Curve Ball

In my life time I've been thrown so many curve balls and I'm getting used to dodging them.  But, that doesn't mean I don't sometimes get knocked down by one, only to have to get back up and start over.  If you want to know my life story let me know.  My friends say I've lived in a soap opera and when their lives get boring they can call me for a good dose of reality check.

Through the process of building my company I have come to realize that I'm headed in the wrong direction.  This has come as a huge shock to me, but at the same time an even bigger relief.  Which is shocking!  Although it has knocked me completely down and I'm on the floor a little dizzy thinking of starting over.

I've heard others say things that make me believe they are passionate about their business and where it is headed.  You can actually see the passion in their eyes and hear it in their voice as they talk about their business.  I've wondered why I've been having such a hard time getting excited to work every day.  Now I know why!!

While doing my coaching program I have found that I'm not feeling passionate about my business.  Don't take that the wrong way.  I love real estate and probably always will.  I just happened upon it in 1994 and have loved it ever since.  It makes sense to me and comes naturally.  I enjoy the people I meet and the agents I have worked for are pretty awesome.

"Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew!"

Remember when you were a kid and your mom used to say this?  Usually it was after you had taken way too big of a bite of some fabulous food and now you were choking.

Now that I'm older this term has a different meaning for me.  It means something different than actually taking a big bite of chocolate cake and gagging it down.  It means taking on more work than I have time to accomplish in a day, week, or even in my lifetime.  It means I've taken on so much that my family and clients are all suffering because of it.

I've spent this week focused on getting my lists back in order and making sure I have everything written down, with the intention of putting it all on a calendar and making a real plan for the next three months.  It has been a hard and time consuming task, however very necessary.  I'm glad I did it.

Once I filled out over 5 pages notes with my thoughts as they came to me, I broke everything out into categories, then broke them all out into headings, then made the sub-lists and finally I put them in the order in which they needed to be completed.  Then I just sat there staring at the page and just about had an anxiety attack!