Five Days Off? Are You Kidding Me???

You will be a better broker with a few days off...you have to have a life beyond real estate.  EVERYONE NEEDS A VACATION!  You will be able to do way more with a break to refresh and give you perspective.  Remember...all work and no play...you know the dittie!  Take some bug spray! Don't drink the water!  Have fun!

I can relate. We are planning on taking a vacation in July to Flagstaff for 5 days! I love Flagstaff and I am so excited to be going but I am also thinking all the same things you are. I do have a great agent though that I can have cover for me so that does help.

Hi Joslyn:

Take if from me...a healthy balance is REQUIRED in order for you to be a great agent. Throughout the years, I've seen lots of agents lose their family, have problems with their children and become "burnt out" and EVERY ONE of them has said, "No way...I won't get that way."

Family time is precious. ESPECIALLY since you don't get much of it. You don't want everyone to think that you think your cell phone or the next deal is more important than spending time with them, do you? I have never heard of anyone on their death bed asking if a deal was closing...they ask for their kids, their husband or wife, their parents, friends, or loved ones.

I had a brush with death this past November and it really helped me to put things into perspective. HAVE FUN and make precious, irreplaceable memories to last a lifetime!

I can so relate!  We camp every memorial day too!  When ever I go away I am still never far from all my necessities!  I know we are better with time off.  I look at it as while I am on vacation I am getting time off.  Time away from the office, time to sit on the beach chair in the sun (or rain for this weekend) and answer questions, calls or emails as I choose.  I am not tied to my phone or my computer, but I do check them.  I think depending on your personality (Type A for me) I cant ever just let it go.  Its like letting my kids just check in when they feel like it, or going away with out them and not talking to them the entire time.  Just not possible for me!  But I do come back relaxed regardless!  Hope you do the same!  Enjoy the weekend!  Happy fishing!

Joslyn, go have fun. When you get back you will have endless voicemails for business and you can catch up.

Take the time off!

Don't you know it is the most surefire way of getting a bunch of business to happen?

Just be ready to do the same for whoever watches your business :)

I found someone in my office I trust with my life and when I go on vacation she takes my work and when she needs to leave I do the same for her.

Hey Joslyn!  Take the time off!!  In my experience business goes nuts while you are gone! Since I am not going on vacation, feel free to send me your referrals while you are gone!!   hehehe!!

I'm going away on a 7 day cruise in the Caribbean (note, ZERO cell phone reception) in July.  But I have an agent in the office who I know will cover for me and I'll have to leave a message on my cell voicemail to contact her.  I also do plan on taking my laptop with me and paying for expensive-as-hell WI-FI on the ship so I can at least check email.  It's going to be interesting!

You are definitely a workaholic!  You are nuts!  But there is a remedy.... take five days off.  The first two will be difficult.  The third day you start feeling guilty that you're actually have a good time without the phones ringing.  The fourth day you have a ball!  The last day you start dreading all the work that has piled up that you have to do when you get home.  Workaholic!  I should know..... I'm one too.  Have a great time.

Joslyn- We always love reading your blogs! It is easy to panic....this is our bread and butter. We always have a saying.....if things are slow, plan a trip....all of a sudden everyone wants to do something and you are trying to leave. Take a deep breath!!! Andrew is right....you will be of better service to your clients if you take a break here and there. I'm sure you will get phone reception....and if someone needs immediate attention...ask someone in your office for help. It is hard. We have been selling for 10 years and we still get a little anxious about leaving. Enjoy the long weekend! Most people have made plans....why shouldn't you???

Real Estate is not a job it is a way of life :)