From Carra Riley’s post on ActiveRain Real Estate Network
Carra Riley CRB, CRS, GRI – Real Estate Consultant, Author, Speaker

“We started talking about goal setting and I found out that Brad actually designed a program which calculates exactly what I am describing in this post. The program, available online helps agents identify what they need to do to create a specific amount of income. It is identical to what I have done by hand for years. The program is called Agent Assist and has to be one of the most comprehensive and USER FRIENDLY programs I have seen to help an agent stay on track. I will be discussing more about the how to’s of the program in part 3 of this 4 part series in Business Planning and the mechanics are the same but with the computer tracking it makes the entire process much less complicated and easy to track and be accountable.”

Read the rest or her post here…

Part III of her “Goal Setting” series.

“Brad Andersohn has a program called Agent Assist which calculates exactly how many people you have to see each day answering the questions above.  He has amazing formulas based on the information you provide, as to how much you are willing to work.  His program has a tracking system where you will know what percentage of your business comes from what prospecting activity and can modify your advertising to reflect where your source of business comes from.”

“IMHO Agent Assist is one of the best tools any real estate agent could have to keep them on track. Brad offers a 100% guarantee and the cost of the program is only $29.95.  This is not an advertisement for this product and I do not make a dime by telling you this.  Agent Assist just happens to be one of the best tools I have seen in thirty years of selling and teaching to help keep an agent on track. It utilizes the exact principles I have implemented with agents who became “rookies of the year.”

Read the rest of her post here…

Watch this video featuring Pam Ermen who discusses 3 tips to a successful business plan, then you’ll understand why Agent Assist is the ultimate tool you’ll need to achieve your goals and succeed with your 2010 Business Plan. She talks about knowing your stats and knowing yourself, this is where Agent Assist will shine in your business.

Once you have created and set your goals to match your “Life Budget” we can show you how to stay on track and keep up with those goals on a daily basis. We call it the “One Bite at a Time” process, which keeps those far fetched and sometimes out of reach goals right in front of your nose. A great example is Jared, from Subway.  He did lose over 140 pounds, but he also did it only one pound at a time.

The whole point in setting your goals is so you can accomplish those things you really want in life.  Goal setting is so unbelievably powerful.  Goals must be specific, written down, and have a time frame.   Having good organization is a hard thing to do in the Real Estate business because we are constantly interrupted.  You have to be able to multi-task. We all want to get to where our business is repeat and referral, but it will take good organization, consistency, and patience.

I believe that the great NFL Hall of Fame coach, Vince Lombardi, had it right when he said, “The quality of a persons life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”  Do you agree with the coach or are you the type of person who has difficulty staying focused and keeping commitments?  Do you allow the negative influences of fear, anxiety, self-doubt and worry to dominate your thinking and sabotage your goals and results?

Sadly, most people fail to achieve their goals not because they’re lazy or lack self-motivation, but because they were never “fully committed” to succeed!  Walt Disney would frequently tell those around him, “When you believe in something, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably!

The four reasons people don’t set goals:

1. Fear
2. Poor Self Image
3. Never been sold completely
4. They just don’t know how

The 7 steps in a successful goal formula:

1. Identify the Goal
2. List the benefits you’ll receive
3. List the obstacles you have to overcome
4. List the knowledge, skills and tools you’ll need
5. Identify the people, groups and organizations you must work with
6. Develop an Action-Plan
7. Set a completion date

According to Zig Ziglar, there is danger in setting your goals because you might not reach them and if you don’t reach them, there is that little damage to your ego, to your self-image.  But, there is infinitely more danger in not setting your goals.  Here’s a great little goal setting application to help you set your goals during the fourth quarter of this year, and help you prepare for the upcoming 2010 year.

Agent Assist is the perfect application designed to map out what it will take to achieve your goals in Real Estate. It’s very easy to use, easy to download, but you will need Microsoft Excel to run it.  Now more than ever, we need to redefine our goals, our challenges and our obstacles.  It’s easy to know where we are, but can we determine where we are going, simply by setting our goals? Yes!

Start Setting Your Real Estate Goals Today

With the current changes taking place in the economy and the Real Estate Markets all across the Country, Now is the critical time to start setting your Financial Goals for Real Estate next year.

Using some of the Real Estate Technology that is available along with many of the on-line Social Media, Marketing, and Networking tools available, there’s no reason you can’t hit your financial goals in 2010.

The key is planning and setting realistic and practical goals.

In previous video and tutorial posts, we’ve shared how simple it is to set and achieve your financial goals using Agent Assist.  With the changes in property values affecting many geographical areas of the Country, it’s important to re-visit your goals page and make the necessary adjustments so you can be ready to start off the New Year right.

Just because the economy and Real Estate Markets have changed or adjusted, doesn’t mean your financial gain has to as well.

If you’re currently using Agent Assist for your Goal Setting and Business Planning, please take a couple moments today to make those minor adjustments and setup your Business Plan for the upcoming year.  If you’re not using the program for your Real Estate Business in 2010, we hope you’d consider adding it to your “Things To Do” list before next year gets here.

If you’re not 100% satisfied with Agent Assist, we offer an unconditional “money back” guaranty.  With over 4000 users, we’ve never had a single unsatisfied client yet, a statistic and reputation that we’re very proud of here.

Good luck to you in 2010, we wish you all the best and success in your Real Estate Business and endeavors.

Agent Assist – The Goal Planner

This is a quick video demo of the Goal Planner and Goal Analysis module built into Agent Assist.  This allows you to enter just 5 fields of information to obtain a complete Goals Analysis and tasks required to meet ANY desired income goal in Real Estate.

No matter how many hours a day you want to work, or how many days a week you want to work, the Goal Planner breaks down exactly how many contacts and appointments you’ll need to close the required amount of transactions that will help you to achieve your income goals.

Try it out for yourself.  There is no limit to setting and acheiving your goals if you have a plan and a way to track and monitor your tasks.  Agent Assist can help you achieve and exceed your Real Estate Income Goals.

Agent Assist 5i – Coming Soon to iTunes – It may just be the 1 billionth app.

Agent Assist 5i is now in development to be launched as an iPhone application and promises to be available via the app store or itunes library in the very near future.  Agent Assist is a time tested application for PC’s and MAC’s that has proved its worth time and time again.  It’s one thing to set your goals in Real Estate, it another to have something so simple to help you track and achieve them.

PC, MAC, and now iPhone

And now you’ll be able to do it right from your iPhone.  Keep an “i” out for Agent Assist 5i for the iPhone.  There’s never been a better app that will give you so much information about your business, where you are, and where you’re headed like Agent Assist will.  We hope to finalize developement, beta test, and launch before summer is out.  The Industry has been waiting, and now Agent Assist will deliver.

If you are reading this, then you have survived the Real Estate Market in 2008 and are looking for ways to effectively put together a Business Plan for 2009.  You should be preparing your Goals, your Plan and your Marketing Activities NOW for the year that’s coming.  2009!  Will it be different? You bet!  Will you need a plan in place to survive?  No Doubt.

Agent Assist 5.0 was designed to help you create, set, and reach your financial goals in Real Estate. Many Business Planning and Goal setting seminars offers tapes, videos, tool kits, books, even websites that they claim will help you achieve maximum success in your Real Estate career, and most of them charge a small fortune to get you started.  Not Agent Assist.  This Goal setting application is simple, intuitive, and the most inexpensive application you will ever own that will get you the most results.

Created on an excel based platform, Agent Assist 5.0 was designed with one purpose in mind. Helping you to reach your financial goals.  Take a look at this program and if you’re not 100% satisfied with the results, simply contact us, we’ll show you how to make it work for you and we’ll do it for FREE.  1000’s of REALTORS® are currently using Agent Assist all across the Country and stand behind it’s power and it’s success.  Try Agent Assist and see for yourself, you’ve got nothing to lose, except your financial goals.

Here are 5 ways you can grow your business in 2008 using Agent Assist 5.0. Many of you in Real Estate are aware that the goal planning and business planning process need to start in October or November for the following year. That means the time is now to start preparing for the year ahead! What are your goals for 2008? With the shift and change in the market, will that affect your business plan and strategies? Have you considered your marketing budget yet? Do you have any tools that will help you?

Here are 5 ways to use this application to insure you are on the right track for 2008!

1. Setting your goals is crucial to your success. In 21 years of this business, I have never met a successful REALTOR® who didn’t have goals and a business plan. Agent Assist will allow you to enter your Average Sales Price of homes in your area, enter your commission splits and work week schedule, and finally your desired income in Real Estate, and it does the rest.

2. Making contact with potential clients and past clients. The goal is to do such a great service for clients, that they’ll refer other clients. We all have to start some where, Agent Assist will tell you exactly how many contacts and appointments you’ll need to make to acheive your income goals! This is based on NAR statistics and National averages.

3. Tracking your Sales in Agent Assist keeps you on Track to achieving your goals. The goals portion of Agent Assist is just that, your goals. The Sales tracking portion gives you the actual numbers of where you’re at in your goals. It keeps you informed as to how much more or less you’ll need to do to be successful. We all need a tool like that in this business!

4. Tracking your Business Source has never been easier until Agent Assist. You can see where your Business is truly coming from, and at the end of every year, put your marketing dollars back into the areas that are getting you the most results. All you have to do is ask the client, “So, How did you hear about me or get my name?” You can also track your client, agent and lender referrals or customize it to track any other areas you obtain business.

5. Keeping your pipeline full and the funnel flowing is the most important to your consistent and continued success! Agent Assist lets you keep track each month of Listings, Closed Sales, and Inventory. It will help you determine your progress, your annual averages broken down monthly, and it will give peace of mind having your thumb on the heartbeat of your business.

Agent Assist offers many great tools that you will find applicable and useful to your Real Estate Business. Sellers Net sheets, Buyers closing costs, Rent vs Own Chart, Mortgage Calculator, Open House Register, Contacts Converter and more.

Are you ready for 2008? Do you have your goals set for the year and a bullet-proof business plan? Why not let our “Agent Assist” you in securing your success this next year, and for all the following years to come. It will not expire, It is guaranteed, It will help you obtain your goal, and the price is less than a dinner at Denny’s for a family of three! Get your copy today, you owe it to yourself to join thousands of others who have used this tool, to map out and stay focused on their goals and acheive their financial desires!

We look forward to your success, it is our goal, to help you achieve yours!!

Agent Assist now Ranks #5 in Google’s Search Engine Results, out of 2,670,000 hits, but it is still the #1 REAP! (Real Estate Assistant Program!) Agent Assist was designed to help Real Estate Professionals in many aspects of their business.

Setting goals and tracking successes can be difficult without the right application and tools. Agent Assist is the number #1 program for doing this and much more. Thanks Google for the Ranking!!