I have been working over the last two months to get ready for next year. I have a very lofty goal, and things are coming into place that are going to help me reach it. This morning while I showered (where so many of us get our best ideas) a slogan came to mind that will be part of my mantra for next year. I’ve already decided on my phrase for the year being “defy gravity”. Now I’m going to add to that the slogan “25 in 25”. This means 25 closings in 2025.
I was licensed in November of 2021 while still working full time for Group One. I didn’t commit to full time real estate until June of 2022. In that year I took part in 3 transactions. In 2023, my first full time year in real estate, I had a total of 7 transactions. A real estate mentor told me I could expect to double my business in the next year, so I set a goal to have a part in 16 transactions. (I might as well stretch a little.)
I had 13 closings for 2024. I didn’t reach my goal, but I feel very good about how I did. Of course, those closings came because of the support of so many people. Success does not come in a vacuum, and if I could say that I did anything to bring those closings about it was only putting myself in the right places at the right times.
As the end of 2024 approached I began to ask myself what I wanted to do in 2025. Was it feasable for me to double my business again? I thought that seemed somewhat unrealistic, but at the same time asked myself “why do I need to limit myself to being realistic.” Then I saw the movie Wicked, and the song ‘Defy Gravity’ clicked in my head. Why not? If I’m going to have fun next year, why not make it about defying reality. That sounds fun.
So this is what I commit to in 2025. Defying Gravity by having 25 closings. I know this will not have much or anything to do with me being awesome, or great, or wonderful, or anything like that. It will be about the people around me and how much I am willing to help them succeed in what they are trying to do in their lives. It’s going to be a year that will stretch me, sometimes to the point where it may feel like I’m breaking. But what’s the point of living if we’re not willing to step out, take a chance, crash and burn, and get back up to do it all again. This is my commitment for 2025!