Make sure you hang out with Positive People!!!!

It must be terribly difficult for anyone that recently started their career in Real Estate. To start off in a down market must make it very tough to keep your spirits up and not wonder "have I done the right thing? We make a huge investment in time and money and try like mad to stay optimistic.

I have been an agent for 10 years. and even in a strong market there were the inevitable complainers. They would turn up occasionally at the office and moan about how tough business was, no matter what they did they could not get sales. Thankfully there were role models that could inspire you to keep on trying, helpful agents that were willing to mentor new agents, and took a great pride in their work. These are the people that kept you going, gave you advice and made you stick in there.

No matter how long we have been doing this, being around positive people spurs you on. It pushes you to stay the distance. Keep on going to the meetings and classes, you usually find those participating are the people that will inspire you. 

On a final note, thanks to AR I am learning a lot of new stuff, wonderful ideas, people sharing information that is both inspirational and informative, and the best of all, a connection with "Positive People".