Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is with a new game every day and that's the way baseball is -----Bob Feller (1918 - 2010)
Baseball is a lot like any professional career even Real Estate! Today, in history on Friday, June 30, 1950 (before I was even born) New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio and Boston Red Sox Dom DiMaggio hit home runs in the same game! It was the first time brothers had hit home runs in the same game in the Majors in 15 years! All my life, the name Joe DiMaggio sticks in my mind as one of the most famous baseball players of all time and that he was a very thoughtful and nice man. Even after his divorce to the iconic Marilyn Monroe, he always did the right thing. Perhaps I was too young to know he had a brother Dom DiMaggio which gives me reason to pause and wonder, why do some people go down as legends and other don't?
Did you know there were three DiMaggio brothers who made it into the big leagues? Here's how I know from reading about Joe DiMaggio and remembering lessons taught by my dad: If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every moment we could ---Joe DiMaggio
During summer months my dad made sure to take us to the park every Sunday afternoon to practice baseball. My father's famous words raising my sisters and I were, if you want to be good at something, you have to practice! There will be times when you sweat more than other times, you may not catch the ball, you may strike out or fall down, but never take your eyes off the ball and you don't quit!
In my career in Real Estate, I'm proud to say I don't quit and thankfully, nobody ever quit on me. Real estate sales is a lot like baseball. You can really work up a sweat but you always stay cool, calm, and collective. It takes leadership, major role players, and a Team to succeed. During this crazy Seller's Market, buyers may not get the first offer or many offers presented when there are multiple offers dominating the purchase of one property. You simply continue to practice, learn from each experience, and you don't give up. Coaching and motivating buyers is a very important skill. I may not have the most famous real estate name in the industry but having referrals is the biggest reward for me. My last three sales were based on good referrals and for me and my clients, we didn't strike out. In the end, we won!!! We cheered! And we keep in touch! I'm ready for another inning, how about you? ---Patricia Feager
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