A Prayer for RE Professionals – 9/27/23
Lord, bless the families of real estate professional colleagues. The schedule can be so difficult on a family. The seasonality of the business can be a great gift, but it…
The Social Agronomist
Kelly is a great person and a great leader. But, she has lost herself in her role. She's become unhealthy in her relationships. Before Kelly can connect in a meaningful way with relationships where she can contribute to and receive contributions, she needs to get a new perspective on her own sense of self. She needs to make sure the seed she is planting into a community is healthy. Once it is, there is nothing that can hold her back from achieving the life she wants to live.
You can probably relate to Kelly. You know what it's like to have people around you but not the people you can go deep with.
A Prayer for RE Professionals – 9/20/23
God, help us see the people around us as opportunities to invest in and care for. Help us to see beyond the potential business they may provide. Let us see…
Get Up Right with Life SOPs
I’d been up for a couple of hours to get my personal time in before the busyness of the day began. My 11-year-old came down the stairs and announced that…
A Prayer for RE Professionals – 9/13/23
Lord, help my friends in the real estate realm see joy today. In the smile of a colleague, the laugher of a child, help them see joy. In the voices…
When We Need Help – Should we get a Trainer, Mentor, Counselor, or Coach
We all have seasons when we need help. When we are struggling amid chaos, we tend to either try to fix it on our own or reach out for any help available without discernment. We grab onto something that offers hope, but we don’t always know if it’s the right thing. But, in that moment, we at least have a feeling like we aren’t alone.
We try to find our way out. But having a certified scuba instructor guiding you through climbing Mt. Everest is a bad matchup. They may be very knowledgeable in certain environments. But, in the wrong environment, they could be very dangerous. You need the right guide for the circumstances you face.
A Prayer for RE Professionals – 9/6/23
Lord, thank you for the blessings and the trials. Thank you for the privilege of knowing what it means to be well-cared for in seasons of our lives. When hard…
Do Not Let Hopeless People In
Who you let in is so important. One person at a party can dampen the mood. One player on the court who doesn’t have the right attitude can disrupt the…
A Prayer for RE Professionals – 8/30/23
Lord, as school starts we find ourselves in another season of change. This can often be a slow season and can cause real estate professionals to get restless and feel…
The National Loneliness Epidemic
Anyone else quit watching the news sometime along the way in 2020? Just me?
I just got tired of all the angst and drama in our world. I know I have a responsibility to be informed. But, after race riots, covid deaths rising, election drama, and crime rates soaring it came to the point that I had to make a decision for my own well-being to turn off the news.
Apparently I wasn’t the only one. In 2021, the percentage drop of weeknight viewership of the evening news was in the teens. The cable news networks saw percentage drops in the mid-20’s to mid-30’s. A lot of us felt we had to shut it off.
No doubt, many of us are still in that mode. And, in case you are, there’s some news from 2023 you need to be aware of. Here it is: The U.S. Surgeon General has declared that we are in a loneliness epidemic. This declaration was made in May, 2023.