This is not a pipe dream... This is my business and a lot of my life....and I LOVE IT and I wouldn't trade it for anything.... well ok maybe retirement and riding my Harley.
The last week has been a crazy week, both in business and personal items that needed addressing. It's given me a lot to think about (although not much time to think about it); especially, how I run and want my business to continue.
I have always considered my work in real estate as my own business - not a job; and treated it as such. It is what I DO. I treat it as a business as well and that means at times (a lot of times) putting in hours when others wouldn't and don't.
Someone asked me why?
Customer service is important in my business, in order to provide the best service I need to be available when they need me!
Because this is not a pipe dream of mine. This is my career; MY Business. and holidays and weekends when people have time off from work to look at homes and need information about the area, is when they NEED me. A good business keeps the storefront open during prime time opportunity; And that prime time opportunity can sometimes be huge during a holiday or weekend when others are playing.
I accommodate customers and clients as much as I can, otherwise I would more than likely be OUT OF BUSINESS!
There's a time to play and a time for business. This is by no means a regular 9 to 5 - Monday through Friday job. If you treat it like that and only keep the storefront open during those times- you are missing out on a lot of opportunity and success.
Don't get me wrong! I will have some downtime, but my business is built on customer service and it is during other people's "play time" that is my work time.
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