THE DOWNSIDE HOLDS AN UPSIDE; If You Can Find The Good Things, Focus On Them....

Marguerite: Thanks for reading and commenting--I wanted to share something with all the troubled agents out there who are having a difficult time getting past the downward spiral--that is the thing that keeps us down and unless we can see a way out of it we will surely be sucked down into the abyss....

Ron and Alexandra: Thank you so much for reading and commenting! This post was a labor of love for me. I love my work and my fellow agents and AR members. While my words may not get out there to everyone, the members here and the agents who are now going through great difficulty will at least have a chance to see it and know they are not alone.

Kathleen: Very wise words that you have spoken here...we are all in this together whether we recognize it or not and by letting others know that there is something you can do to get through the rough patches, we are making it a little easier to go forward with a sense of great accomplishment...instead of defeat! Thanks for your valuable input.

Brenda: Thank God for Mother's insight, huh? I don't know how I would be in this mess we are in if it were not forakupari my Mothers insight! Thanks for commenting!

Erica: you are right on the money! Negative agents in an office can make that office a place where no one wants to join---that happened in our offfice and now that those 2 people have gone, we have a whole new attitude and a group of new agents who are positive and productive too. Tahnks for your comment....

Patricia and Amy: It does get me through this tough market---I just re-read the book "The Power of Flow" (Charlene Belitz and Meg Lundstrom)--I highly recommend it for developing the ability to let your life "flow" the way it was meant to---there is great satisfation and happiness when you are able to just let it unfold rather than try to make something it is not. There-in lies the discomfort we are all feeling right now.

Kent: You are so dear! I am so happy you got something from the post! It makes me feel as though the difficulty I went through had apurpose after all!!! Thank you so much for your acknowlegment...

Sherry: I wish it were that way--but don't forget that those people also have an agenda and it may be the opposite of yours! How painful is that going to be when you wake up and realize that those agents never left after all---and in fact even more agents have joined the ranks?? That can happen, you know...real estate is a place where people go when there is no other place to go and we may see even more joining us in the near future as unemployment rises. May I suggest you adjust your thinking a bit and allow for those other agents to be where they are while you begin to develop a new technique for getting listings and finding buyers. Focus on what you want to do and get it done--meanwhile the other agents will find that the work may be too much for them, being new and all! That could be your ace in the hole! Just don't work with the negative--work with the positive and see the changes happen for the better for you. Thanks for your valuable input here....

Bill: Thank you so much for pointing that out; it is so hard to keep that in the front of your n=mind but with practice we can all "turn it around" Thanks for commenting

Patricia: Please help yourself--I wrote it so it would help others in dealing with the unfortunate circustances we have found ourselves in...as far as I am concerned we all can use whatever is out there to help us get through these tough times! Thank you for the high compliment of hanging it on the wall over your desk!!!

Damon: You are right on the mark! If we allow the negative energy to hang over us like a cloud--it will become a poisonous one! Thnaks for eading and commenting...

Joshua: What a wonderful profession, huh??? Thanks for reminding me...and you have a wonderful life yourself!!!