The ActiveRain May 2025 Challenge is about a career do-over. If I were to start my career all over again, how would that look? What would I do differently?
The interesting twist to this would be that this do-over would come in the current time - meaning, with today's tools, and having the knowledge from lessons learned and tested, what has worked and not.
It's funny, because I already had an idea in my head, and then I read Tammy Lankford, 's post, and one of the things she wrote was, "There are a couple of clients that I simply wouldn't have worked with. "
This struck me hard, as I realized that is exactly the key as to what I would have changed if I had a chance to start over.
Sometimes people are not a great fit to work together. It can sometimes lead to frustrations for both parties. I wish I had known that sometimes people don't mesh, and it is OK to let that potential business go. It would have saved a lot of headaches, some heartache, and would have been better for everyone involved.
I wasted so much time and energy on some clients, when once releasing them, I felt such relief. I am sure they felt a sense of relief on their end as well.
If I were to go back in time and start my real estate career over, I would allow myself to say "no" more often. Claim my personal time. And definitely let myself fire clients before things get to the point where I am not sleeping due to stress over them or the situation.
Thank you for the challenge, Carol Williams and Margaret Rome!
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