I often sit and ponder ...on this thing called life. Back then...and now. My life now surely is unlike when I was younger. Gung Ho! Sporadic, impulsive, not consistent, spur of the moment and a radical gal with a rebel attitude.
Nothing could touch me (I thought) and I was invinsible (I thought) and not replaceable (I thought).
That's what I get for thinking!
My beliefs instilled; taught by my parents, and most likely passed on from their parents through generations of what they all believed...what was best for us. At some point, I became an adult and changed my beliefs to suit my own needs....or maybe not.
My life didn't turn out the way I thought it would. I did the complete opposite of what my parents taught me and it took years to grasp the meaning of why. Learning lessons.
The whole irony of this is that I taught my children the complete opposite of what I did in those younger years. Maybe that's why they are responsible adults and didn't follow those "hard" lessons of life ...the ones of hard knocks. The ones like I HAD to go through to get to where I am today.
What does success mean to me now...compared to back then?
- Success is not measured by how much 'stuff' I have but by how hard I worked to get it. (how much or how little does not measure who I am)
- Success is earned from respecting others NOT running over them to prove my point. (in turn the respect comes back)
- Success is the gut feeling at the end of the day that tells me I have had a day lived right (and allows me to sleep well at night)
- Success is factual and not assuming. (Get the facts and don't let the assuming get the best of me)
- Success is within. It works from the inside and shows through to the outside. It's seen in my demeanor, in my walk, in my talk and in my attitude and behavior. (others can see from the outside in so no one is fooling me....but me)
- Success is real and is not letting things outside myself dictate how I feel about myself. (what others think does not dictate who I am)
- Success is being content with what I do have; not what I don't have. (cup is half full; not half empty)
- Success is being able to look at myself in the mirror and the person staring back is smiling and happy.(It's when I start talking and answering myself....is when I'm comfortable in my own skin LOL!)
- Success is having balance in my life and making sure my priorities are on target (time for family, bills paid, not overdoing anything that would upset the piechart of my life)
- Success is understanding that we live and die and it's what I do in between that matters. (What kind of legacy do I want to leave behind? What am I going to be remembered for? It sure ain't gonna be for the kind of car I drove!)
- Success is constant in this continuous learning lesson and cycle called life and without the contant changes of learning and growing I would be stagnant. (Living life without risk and trying new ways for things that didn't work before is agreeing to stop living.)
Success in Real Estate can be measured in many ways and for me it's mostly about how I interact with others because I believe our industry is about just that.
Interaction.
It's the 'quality' of relationships we have with others is what a professional is worth.
I got off my high horse a long time ago. And it suits me just fine.
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