Richmond Hill GA Real Estate
The Monday Blues
I vaguely remember my life before real estate, but I do remember one thing – The Sunday night dread that the next day is Monday, the start of a new work week. For the last 15 years I haven’t felt that dread. I read somewhere that when you find your passion that your profession will not feel like a job. I ask people all the time that are in other professions; do you have the Sunday night dread starting the new work week Monday morning? The overwhelming response to that is “Yes, I hate Mondays!”
When I am in the process of counseling or mentoring a new real estate agent; or working with a seasoned Realtor that is in a little bit of a funk and needs to get the spark back for their business, I always ask them that question “Do you have or feel that Sunday night dread that it’s Monday and the weekend is over?” It will tell you a lot about a person and their profession if they answer the question truthfully.
I am quite often surprised that I get paid for what I do because of that passion I have for real estate. I love helping buyers find homes, I love negotiating contracts for sellers. I love to drive through a neighborhood and see my signs. Even on the days when I hear “Oh, we bought a for sale by owner over the weekend.”, “We’ve decided to take the home off the market and sell it next year.”, or “I was thinking $200.00 would be enough earnest money.”
For me even what would be considered a bad day for most real estate agents is a small bump in the road of life. I have learned a lot in the last 15 years. I am past the phase where I wanted to be the #1 Realtor in my market. I’m past the phase where I want to see my name on billboards and in print ads. I’m in a great place of wanting to do a great job all the time and help make people happy. Never think about the money and it will come. Never count the listings and they will grow. Never guess on the number of buyers that you will have and they will double.
I do realize that a positive attitude can make the best of any situation. If you love what you do and where you are, a positive attitude is easy. I guess it is possible to fake passion or treat real estate as a job, a source to make an income but I bet that if you took this approach you would still have the Sunday night dread.
What inspired my blog this morning is a bumper sticker that said “Follow your bliss.”
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