it is easy to understand how essential environment is to those living in the unforgiving vacuum of space, complete with extreme cold, solar radiation and potential meteor strikes, we tend to forget that a proper environment is critical to our daily lives as well.
Are you setting appropriate boundaries on your environment?
Ironically, environments compete. As a parent, we want to provide a positive, nurturing environment for our children. We want to be there for them when needs arise, we want to remain accessible and do not want to convey that they are unwanted. But, for those Realtors who do most of their work in their home office — especially those with young children — the desire to provide a nurturing environment for their children can directly conflict with the environment needed to be successful in real estate.
To run an effective business, time blocking is critical. The ability to block out time for prospecting, training and other business-critical activities is often almost impossible with…