Don't Let The World Trample Your Inherent Goodness

I haven't lost my cool in a transaction - I did once on a blog post and deleted the comment and apologized to the person I was talking to.  I embarrassed myself.  :(

That witch is lurking in my head - gotta keep my hat on.  :)

What a great reminder to keep cool and collected. When my feathers are ruffled I take a deep breath before proceeding, and it helps a lot.

So true!  Stooping to the lower level will not get you anywhere but down!  Keep your cool and let them play the fool!

Going through a divorce was the biggest test for me.  Great Post!  pippa

Gary, by the same token if you must be wicked and are mortally affected by a dousing of water.  You should recommend to the house staff to be certain that no amount capable of causing your death be made available to any visitor's use there.  An ounce of prevention...........  

Gary, you will come out on top in everyones eyes if you don't lower yourself to their level.  Even if you lose the battle, you may win the war.

Gary,

This is such good advice, especially when you are in the heat of the moment.

In the words of Rudyard Kipling, one of my all time favorite poems:  "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,"...

Great point Gary.  I have to laugh at the picture since I'm involved in a transaction with another that has a striking resemblance to the wicked witch.

Gary,

Sometimes it's hard to control your emotions when someone really attacks you, keeping your cool requires extra effort. If you can do it the results from the confrontation usually favor you. So. it's well worth it.

I agree that professionalism is necessary in all aspects of real estate. People tend to get 'ruffled' when the control is out of their reach or when they let emotions override their better judgement.

But I do have to ask, "What's wrong with a little mud once in a while, it's good for your skin, just ask Bacon!"

It is good to see you Gary!

Love the saying about getting in the mud with the pigs, LOLOLOL!

Hi Gary!  Love the pig analogy too!  And, this is SO true--you are a good one to share this wisdom as I don't think I've ever seen you in the mud with the pigs here in the Rain! 

Hope you have a wonderful weekend...

Hi Gary... My mom always says "Don't sink to their level."  That advice has never failed me.

Gary, I am one of those people who think that most folks are inherently good and though I have been burned on occasion, I am not a glassy eyed Pollyanna!

Good evening Gary,

Excellent advice..my mom must have known Steve's because she always told me the same thing: "Don't sink to their level!!"

Gary - Your subject line is a statement to live by.  I think I'll print that off and hang it in my office.  Generally, I stay pretty positive, but every once in awhile the green specter of the monster lurks beneath the surface:-)

Right again Gary! I think cooler heads always prevail. Someone that has to yell to get their point across really is not doing a good job communicatiing.

Awwww shucks, your right Gary. But it's so much fun while your down there wrestin' away! It seems like the right thing to do at the time.

Gary - Another agent in my office and I were discussing this just yesterday.  There are still the old school agents who have not accepted the fact that it's now a different business culture.  Many agents got into real estate back when people managed by intimidation. It's no longer acceptable to be mean and nasty, nor is it productive.