Eric Rodriguez

In dealing with fear: BREAKDOWN: Curiosity killed the cat ("I'm going to think about it in every which way until I'm blue in the face and never actually doing anything until I starve to death") and then arose the Tiger/ BREAKTHROUGH: lol ("I'm starting with the man in the mirror, I'm asking him to change his ways.") and so I am and those ways involve me and that favorite quote of "Just Do it". I know, I know, sounds simple right. This is all a part of my commitment to self mastery. I hope this helps someone else out there as that is my full intention on writing these blogs: To expose myself to others through written communication so that those of you out there who are experiencing the same or similar life issues as I am can benefit from my lessons learned. Plus, I got a lot of sleep last night and I feel re-energized to deal with the day. I'm off to prospect now for people who need my help with their homes.

Consistency & Persistence are the Name of the Game....This is what I'm learning are two of the most important parts of great lead follow-up. I think I've got the persistence thing down even though I get really frustrated at times I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The issue I am dealing with is the consistency. My methods are slowly being put into place however staying consistent is difficult for me. I think it's because I like and embrace change so much that sticking to doing the same thing day in and day out takes time to get used to. I know that being a realtor is not about selling real estate, it's about following a schedule and I am improving on that. The name of the game there is focus. What I focus on expands so if I stick to it and stay persistent with it I know it will work out for the best.

So I just had an amazing run from 8th ave. to 6th through Balboa Park, down to Park through Del Prado to University and back down to 1st and back up to 8th. Very nice. What great energy there is in Hillcrest and Banker's Hill. I celebrated my phone calls that I made to each and every single person on the list and I recorded every minute of it including me getting yelled at, hung up and me calling her back so we could "chit chat". It was hilarious because I said pulled the old we must have lost connection routine knowing good and well she is upset and frustrated for a reason that is outside of my control and she's not fully aware of the idea or notion that someone like myself actually exists out there who is willing to take on the responsibility of handling this person's home and affairs that they may feel are a lost cause and out of their control. I try to make clear that I am there to help them and for them to come to me as a resource of information. And Lorraine talked me to death OMG I couldn't get her off the phone. One hang up. I think I'll give him a visit. That just means he hurts harder inside than some of the others. I know how it feels. And I don't work for the banks. I work for the people. I work for YOU!

This morning as I was getting ready I was listening to a short 8 minute long excerpt from Tony Robbins about how just by changing a millimeter of what you do will have such a huge effect on what is happening in your life. Think of it as a degree on the compass. Yes, right now it's only a millimeter however in a week it may be a foot and in a month it may be 10 feet and in a year it may be a mile so you see by changing what is not right now, you are creating such an outstanding effect in the future. He also mentioned his incantation that he would say to himself when he was only 17 and it made such a profound impression on me that I'm implementing it into my daily affirmations/incantations.

In regards to my last blog titled 10:5:15:5, I did not accomplish the goals that I had laid out. I was successful at doing something that I think and feel inside is more important to me and that by making that change I will be more efficient at allowing myself to be able to accomplish my goals and attain 10:5:15:5 everyday. What did I do you might ask? I created and will implement a new daily schedule starting at 4:30 a.m. and ending at 9:30p.m. when I lay me down to sleep. Why is this so important, a schedule? A schedule is extremely important. It's a budget, just like I have for my finances. It's now set up so that at any point during my day when I don't know where I'm suppose to be or more importantly what I'm suppose to be doing, I can just take a look at it and know immediately where it is that I'm suppose to place myself to get back on track to continue to work efficiently and get the job that I'm suppose to be doing done.

Today I'm going to challenge myself to really build my business up to where I want it to be. I've come to realize over the past year, especially the past few weeks that I truly can be anyone I want to be, ANYONE! Keep that in mind because so can you! I'm going to start out with the 10:5:15:5 program that I learned in CAMP 443. It's going to be challenging for me just as it was in the class but I will do it. I'm updating this blog daily so everyone can see my progress and with your good thoughts I know I'll succeed.