I've been feeling like I've been in the same place too long as a matter of fact I was feeling boredom, unhappy and and my career lagging.

When your job is to train and inspire professionals every single day. 

It's usually a lot of pressure when you don't feel like it, when you don't care and still something drives you to try harder every single day. 

Yup, I no longer screamed I love my job!  As a matter of fact..I was in search of..a new career..of a new location...but most of all validation! 

Sometimes I feel like I am preaching to the choir and the choir thinks it's a funny joke. 

It seems to me that when the market was busy agents were willing to work around the clock. 

They spent thousands of dollars on training and coaching..because they wanted even more. 

One thing I notice..when it is slow..sometimes agents do not work...or bother to get dressed..they don't spend as much and the truth is they do not do much either.

And at the end ask Why didn't I make any money this year?

There comes a point in everyone's career..where you sit back and really evaluate..not just one thing but everything....I figured out what was wrong with me, great another mid-life crisis, what kind of craziness am I going to get into?

Now when Jeannette asked me to be her Mentor, I myself was orignally looking for a mentor.

What a dork, I had the guts to ask Darren Rowse!  I got so excited about a new contest and assumed it was a blogging contest.  I hit send and before I knew it..

I had to send a retraction to him..that's why I feel like a dork! 

But the best part is..he was gracious and responded with a very nice e-mail.

I was trying to figure out a way to get our agents excited once again. 

Considering being an apprentice for those that know me would probably think I had lost my mind. 

It wasn't my mind, it was my motivation and inspiration. I started to lose my drive..my ambition and my confidence. 

As I started talking with her I found the more we spoke the more we needed each other. I'll be your mentor because the mentor needs some touch-ups that's for sure.  We had to do this..we wanted to do this..it's time to rewrite some training!

Now from the start of this contest and Activerain coming to Daytona Beach there have been some amazing things that have been happening.  I find myself standing a little taller..happier and my career in high gear once again. Each week as we get through the next evolution..that's exactly what I need at this point of my life...its validation.a reminder that I am good..a real estate rock star!

A real estate rock star who can preach to the choir and then have the choir start doing and listening!

I can tell you every week we make it through, we are wiping sweat off our brow, to me its really amazing and such an honor to be competing with all of the participants. 

I had regrets when I did not participate in Project Blogger, heck imagine being coached by Jeff Turner or Ardell DellaLoggia (my blogging hero).  Even if we do not make it to the very end..we promised that no matter what we would finish the contest for business..because that is what we have to gain!

Now it seems Associates are much more receptive to me...For now I will stay put..as I prepare for the next Level of the WOW team and who knows..maybe a Makeover2Takeover contest for our company?  Picture this, Nancy Dance the judge? Yikes!  Hey not a bad idea!

And then we'll invite Activerain to Daytona Beach for the final judging!

Go back to challenge one and put youself in our shoes for a week, I can bet you that your systems will improve, your numbers will improve and then what?????  More money in your pocket.  Are you doing the challenges with us?  If not you should!

Midori Miller reporting live from Daytona Beach, Florida