As this new year begins, a tremendous thank you to my clients and my friends for a beautiful year. To quote John Donne, "No man is an island entire of itself; every man/is a piece of the continent, a part of the main…" We are all in this together. I'm honored when I'm invited to be a part of your stories. I enjoy it so much when you share moments with me as you compose your next chapters. Please keep creating delightful stories that add to the beauty of the world. May you design a life for yourselves, your families, and your friends that brings great joy to those around you. 

In every new year, people start considering goals and resolutions. I have never been one to set specific goals. I was not that way as a marketing manager or as a teacher, and I am not that way as a real estate professional. I am not sure if this is good or bad, but this is who I am. Perhaps part of it comes from the fact that I generally don't like being told what to do, and that includes me telling me what to do.

I'm sure there are thousands of books that instruct us that setting goals is the only way to "get ahead," but I prefer my experience in the world to be more organic. I always tried to make the learning process organic. Likewise, I enjoy when the process of meeting new clients is organic, and I love it when those business relationships organically form into friendships. I simply don't want to think about people as a step to a "goal". My desire all along has simply been to help others grow and achieve. As a teacher I felt that I was helping students achieve their academic and life potentials; and as a realtor I get satisfaction using my skills, license, and services to help my clients obtain their home dreams.

Growth in my thinking and business has always been my focus. I suppose that I'm more of a dreamer, a planner, a reflector, and a visualizer. I like to live in the moment, but I will spend time visualizing and planning my life. I know how I want to feel, and also how I want my friends and family to feel. If I'm being the person I want to be, then success will find me because I've worked hard to help someone achieve a dream. As an educator, I took every break to reflect on what worked and what didn't work, then I revised and visualized. I do that in my real estate career as well. I reflect and revise and visualize and then be present.

Recently, a friend of mine lost her mother and during the celebration of life ceremony, she said that her mother taught them that, "joy is a discipline, a daily choice that we can make." Moments like this remind us to be present, to take in even the small moments that make our heart leap.  It's a matter of following bliss (thank you Joseph Campbell), instead of worrying about meeting a goal. Not every decision I make works out the way I visualized it, but because I'm in action making decisions to follow a vision, something more beautiful might appear. People have not always understood my decisions, but I keep following my blissful visions. 

One of my greatest joys in life has always been connecting people who can help each other achieve goals or dreams. The best part about being an educator for 20 years is that I have access to some of the best talent in the world. My former students are incredibly accomplished individuals.

That same mentality is applied to my real estate career. I love it when I can connect people with a home. Whether it is a first home or a tenth home, it's a significant event. There is a joyful anticipation in starting a new chapter. Purchasing a new home is creating the setting for for someone's story, and that person is the main character. Just add the love, warmth, friends, and family…

The honor of being a part of someone's home buying process is not lost on me. It never will be. I get just as much joy and satisfaction working with homeowners buying a $100K dollar house as I do working with homeowners purchasing a $2M home. As I said, I'm not looking at each sale as a step towards a sales goal. I simply enjoy utilizing my abilities to help people achieve their dreams, creating that joy. What is the purpose if you're not waking up with the discipline to choose joy? What joy are you creating today to share?

 This free site is ad-supported. Learn more
​