Moving On
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Back to Basics for Kim at Cabins2Castles
Hello everyone:
Well, I have completed a test over the last three months that has created a new outlook for me in terms of time management. First I decided to forget about email and use the phone more often and, second I decided to be more out and about and networking face to face to meet and attract people to my Real Estate business and other initiatives in my life.
Guess what? It worked. My conclusion of my test for the last three months is as follows:
Technology is a tool and should not be deemed that an email- website- blog- twitter -facebook- myspace- linkdon-and so on is going to spur people on to get them fired up and call you. Find you yes, research about you, yes, but to make a decision unless you are indispensable which no one is, NO.Back to basics is my motto and sharing bits of your life not huge chunks is all that is needed.
I love the feel of meeting people, reading their body language,seeing there faces and hearing the tone of their voice engages my senses to really understand my clients. I feel better at the end of the day and I know I have made a difference in the transaction.
Don't get me wrong, you can't beat this box we call a PC for administration and organizing. You can't beat it for long distance phone savings or web- cam to see loved ones, and you can't beat it for ordering a widget or selling one if you can't obtain it locally, but for your business back to basics and feet on the street works best.
Real Estate is all about walking the property and feeling the ground underneath while asking yourself, can I come home to this place and put my feet up?
I am now blogging at the end of each month and twittering once a week on Fridays. Facebook is now going to be put on hold except to respond to people. Email is for validating phone conversations and putting it to file for clients or for immediate correspondence for legal documents. Research remains a Google domain and other then that out of my 10 - 12 hour day this screen gets max 1 hour of my day maximum 1.5 hours.
Try it. My world has changed, for the better.
See you at the end of October.
Kimmy Cookson
CBC's season IV of DRAGONS DEN starts September 30Th. Kimmy faced the fire of the DRAGONS...stay tuned.
Well, I have completed a test over the last three months that has created a new outlook for me in terms of time management. First I decided to forget about email and use the phone more often and, second I decided to be more out and about and networking face to face to meet and attract people to my Real Estate business and other initiatives in my life.
Guess what? It worked. My conclusion of my test for the last three months is as follows:
Technology is a tool and should not be deemed that an email- website- blog- twitter -facebook- myspace- linkdon-and so on is going to spur people on to get them fired up and call you. Find you yes, research about you, yes, but to make a decision unless you are indispensable which no one is, NO.Back to basics is my motto and sharing bits of your life not huge chunks is all that is needed.
I love the feel of meeting people, reading their body language,seeing there faces and hearing the tone of their voice engages my senses to really understand my clients. I feel better at the end of the day and I know I have made a difference in the transaction.
Don't get me wrong, you can't beat this box we call a PC for administration and organizing. You can't beat it for long distance phone savings or web- cam to see loved ones, and you can't beat it for ordering a widget or selling one if you can't obtain it locally, but for your business back to basics and feet on the street works best.
Real Estate is all about walking the property and feeling the ground underneath while asking yourself, can I come home to this place and put my feet up?
I am now blogging at the end of each month and twittering once a week on Fridays. Facebook is now going to be put on hold except to respond to people. Email is for validating phone conversations and putting it to file for clients or for immediate correspondence for legal documents. Research remains a Google domain and other then that out of my 10 - 12 hour day this screen gets max 1 hour of my day maximum 1.5 hours.
Try it. My world has changed, for the better.
See you at the end of October.
Kimmy Cookson
CBC's season IV of DRAGONS DEN starts September 30Th. Kimmy faced the fire of the DRAGONS...stay tuned.
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