Jen Martin, a youngish realtor out of Edmonton, was asked to speak from a stage to a large international collection of top realtors from the US and Canada recently on the broad topic of “tips to be successful in real estate”.
Joined by two other top realtors on a panel to discuss their successes in the business – Jen’s contribution veered away from the “continue to do the basics even when you don’t feel like it” theme into a story of how she redeems those “bad days” when there is nothing else you can do and how you can still win.
How? Follow Jen’s example. As she tells it – when the day hasn’t gone her way and worse, its seeming like it could be an entire write off – and an “in the ditch” kind of day… she chooses to redeem the day. How? She goes online and looks to the stories posted online from other countries – wherein there is abject poverty, where children live in garbage dumps, where flies are more prevalent than dust in the air, where bloated bellies mark a need – and she adopts another child.
She may not be able to alter her circumstances but that doesn’t dictate the quality of her life. She has the freedom to make someone else’s life better even even though it won’t alter her situation – it alters her outlook.
It could alter yours too!
Two medals for Jen – you are all heart! Thanks for sharing your solution to a bad day! May we all follow in your footsteps!
Jen