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My Sons Homework assignment: How to be Successful!

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Managing Real Estate Broker with LoKation Real Estate

Today my son, who is a freshman in High School came home after school and said, "tonights homework assignment is easy, at least for me" Uh oh, I thought, and told him to 'go on". He smiled and said "my assignment is to get one of my parents to write a letter that tells me how to be successful".  I looked to my wife, who immediately blurted out, "don't look at me I will be at the swim meet all night"

Ok Ok, how difficult can this be, I have been writing real estate articles for Colorado Golf magazine for a few years now, how hard can it be to write a letter to my son about success?

I sat, I meditated, I prayed and I started and this is what I came up with,

Dear Luke,

  I believe the number one key ingredient for you to be successful is to find your passion. Personally I think you have already found your passion - Music- and you have a back up passion - cooking-. To be successful, extremely successful you absolutely must love what you do. If you love what you do you will have no problem devoting the time and energy required to become the best you can be.

  Loving what you do will not only create whatever level of income you wish to attain, but it will also allow you to share your passion with others and bring out the best in each of them.

   Finding your passion will naturally attract others with similar passions and in turn benefit everyone. As long as you love what you do, the money will come and you will always be happy.

Whatever it is you decide to do, put your heart and soul into it and you will be successful.

Find it, write it down, make it happen,

                               I Love you, Dad

After writing this to my son I realized how true this really is, the AR founders have this passion, my passion has always been helping others.

Whats your passion

 

                                     

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John Marshall -Fore!

Low-Maintenance Golf Course Living

I have been involved in the Golf Communities through-out Colorado for the past several years. As a contributing writer for Colorado Golf Magazine I write articles regarding new course development and their surrounding communities.

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"A good agent will learn to dance to the clients music, but a great agent will write the music that attracts the clients he wants to dance with." John J Marshall

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Margo Currie
Exit 1 Stop Realty - Saint Augustine Beach, FL

As a former teacher, I think that's a great assignment. (I would have allowed a weekend for busy parents to get it written, however) Your letter is quite true.

May 04, 2010 03:05 PM
Sonja Patterson
Keller Williams - BV - College Station, TX
Texas Monthly 5-Star Realtor Recipient for the Hou

Sounds like a "parent project" as the lady at Hobby Lobby calls them!!  But this one is a good parent project. :)

May 04, 2010 03:16 PM
Deborah Byron Leffler BzyBee Real Estate Lady!
Keller Williams Realty Boise - Nampa, ID

What a neat project...and a beautiful letter!!!!  Your son will cherish that forever!!!

May 04, 2010 03:36 PM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

What a unique project-great job on the letter! My passion...hhhhmmm I have quite a few!

May 06, 2010 03:44 AM
Teaching Amanda Fische
Teaching Amanda Fische - Denver, CO
Offering 30 plus years of sales insights

Swim season is almost over, I will be able to help with these assignements from now on, nice letter

May 06, 2010 10:14 AM