WHEN THE TWINKLE IS GONE....One Man's Simple Statement Of His "Shattered Dreams"
Inspired by Michael Morgan's post, Shattered Dreams I had to write this to help remind myself of the beginning. Maybe we all remember the start of our careers in real estate when we were full of hope and maybe even inspiration from a great, early real estate experience.
On Friday, I read this post that sent me back to my early days in real estate; I was taken to a place that I am sure many of us in this profession have been before. Michael recalled a person--a polished, professional real estate agent that left a lasting memory; a memory that brought him into the profession with his head held high and a goal to achieve the best for those whom he would work for. Idealistic thoughts of his first experience with an exceedingly impressive agent gave him the drive to become one!
This particular post was not a rant--it was not a lesson in what to do and what not to do, and it was not about the very shaky real estate market at the moment. It was about a shattering of his dream--losing the twinkle in his eye and the idealist in his mind.
It was a simple and pure statement of where Michael, this new agent was at the moment he wrote it--The title "Shattered Dreams" says it all! In my response to his simple and genuine post, I wanted to acknowledge his honesty and let him know that as a new agent, he is in a very good place. He has not yet suffered the worst to come and he has not yet seen the devastation of the immediate after-effects of September, 2008. He may never witness that kind of thing--let's hope 
he does not!
Michael: What a lovely post! You say you have a twinkle in your eyes and I think that is great---I remember when I had a twinkle in my eyes too! Those were the good old days and now I have something else in my eyes---tears for all the folks out there who were so hurt by the real estate recession. I am really working on making those tears into a twinkle again, but I want to warn you about the fact that when you do find that the twinkle has turned to tears, don't lose the original feelings you had about that high quality you saw in the professional you first met in real estate!
This is actually a great time to start out in real estate--you will never have to worry about a bubble bursting, at least for a long while. You won't have to go through hearing the hysterical cries of the homeowners who were foreclosed upon in the weeks and months following September 18, 2008!!! Thank your lucky stars that you won't experience that because nothing, nothing at all is worse than that! Good luck to you and your positive attitude!...and I am sure, with your help, your Grandmother will be just fine!
I wanted to find out more about this man, Michael Morgan. So I went to his blog just to see more about him....
Come to find out, he is an Army Veteran who just began his real estate career...full of fresh hope and optimism from a tour of duty in the Middle East. He says he wants to be able to find homes for those who have served to help keep us free. He is brand new on ActiveRain and he has written only 3 posts---so this one had his heart in it.
I was taken by the full range of emotions he was able to express in his short, simple post, "Shattered Dreams".
He has been through hell and back overseas and yet is able to let us know how he really feels about the future in a profession where those who fill the ranks are constantly called into question.
I see Michael as the best hope for our profession...he has what it takes in more ways than I can count...What a fine addition!
I, personally, think he will be just fine! What do you think???
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