My Journey:
Every now and then I feel the need to get a little personal on my blog so you know I am in fact a real human and right now I'm feeling the feels!
3 years ago I made my first sale in Real Estate! It was August of 2017. My high school friend took a chance on me and hired me to sell her childhood home. I was working at a financial institution full-time which is where I spent most of my early career years. I was feeling tired, like I was capable of more but I didn't know what. It was that feeling of 'I don't know what I want to be when I grow up'. My 9am-5pm job had quickly turned into a 7:30am-6pm with expectations from the career world that if I wasn't working 60 hours a week, I wasn't pulling my weight. Real Estate happened before 6am and after 6pm in those days.
I spent my first year in Real Estate doing it part-time. I taught myself the contract and leaned on some great office support for recommendations in sticky situations. In 2018 I had 8 transactions in addition to my day job. It gave me confidence and a sense of accomplishment nothing had shown me before. I was actually helping people and impacting their lives directly. My guidance and advice could effect one of the biggest decisions of their life and I felt the gravity of that.
It was in August of 2018 that I was faced with a desperate decision. I remember calling my manager at the Real Estate office and trying to get him to tell me what to do! He was supportive and genuine and helped me understand that I can do this on my own. I am my own motivator and I was looking for someone else to tell me 'you can do it'....but really, I didn't need that. The details of what happened are personal to me but ultimately my time at the financial institution had ended and I had jumped full time and head first into the roller coaster ride of Real Estate.
So many questions ran through my head!? When would I get a paycheck again...ever? What if I failed? What if I succeeded?
I spent every - damn - day for 8 hours a day in the Real Estate office grinding. I was contacting literally every one I knew to see if they needed any Real Estate assistance. I was updating my social media accounts and my website. I was crafting new marketing materials and picking the brains of the best agents I knew in my office. It took months to find my 'groove'...and those months were without a paycheck.
I can tell you with confidence this business is not for the weak of heart or thin-skinned...but once you love it, it's IN you. Over 3 years into my business I can't see myself doing anything else in the world. I am still working 60 hours a week some weeks but it's a different kind of work. It's something I love, it's impactful, and it's personally and financially rewarding. I love my people. I love seeing them fall in love with a home right in front of my eyes. I love helping them move on to the next important journey in their lives no matter what that may be. I love developing relationships with them that go far beyond our Real Estate transaction.
I consider myself incredibly lucky and blessed to have the career that I thought I was stuck in, make a decision that allowed me to spread my wings and become my own business owner. The future is limit less and I hope years from now I have developed my business into a team and have expanded my knowledge and passion for this business unto others.
I love my people. I love my community. I love my state. I love my job.
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