Good morning Mike Cooper, GRI - I like your outlooks on goals, learning, and starting over.  Happy New Year!

Hello Mike,  Always interesting about new goals for the new year.  I have a 5 year goal that I work toward and it ends the end of 2020 and then I will start a new 5 year goal!

Good morning Mike. You are smart and responsive and that is a great combination. Some think of the New Year as the time for a new start. I think any and everyday is a good time to do that. I am sorry for your losses but know that you will be engaged and successful in the New Year and always. I wish you all good things.

Hi Mike- good inspirational post. Years ago I met the inventor of the flak jacket for football. He told me that before that he'd invented something else but didn't have the business knowledge he now had and lost most of his money. He started over and invented other items. 

Excellent words of advice. We can always start over/try again. 

I'm sorry to hear about your losses; eight in six months is a lot of pain to deal with; I'm glad you decided to show up!

I like your "keep going" attitude.  Always keep thriving.

Absolutely, Mike. I'm so sorry to hear about the losses you faced this year. That is a lot to handle. However, your positive mindset not only got you through it, but allows you to see the hope in the next moment. Good for you. 

This is timely advice to share. Some of us definitely need to make some changes.

Mike, this is a great post, and I'm glad Kathy Streib included it in her round up this week. You said it perfectly, I decided to show up.

I am so surprised this post isn't featured! Thank you, Kathy Streib for sharing it!

When I was young and still in school, having trouble with a math problem one night, my dad told me to leave it and come back to it in the morning. As you stated, I needed to give it some time. Worked like a charm! The problem was much easier in the morning.

Love the quote:  "A fool is known by the multitude of his words."

Hi Mike:

Happy New Year 2020 and here's to new beginnings, or perhaps endings, whatever they may be.

Loved your quote "A fool is known by the multitude of his words." I'll have to remember that one.

Jeff

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your mom last year. I lost my mom in February 2019. 2019 was a lousy year with too many deaths. I counted at least 20 people in the 1st half of the year to include almost all of the agents in the office losing a parent or sibling. I am hopeful that 2020 will be a refreshing year with  a brand new grandbaby (our first!) coming early June. Plus, I'm hopeful that this will be a prosperous year for real estate.

Hi Mike Cooper, GRI - I am so sorry to hear about your mother's passing. The loss of a family member is one of the toughest times we can endure. Here is to new beginnings and a fresh start to this year. 

Wow Mike what a great blog post - so much wisdom you've collected over the years and written.    I'm sorry you went through so much loss in 2019, including losing your mom, which must be especially tough.    You're right, it's what we do about loss that defines how we experience loss and life.    You've set a great example by continuing to show up.   Thank you.

Love this post. You are so right.  If it can't be changed, don't stress over the outcome of the problem.  For remembrance, I still have the newspaper dated October 8, 2004 "Will prices continue to rise?" as a reminder to be reminded of what happened and not to be complacent, but proactive in all that I do and what I say to clients. 

Good for you for stepping away and figuring out the problem.  I hope they are all that simple!