Long Beach, Ca. In our lives it is worthy to aspire to greatness. Sometimes society only recognizes success by revenue, money, or sales statistics which is wrong when you look at the big picture. There are many ways to measure success. What we need to do as a society is to rediscover who we are as a nation. The human spirit is a grand creation that has unlimited potential. It is only when we surrender our dreams that we lose. For most people, life is a struggle, scratching out an existence in this very challenging world. However, just surviving is not living life to its fullest.
Recently, I interviewed a real estate agent who was on a National Championship team under the great Hall of Famer, John Wooden. Unfortunately, for this past champion player, the lessons learned on the basketball court did not transfer into success in the real estate profession, he had not made a sale in over twelve months. This is sometimes the case, a great player used to a certain type of success in physical sports languishes in the mental challenges of the business world.
But whatever your opinion, let us take a quick look at the success of John Wooden, he started coaching College basketball back in 1946. It took him twenty years to win the National Championship. Wow, what was he doing for 20 years?---building his finely tuned basketball machine, his philosophies, his character, his pyramid of success.
The point is that too many people put the emphasis on the actual Championships rather then the road that was travelled to get there. Let us all reflect on that even when our lives feel challenged or depressed that there is a Championship with your name on the Trophy, if you really desire it.
Some great quotes from John Wooden
"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights."
-John Wooden
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
-John Wooden
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
-John Wooden
Kirk Mulhearn, a Long Beach Real Estate Broker co-manages Prudential California Realty, "The Bixby Knolls Office," and a Net Branch of, GEM Mortgage, a direct lender specializing in FHA, VA, and Conventional financing. Contact him at: 562-989-4608 ext. 110
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