Real estate can have its ups and downs. Here are a few things that have happened to me that could honestly happen to anyone in any career.
Picture Day: It was the second day of my sales training through Shorewest, and we had a professional photographer come in to take our photos for our website and business cards. Of course, the guys could roll out of bed and just put on their best shirt and tie, and they're pretty much ready to go. Guys, we're jealous. The ladies of the class took the extra time that morning to straighten or curl their hair, make their make-up look flawless, and found their best photogenic outfit to wear. It was like senior pictures all over again, but with real estate agents. That day, it rained. A drizzle would have been one thing, but this was the type of rain that would make you look like you had just gotten out of the shower running from your car to the building. Needless to say, the flawless hair and make-up had to be touched up once we got into the building and ready for pictures. Still, we all smiled and laughed about how if it was going to rain that hard, it would be on picture day.
Open House: If you're like me, quite often you have to eat on the run. On a Saturday morning, I was headed to an open house at a beautiful property. It was definitely the most expensive property I have shown to date, and I wanted to make sure that my outfit fit the property. I wore a summer dress with white, olive, and navy horizontal stripes on it. On my way to the house, I decided to stop to pick up a maple-iced donut for breakfast since I knew I wouldn't have a chance to eat for a few hours. No sooner than I take my first bite, the maple icing melts and drops on to a white stripe on my dress - not once, but twice. Luckily, I was able to clean it off my dress without a stain, but it definitely taught me to bring a spare set of clothes along to leave in my car just in case the accident happens where I spill something that I can't get out of my clothing right away. To top it off, later that evening I spilled BBQ sauce on another white stripe, but this time I had a Tide stick to help clean up that mess!
Still Smiling: We all have those bad days where it feels there is a black cloud over our heads. I once woke up to find a very negative remark about the fact that I was advertising for an open house. It was just one person who didn't like that I advertised where I did, and no one else seemed to mind. Still, it was something that I was hurt by. Since I was preoccupied about the comment, I forgot to lock my front door on my way to work. Luckily, I remembered just as I was pulling out of the driveway, so I went back and locked my door. When I got to the office (about a half hour drive), I realized that I had left my lunch at home. Well, no problem. I guess I can just run across the street for lunch on my break. I opened my car door and grabbed my work bag. About 25 post cards addressed to clients fell out and on to the ground in the parking lot. I picked those up, put them back in my bag, and started to walk into the office. As I'm putting my keys in my purse, I managed to set off my car alarm - all this happening while the president of our company is in the parking lot. By the time I am in the office, I have only been awake for about an hour and a half. Fast forward to lunch, and I discover it is a working lunch because we have a speaker coming in. Vending machine lunch it is then. I go to open up my soda, and the pop top ring literally broke off right after I was able to get the tiniest crack in the can. That didn't stop me though. I grabbed a cup and tipped the can upside-down to get the soda out.
My co-workers couldn't believe that everything I went through that day I was still smiling, laughing, and joking about it. The words one of my teachers spoke to me in high school still speak to me today in situations like that. If it won't matter in one day, one week, or even a month from now, there is no reason to let it upset you.
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