(this is Part 1 of a three part series)
2008 was difficult for many of us in the real estate industry and while most remain cautiously optimistic and hopeful for 2009, some professionals are still very nervous, perhaps even paralyzed because they haven’t truly pondered or addressed where they’re at in this business.
Last year, I spoke to hundreds of brokers and agents and posed the same question to many of them. I asked, “Are you in or out of the real estate business?” Sadly, many of them were undecided. For any real estate professional who’s “on the fence,” it may very well be a burdensome place to be. Whatever your decision, the success of your future mandates that you must move forward, and that means you need to get off that fence right away! Decades of experience has taught us that uncertainty and indecision will almost guarantee the resolve of your business and the likely depletion of your assets.
So, let’s agree to affirm your decision once and for all this week… no more delays. Next week on Wednesday, I will discuss various action steps to going forward with whatever your decision is. Please return to see my next blog post titled “Now that you have decided …”
Scott Gill
Senior Vice President
Scott.Gill@rwnc.net
Click here to read Part 2: “Now that you have decided, let’s take the first step.”
Scott,
Thank you for your leadership. We need a captain of the vessel charting our course and holding us accountable.
I look forward to 2009…just like any other year. It is a GREAT year for buyers, investors and Realtors who are willing to work.
Like any job, get up in the morning, get dressed to work and go after it.
God will bless us with the desires of our heart when we take action.
Kathleen
This is so true! If you have one foot in the real estate business and one foot out, you will never suceed. I heard a story once from a class I attended.
A long time ago, there were these sailors that landed on a continent. The sailors had traveled a long way and when they landed the natives were not friendly and were attacking the them. The sailors were fighting but always had in the back of their mind they could return to the ship. So, in the middle of the night the Captain sank the ship. Now the sailors had no ship to return to and they fought like their life depended on it, as it did. The sailors won and settled the continent.
The same is true in Real Estate so I have a saying on my wall that I see everyday. I sank the ships in the sea of Cortez! That reminds me to be fully engaged in my career of real estate each and every day! I have no other option!
The mind is an amazing thing!
I totally agree Scot. After a year like the last one it is easy to allow indecision to settle in. I am as guilty as anyone but I accept your challenge and make my committment to get back to work. You can count me “in the business” and expecting miracles from my hard work and a return to the basics that have made me successful in the past. Here’s to a great 2009!