A Realtor® who follows through from beginning to end and dotting all their i's and crossing all their t's surely are the ones who are considered ....flawless?
Uh, we are human and no matter how much we go over details we are bound to make mistakes. Now, this is a far cry from scooting around and doing the minimal a Realtor® is required to do or cutting corners and omitting certain information that could possibly bit us in the behind later. I'm talking about making a humanly human mistake versus making a costly mistake we're aware of.
Last night we watched a movie called "FLAWLESS". It was about a woman in the 1960's who kept working hard in a company that did not recognize her for her achievements and progress.....because she was a woman and in those days you don't get to be head honcho unless you own the place yourself.
Diamonds. Are they flawless? I should even think that diamonds..no matter how "perfect" they appear there will be a flaw somewhere. Nothing is ...perfect. Or am I wrong?
The scenes from the movie were critical in my understanding of and comparing to the way we conduct business in the Real Estate Industry:
- She (Demi Moore) hears she will be terminated because there is no room for a woman with "brilliant" ideas and subsequently gets together with the janitor to 'pull off' a diamond heist that could set them up for the rest of their lives. No matter how hard we struggle in the beginning of our careers, we give it our all and work hard to achieve our status in an industry of people who are just in the biz to 'make a quick buck'.
- The 'janitor' (Michael Caine) has an idea to steal a 'handful' of diamonds from the company they work for (The London Diamond Company) and tells her of his plan and why he needs her (she is an executive at this time but moving no further) for this plan. No matter how bleak things may be we need not buy into the running over other people to get there. Listen to your own heart, your own mind and follow your instincts. When it feels like something is too good to be true...it usually is.
- The Janitor steals two tons ..instead of a thermos full of diamonds. Hang around the Barber Shop long enough and you get a hair cut. Hang around the wrong people and you get sucked into things you really don't want to be sucked into.
- After all is said and done...the diamond heist works and the ransom is paid...the diamonds returned. The money was put in her account by the "janitor". She regrets even getting involved and making the wrong choices for the sake of 'paybacks'.
- She spends the next 40 years 'giving away' 100 million dollars to charities and such. And she definitely does not sleep well at night ......for 40 years.
We make mistakes and admitting them and correcting them is the key to our success. We learn from them and we grow. AND...there is a difference between knowing what we are doing...and consciously making that choice to do what is right/wrong.... rather than making an honest mistake.
I am not flawless but I sleep very well at night.
Do You?
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