Before - I was BLIND. Now, I see. That pretty much sums up my time here in the 'Rain.

These days, I have been working on my limiting beliefs. I'm slowly coming out of it. Where I come from and how I was brought up has alot to do with whom I am today but they are just stories I crafted along the way. Every day can be a struggle if I do not choose to see my world in a positive light. Yet, I am ready to re-create my story each day.

I grew up in a Perfectionist household. If you cannot be the best, you shouldn't even try. My father stopped me from getting tennis lessons because he told me that there's only going to be one John McEnroe, one Boris Becker and one Steffi Graff in the world. If you can't be good like them, don't even waste your time. Growing up, I'm not the most intelligent in my class. In fact, I struggled with taking tests even though I feel I am fairly brilliant. I just sucked at exams. I "wrote myself off" as someone who's never good enough. Yet, I'm always out there to prove my own worthiness in everything I do. That's why when I decided to play in the 'Rain, I decided to become one of the world's top real estate bloggers.

Fast forward to my first few years in real estate. My limiting belief brought me to set up a buyer rebate policy because I didn't know any other way why a client would want to work with me. (Now, if this is your business policy, what I am about to share with you has nothing to do with you. All the thoughts are just mine. So, please do not take it personally.) That was the only way I saw myself as the VALUE PROPOSITION to my clients' transaction - was the added paycheck at the end of the transaction. I didn't know any better.

So, in November 2006, I found Active Rain. I played around here not knowing what would become of my blogging. My first coach was Jennifer Allan and she helped me get out of that. 3 years later in October 2009, I constantly receive emails and compliments about my writing. I never knew the writer in me. My new coach, Kathy Eppley even told me that I have a gift of writing. When she first said it, I thought she was joking or trying to be nice. But when I evaluated my time here on Active Rain, these three years have definitely been something. As I help her get up to speed with Active Rain, little did I know how much time I have invested in becoming the blogger, the encourager, the person that I am. Gone are the days would I make up excuses for myself - that I speak English as a 2nd language, that I come from a different country, hence I talk funny.

I really cant say because I would never know what it would be like if it was not for the time I paid here on Active Rain. A local realtor had just wrote me asking me if I'm willing to share how I become a prolific blogger. She hasnt gained the presence she liked and her blogging hasnt really paid off. I wrote her back to tell her that there are plenty of business for everyone. I'm never afraid of sharing with agents that work in my area. In fact, whenever we do work together, instead of being in adversary positions, if we were business partners, doesn't that make our transaction go so much smoother for our clients because our personal agenda is out of the picture?

I could tell you that had it not been with the people that changed my views on things, I would not have reacted in that manner. Although Katerina Gasset is awesome for her SEO, Katerina is first, my personal friend that we could talk about family and our faith. Katerina shared with me the Law of Abundance and helped me changed from the scarcity mindset. Ask Broker Bryant and Missy Caulk the times they picked up the phone to help me when they knew I needed it most. They helped me become the best listing agent in my area. Getting the appointments is what I'm working on these days, but with their help, I've nailed each and every one of the listing interviews but one in 3 years. Now, Active Rain did ALL that for me. Had it not been for AR, I'm still wondering what on earth I'm doing. One thing is for sure, there would not be a 3:16 team REALTY. I wouldn't have gone out on my own. Each and everyone of you had made my journey in becoming an awesome Realtor/ broker for my company so much easier and knowledgeable. Gary Woltal is my biggest supporter and he constantly encourage and believe in me. The thought of Sheldon Neal just encourages me to get out there more and share myself with others. Bill Gassett and Lenn Harley are people I can always count on to bounce ideas. And I have so many cheerleaders in my troop. All 657 of them that would be totally impossible to acknowledge each one. Susan Mangigian watched over me and I do business with John Cannata.

Your own journey on Active Rain is yours to craft. I could talk until I'm blue in the face about the changes made here, but if you didn't experience it on your own, it wouldn't mean a thing. Just remember, it's your choice to play here in the 'Rain. How you make of it depends on what you are willing to put in and get out.

The secret about gaining a presence here on Active Rain. It's all in your attitude. You could never possibly receive enough all that you have given out.

So, what are you waiting for????? Craft your own Before and After Active Rain story.

Celeste Sally Cheeseman said that I'm so positive, but I'm not always this way (smile)...

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