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Are You Ready?

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Are you ready? This question may be one asked at the beginning of a long anticipated moment in which much time and energy have gone into planning. A father may ask his daughter, the bride, before they walk down the aisle of her wedding? A real estate agent may ask a buyer before the settlement on the home he or she is purchasing.Are you ready?

Are you ready? This can also be a very sobering question. A question asked at a moment of crises or dramatic change. I recently officiated the funeral of a man in his early 50’s who died of a massive heart attack. He was about a year or two older than me. Another friend’s husband just suffered a heart attack. These two situations made me ask this question of myself.

Am I ready to embrace today as though it may be my last day of life? I so often take life for granted. I have many more years of life to vacation, to love my family and friend, to work, to live. However, what if I do not?

This question can hold significant emotion. But it is one which I believe is important to ask on an occasional basis. How important is that tough real estate deal? Yes, I know it is, but in the scope of your most important values, how important is it?

Live your life. Live it with vigor and purpose. Make a list of your top five priorities and analyze how well you are doing in fulfilling these priorities. Now get busy living with these values in the foremost of your mind. Are you ready?

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Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Cal it's a good question to ask no matter what your age.  This weekend was the funeral for one of my son's friends.  At 32 it was a tragedy and one that no one was prepared for.  These events make us more mindful we need to live our lives with purpose.

Jun 24, 2012 10:57 AM
Kathy Sheehan
Bay Equity, LLC 770-634-4021 - Atlanta, GA
Senior Loan Officer

I love the message in this blog!  I would recommend the book, "Live a thousand years".  I think you would enjoy it.

Jun 24, 2012 12:04 PM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Cal, I have asked myself a similar question a few times.. If I knew that today was the last day of my life, what would I do with the day?  It's a hard spot because if we lived each day as if it were THE last one, we probably wouldn't be worried about working or earning any money and yet when the disciples were waiting for Christ to come back there came a time when they needed to work and go about normal lives, not just waiting to fly away...  I believe it to be of SUPER UBER importance though to treat people and and walk the walk as though it were the last day of our lives.

Jun 24, 2012 12:37 PM
Joni Bailey
101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX
Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTOR®

Good evening, Cal. I am sorry for your loss. To answer your question, I am ready for the last day of my life! Ready when He is! :)

Jun 24, 2012 01:44 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Cal what a great message and I am sorry it was inspired by the loss of a friend.

Jun 24, 2012 02:25 PM
Patricia Feager, ABR,CRS,GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Cal,

Live with vigor and purpose - I like that thought. It's a great message. Funerals makes us reflect on life in ways we forget to think about because we are so busy doing the busy work that really doesn't matter, at all.

People matter. Family is everything. Friends deserve our attention. Business is business. It should never take precedence over the things that really matter. Thanks for putting things into perspective.

LIVE!

Jun 24, 2012 02:34 PM
Cal Yoder
Keller Williams Elite - Lititz, PA
Homes For Sale in Lancaster PA - 717.413.0744

Cindy, so sad and yes one is never quite prepared for these sudden losses. You and your friend are in my thoughts.

Kathy, thanks for the book recommendation. I will look into it.

Judi, thanks for your thoughts and yes a good reminder that just putting everything on hold is not the answer. Keep on living is important.

Joni, I know you are ready. It is apparent.

Endre, thanks. Somehow these moments do bring us to spots we were not at before.

Patricia, thanks for stopping by. Another day is to begin and living it is on the top of my list. Have a great day.

Cal

Jun 24, 2012 08:24 PM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Tough question to answer Cal...........are any of us really ever ready?  Living life to the fullest with good intentions,  considertion for others and day by day is the best we can do, IMHO.

Jun 24, 2012 08:56 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Cal, I wish I were more ready.  Some days, I'm very ready, others, not quite.

Jun 24, 2012 09:06 PM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Hello Cal,

Wonderful post, and something for everyone to remember...life is short, live each day with meaning and no regrets.

Jun 24, 2012 10:13 PM
Dale Bledsoe
Crown Key Realty - Tracy, CA
Realtor in Tracy, California

Are You Ready is the question I ask of a buyer or a seller about to enter into a short sale. I agree, it can be a sobering question and a sobering moment.

Jun 25, 2012 01:54 AM
Kathy Clulow
Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Cal - we all chose the path that we walk and how we walk it .....sometimes we become so focused on what is at the end of the path we forget to enjoy the journey ..... and yet ..... sometimes without being ready for what lies ahead we don't realize how short the journey may suddenly become.

Jun 25, 2012 04:47 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
The best agent in Southern Utah!

Ready or not, here it comes anyway. We are never prepared for death but must accept it, no matter what and look at our own lives to gain reflection or insight. Great post Cal!

Jun 25, 2012 05:07 AM
Cal Yoder
Keller Williams Elite - Lititz, PA
Homes For Sale in Lancaster PA - 717.413.0744

Roger, I think your comment may have said it better than I did. That pretty much summarizes my thoughts.

Gabe, I hear you. I think that is how life is.

Lisa, thanks for your comments. I appreciate you stopping by.

Dale, it is an important one for short sale sellers that is for sure and it will be sobering for them.

Kathy, your words are so appropriate.

Thanks Wanda and I hope you are doing well.

Cal

Jun 25, 2012 10:35 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

In the past 5 years my husband and I lost two nephews.  One not yet 25 and the other just 18.  I have to say it changed how I live.  We are only guaranteed the moment we are in. I try to make the most of those moments.

Jun 25, 2012 12:49 PM