By the time that you read this Thanksgiving will have come and gone and we will be on the final countdown to 2020!

So, it’s really time to start thinking about next year’s business! I have spent the better part of a day doing some research to find what I think are the best resources to help you assemble a plan to help you absolutely crush it in 2020!

I want to start with a couple of real estate coaches who have been around for a long time, namely Mike Ferry and Brian Buffini.  These guys couldn’t be more different in their approaches, yet they both espouse methods and advice that work for those agents that truly adopt them.

Let’s start with Brian Buffini.  Brian is the guru of working by referral.  His methods work because he relies on creating and nurturing relationships to the point where you create raving fans who send business your way.

Check out what Brian has to say for 2020: https://resources.buffiniandcompany.com/the-best-system-for-building-your-business/

Mike Ferry is up next.  Mike has a much more direct outlook on our business.  He is not for everyone, yet his methods work as I can attest from personal experience!  Here is his plan for next year: https://www.mikeferry.com/2020-business-planning/

Tom Ferry is a well known coach who has developed his own style, and although I have no personal experience of him, the agents that I know that have subscribed to his methods are firm believers in what he offers.  Check him out here: https://www.tomferry.com/blog/tfs-s4e8-2020-business-planning-questions/

A lesser known coach is Jan O’Brien.  Jan has a company with an interesting name “Wandering but not lost” and is a former Blackhawk Helicopter pilot from her Army days.  I first featured her in a 2015 post but she has updated her information since then and you can find it here: http://wbnlcoaching.com/your-business-plan/

I want to include something from one of my favorite real estate news sources, RISMedia.  They recently posted an article titled “5 Steps to Creative Real Estate Marketing”.  Marketing HAS to be part of your 2020 business plan, so take a look at this for an interesting take on real estate marketing: https://rismedia.com/2019/11/27/creative-real-estate-marketing/

My final find is probably my favorite.  These folks have put together a 33 page, fill in the blanks plan that really takes a look at all aspects of your business and life.  You won’t be sorry if you download this.  Maybe you don’t fill it out completely, but it will sure have you looking at things a bit differently than you have done in the past. https://freebusinessplandownload.agentedu.com

Some of these sites will want you to “join” their sites and create an account in order to get to the downloads.  Go ahead and do it.  None of them will charge you for doing so and you can always opt out of any future mailings.

I think that 2020 is going to be good year for real estate and for the real estate agent who is prepared to seek out and capture new business.  One of the ways to be that agent is to plan for it now.

Do your self a favor and carve out some time to visit each of these links to find the one that is right for you!