I consider myself a "Jill-of-many-trades"  I pride myself on the fact that I have worn many hats, had many jobs, volunteered for a number of causes and started my own business. I don't think many of us have had only one job throughout our lives - after all how many kids say what they want to be when they "grow up" and that's the only thing they ever do.  As we grow we have many life experiences which can mold us and change our perspectives.

Today I received my new "O" magazine and started thumbing through the articles (unusual for me to read it the first day, I usually get it after my son has ripped out a few pages and chewed on them).  Anyway, I found my self reading an article titled:

                   "Mastery Plan" - A photography business, a newspaper column, a published memoir: KELLY CORRIGAN thought life was about dabbling in many things - until her daughter showed her the satisfaction of perfecting just one. 

The story spoke about this womans journey of changing career paths, she was suceessful educational software designer and quit her job to become a photographer.  Once people started wanting more from her, printing, extra lighting, medium formats (what ever that is) she decided that maybe it wasn't for her she put down her camera and picked up her pen to write a newspaper column which was qucikly picked up by a local newpaper.  She had again found success. 

All the while she is watching her daughter grow and take her time to master different things, like walking, drawing this one particular flower over and over again until it became "perfect", next it was a cartwheel that she would do any and every where.  Kelly thought it was great but her daughter kept practicing until it became like a dance and was graceful and controlled. 

Kelly's articles soon became more daunting than challenging and she turned her attention to writing a memoir which found an agent and a publisher and for two weeks was tied in 15th place on the New York Times best-seller list - once again success! But now the agent and publisher was looking for a second book, one in which Kelly was having trouble producing. 

Long story short: Kelly realized that through all of the commotion of reinventing herself she was merely distracting herself from her greatest fear: failure.

How does this relate to Real Estate? and myself? and maybe you?

WHY I KNOW I CHOSE THE RIGHT PROFESSION!!

What I love about Real Esate is that, even though the basics of the game are the same buy and sell,

1.  No two transactions, sellers, buyers, mortgage, home inspection, markets are the same.   This satisfies the need for constantly re-inventing myself (yourself) with each new transaction

2.  Every day is a new day! If you are unhappy with your current position in the market - you can make a diference in just one day, one phone call, one contact!

3.  Constant room for growth.  This career enables you to constantly grow as a professional and as a person.  The training and support that is available to you (if you want it) is unlimited!

4.  Opportunity to meet people.  Everyday you can be introduced to so many wonderful people and families - don't get me wrong I have also met a few that I wouldn't mind keeping at a distance, but none the less the good outweigh the bad.

So now that I have realized that the profession that I have choosen is definately the right one for me! 

Full steam ahead!

And in today's market, with so many agents finding other paths and reinventing them selves, good luck to you and I hope you can soon face your greatest fear and prevail!