Another fantastic morning to all of you devoted lead generators and businesspeople! Welcome to your Wednesday … and since it is ~your~ day, YOU can decide what your goals are, YOU can decide what level your commitment is going to be … and YOU can choose how well you want to follow the game plan for success. What will you choose for yourself and your business today?

Imagine for a moment that you have just discovered that you are holding the winning ticket for the lottery in your state or province. Let’s say it was a ‘low’ jackpot of only $10 million–but it was all yours! Think of the adrenaline rush! Think of the ideas that would race through your head! Debts you could pay off, things that you’ve always wanted to do or places you’ve always wanted to go, people and groups that you could donate to in a show of gratitude and appreciation. So many things that would suddenly be possible that might NOT be possible for you otherwise.

Then imagine that you just sort of ‘ooops’…forgot about that ticket. You put it in your dresser drawer or your jewelry box thinking you’d get to cashing it in later that day, but then you got busy. Deals that needed attending to….sellers who needed a call….buyers who desperately had to see a property–you know, the stuff of the real estate business. Days went by….weeks went by….and the ticket simply lay there unredeemed. Think what a waste of possibility that would be.

Over the years I have told agents that their real estate license was just like that winning lottery ticket. The possibilities for you as the holder of that piece of paper are UNLIMITED! Yet sadly, most agents just put it somewhere…forget about what it really represents, and never cash it in.

Do you realize how many agents have earned $10….$20….even $30 million in commissions over the course of their career in this industry? If you happen to sell in a ‘high-end’ market you might do that in just a few years!

What have YOU done so far in 2015 with the opportunities afforded to you by the fact that you are a licensed real estate professional? What sort of plan do you have in place for the rest of the year to ‘cash in’ on what is possible for you? As you think about those ‘choices’ that I referred to a minute ago, how focused are you as you work through this week? How REAL is your plan and is it connected to exciting, meaningful, worthwhile goals and dreams that will make your life and the lives around you better?

Our past is a memory … the present is a gift (which is why it’s called the ‘present’) … and the future is a hope. Learn from what has happened in the first quarter of this year and use your ‘lottery ticket’ to build toward an incredible tomorrow.

It’s time … get out there and make today count!