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Sometimes it seems like the whole day is a tug of war.

Maybe like Joe, it starts right from the beginning of just getting out of bed. Being semi-retired I think about staying in bed every day BUT thank God the only days I do is when I am "for sure" ill.

One thing I can tell you about ALL of the successful Real Estate agents I know is they all get out of bed everyday by 9:00 AM at the latest. In these days of working from home I can not say with any certainty when they leave home but in my day of working out of a brick and mortar office they were in the office by 9:00. While they were in and out of the office all day I don't know when most successful agents call it a day but I do know they never took off their Real Estate "hat". I usually took mine off after dinner as money has never been as important to me as family.

Old family picture.

 

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Michael Elliott
Fathom Realty - Burlington Township, NJ
Burlington, New Jersey Residential Sales

The only time I am still in bed anywhere after 730am is when I am sick.   Love the family picture !

Oct 01, 2024 02:06 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thank you Michael Elliott , that picture is one of my favorites. Alarm clock or not I am always up by 6:00AM and on the job by 7:30.

Oct 01, 2024 07:34 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Bob... never during my working years (which are close on 50) have I been out of bed later than 5am, unless I was sick.

Oct 01, 2024 05:10 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Nina Hollander, Broker you are the main reason I schedule my posts for 4:00 AM. I roll out of bed at 6:00 but my thoughts of you start around 5:00. 😌

Oct 01, 2024 07:37 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

My internal body clock wakes me up at 5am, or very soon thereafter, and I just get up. In fact, I was just discussing this with my husband yesterday - I cannot even remember the last time I slept past 6am. I just can't do it.

Oct 01, 2024 05:12 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I'm right there with you Kat Palmiotti in that I can not lay there past 6:00.

Oct 01, 2024 07:38 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Bob. My internal alarm clock is stuck between five and six in the morning. When I was younger it was between 4:30 and 5. These days drifting to 5:00 and 5:30. Being retired maybe I will drift to 5:30 to 6. More likely to settle for 4:45 to 5:15. Enjoy your day.

Oct 01, 2024 05:42 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Wayne Martin this must be another trait we inherited at birth although I know mine was reinforced by having morning paper routes as a kid.

Oct 01, 2024 07:40 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I have plenty of struggles, but I am happy to say those aren't any of them, haha.

Oct 01, 2024 05:45 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Amen to the plenty of struggles Brian England . Life... geesh!

Oct 01, 2024 07:41 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Networking is a constant effort for successful real estate professionals. Everybody wants to talk about real estate. Wear the name badge and the company hat!

Oct 01, 2024 07:34 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

You are singing to the choir here Roy Kelley 😉. I always wore something that let others know I am/was a Realtor.

Oct 01, 2024 07:44 AM
Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

Good Morning Bob "RealMan" Timm 

I shoot for 7 a.m. to rise but many times I'm up between 5 a.m.& 6 a.m. Some days it more of a struggle but that's just life.

Oct 01, 2024 07:37 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Life certainly can be/is a struggle Doug Dawes . When I worked out of a brick and mortar office I was usually the first one in at 7:00 to 7:30 every weekday.

Oct 01, 2024 07:46 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Bob, I start early in the morning now working out of my house and get more work done in my business staying at home.

 

Oct 01, 2024 08:40 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Knowing that your background included being a restaurant chef it would not surprise me if you start every day around 5AM Will Hamm 

Oct 01, 2024 08:48 AM
Peter Mohylsky, Beach Broker
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

I might need to get out my old name badge since that seems to be popular these days.  

Oct 01, 2024 10:51 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Peter Mohylsky, Beach Broker I even had a LED name badge that not only gave my name but I could also program in messages like "Have a Happy Halloween" . It was fun and it got a lot of attention. That being said I think the little Realtor badge got as many or more leads.

Oct 01, 2024 11:08 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Bob I'm sure not one of those that slept in and still don't unless I really, really need to.  For years I was up by at least 6 and out the door hiking 4 or 5 miles and that was a great start to the day!  And if it wasn't hiking it was attending or running some network or business meeting that started early. Enjoyed that too.

 

Oct 01, 2024 05:40 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Love the picture Anna "Banana" Kruchten . I hope I stay healthy in 2025 so I can get back to long walks and bike rides.

Oct 01, 2024 06:01 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

My body clock has me up between 5-6. It depends on how late I stayed up watching a baseball or football game. I have never spent a day in bed while sick. Just can't do it. 

Oct 01, 2024 05:52 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I do like being pampered when I'm sick Kathy Streib . I have a very compromised immune system. The Doc says I'm very close to being labeled as having Lupus thus the best way for my body to recover is to be in bed. Like yourself I can not stay in bed for a whole day no matter how sick I am.

Oct 01, 2024 05:59 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Loved this post Bob "RealMan" Timm  not many things I am grateful that politicians and governments created, but the Covid Pandemic Shutdown was great for me.... I have always worked from home for the past 24 plus years. Now it made it acceptable... I do  not even go into the office because I can be on Zoom for the meetings:)Endre

p.s.: and I can be at "work" in my bathrobe with my mug of coffee before 9am:) and since I am a land guy not many appointments to worry about....

Oct 01, 2024 08:20 PM
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