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Success breeds Success (Tips learned from Bicycling) - PART 2 of 5

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with MBA Broker Consultants CalBRE Broker #00983670

Nothing builds success faster than success.  But how do you get success if you don't already have it?  It seems like a catch-22.  Sometimes you have to "get the ball rolling" by creating your own success!  Each successful step fuels more success.

Continued from Part 1 (http://activerain.com/blogsview/813348/Success-breeds-Success-Tips-learned-from-Bicycling-PART-1-of-5).

2. Build momentum before the uphill climb.  My husband leads me on a grueling bike route.  Of course, he makes it look effortless, since he's athletic and fit.  But I huff and puff up the hills.  Our short route has 4 hills and our long route has 6 hills (2 very steep -- 1 of which I haven't yet mastered).  I'm learning that the easiest way to get up the hill is to build speed and momentum before climbing the uphill.  Although it would be easy to just relax and glide down the downhill descent; instead I pedal real hard (refer to #1) in 7th gear.  I speed up and pedal hard; and as I gain momentum, each push becomes easier and propels me farther.  By the time I start uphill, I've already got incredible horsepower.  As I pump farther up the hill, it gets more difficult and I have to downshift to 5th gear, then again to 3rd.  That's about when I pass up my husband who's standing up and pumping in 1st gear.  I ding my bicycle bell as a "shout out" when I pump past him (he he)!  Sometimes I can even make it all the way to the top of the hill without switching to 1st gear.

Life Lesson:  There will be hills.  They are an inevitable part of life.  In fact, hills are actually good for you.  Without the hills, you wouldn't be able to build character.  You wouldn't develop fully if you only biked on the flat, easy roads.  But since you know that there'll be hills, start preparing early.  Gather speed.  Gain momentum.  Instead of gliding downhill (unless it's your last hill), use this opportunity to put your head down and work hard.  It'll pay off with an easy paced stride up the hilltop.

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Regina P. Brown
Allison James Estates & Homes
www.ReginaBrown.AllisonJamesInc.com

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Regina P. Brown
Broker, Realtor®, M.B.A., e-Pro, GREEN
California DRE # 00983670
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Comments (6)

Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

That looks like quite a hill up ahead.  Not one that I envy you though I think your life comparisons are accurate.

Dec 01, 2008 04:10 PM
Regina P. Brown
MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA
M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

Christine, thanks for your support... however, that is NOT a photo of me... just a random photo I found on Google!

I just posted Part 3, check it out, and I'd love to get your feedback!

Join my NEW group for professionals who work from their home office at http://activerain.com/groups/virtualoffice

Regina P. Brown
Allison James Estates & Homes
www.ReginaBrown.AllisonJamesInc.com

Dec 01, 2008 04:36 PM
Vanna Siackhasone
Real Estate Brokers of Alaska 907-720-4663 - Anchorage, AK
Anchorage Real Estate 907-720-4663

Thanks Regina,

 

I've been told that the best time to get into the real estate business is during slow/hard times.

 

-Vanna

 

www.HomesByVanna.com

Apr 04, 2009 08:27 PM
Regina P. Brown
MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA
M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

Vanna, well if you can make it today's market, you'll be even better when the market turns around!

Apr 05, 2009 09:28 AM
David Salvato
David Home Inspection Service Home Inspector San Bernardino - Los Angeles, CA

More great tips and suggestions. The past two years have been an up hill climb. But we are still here while others have gone.

Mar 21, 2010 03:48 AM
Regina P. Brown
MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA
M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

David, and the next 3 years' uphill climb will be even more difficult... unless we adapt now!  Thanks for stopping by to comment.

Regina Brown

Mar 21, 2010 06:16 PM