What's in it for me? What you do for others does come full circle. Sometimes it can't be measured in money or physical items. I had a friend call to help him get a motorized chair to an assisted living home for his dad. It was 9 o'clock at night. Sure I could have not answered my cell phone, said I was out to dinner, or said I was busy. But I didn't. Sometimes in life we get too busy, or think what's in it for me. I have to admit it... I have done it. I'm not perfect, none of us are.
But as Realtors we are in the public eye all the time. What we do for our community, our clients is talked about. Sometimes we have to do more than an average person. That is good for us as Realtors, and as people. We have a duty to make our world a little better (whether we are Realtors or anybody else). What will be your legacy? Will it be a good father? Will you be remembered as a coach? Or the grumpy old man down the street? The nice lady who makes cookies or the lady that comes into the bank complaining?
It is our choice of what we become as we get older. The holidays are almost over. If we could keep that niceness, that spirit another 2 months of the year. What a world it would be. There would be less road rage, less neighbor feuds, etc.
Bottom line is I got nothing for delivering the chair but a good feeling that I did something above and beyond. A good warm feeling for a cold night in Detroit.
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