Do you ever have days when the world may seem a little crazy and out of control? Of COURSE you do, we ALL do. The past few years have been unpredictable, to say the least. The real estate market has experienced challenges and changes like never before! Words like short-sale expert and foreclosure are now all too common place in our vocabulary and conversations.
The business has also become much more emotional. As real estate professionals, we are continually navigating our clients through some pretty unclear waters these days. We are standing on the sidelines as people are struggling with being upside down in their mortgage payments, anxiously awaiting news from the banks about offers being accepted, being forced to sell their homes, and in some cases losing their homes. Crazy stuff!
All of this can add to our stress levels. In fact, it can make us feel as though we have no control over any of the circumstances and situations in our business. Feeling like we have no control can leave us feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed and even depressed.
These are the times I encourage my coaching clients to take a deep breath, step back from the situation for a moment and look at the things we do have control over. We can’t control the national economy, the health care situation, or even the number of short sales on the market…..but, what we can control is our *internal* economy. By this I mean we can control our thoughts, our words and our actions.
Let me give you an example of what I mean. I am on a diet and am working with a weight loss coach to insure my success. Each week I go into the weight loss center and get on the scales to determine my progress from the previous week. Last week I had a triumphant week. I lost 3 lbs! I was so excited that I told the doctor that next week I was going to lose 4 lbs! While she was proud of my enthusiasm, she said to me: “Leah, you can’t control the numbers on the scale. What you can control are the actions you take to decrease the numbers. So instead of making your goal to lose 4 lbs (which you can’t control), your goal should focus on what you do have control over…..watching the calories and carbs you intake, drinking more water, and exercising every day.”
WOW. This simple statement made me look at things in a different way and really embrace the importance of letting go of the outcomes that I cannot control. Instead I am focusing on the action steps that I can control.
I challenge you to look at your business from this perspective and clearly set goals and action steps that will propel you towards the outcome you would like to achieve, and to let go of those things that you have no control over. Remember, you are in total control of your *internal* economy!
Guest Blogger: Leah Turner
email: Leah@CreatingYourMasterpiece.com
website: CreatingYourMasterpiece.com
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