We are the machine!
We’re roughly two months into the New Year and as young professionals I am sure we all have set goals or resolutions for our businesses and ourselves. But have you been sticking to them? Yes, no? If no, why not?
While speaking with a close business contact the other day, we got on the topic of giving ourselves permission to take time for us. Too many of us focus so much on our business that we forget one key element. As practitioners we are our business and if we don’t function at the top of our game our business falters. It can be easy to get wrapped up in the meetings, showings, calls, and all that comes along in our world.
We need to give ourselves permission to take time for us. Here are some top priorities for 2008 to put in your planner:
- Exercise regularly. Exercise is proven to relieve stress, and our bodies need to feel great so we can fight in the trenches.
- Eat properly. By giving our bodies the right fuel we can keep our minds sharp and energize the machine.
- Sleep. As real estate practitioners, we probably don’t get enough of this, but it’s an important part of the process for healing our bodies.
- Leisure time. This is one of the most important elements, without it we become
stressed and unfocused, which will ultimately lead to the collapse of the machine.
As the baby boomer generation begins to retire, we’ll need to step up and start to fill those gaps. So we need to be in top form or we won’t be able to do so.
Remember, our bodies are like machines and without proper care and maintenance we can’t function and journey the road to success!
Courtland McPherson works with The McPherson Group, Prudential Gammons Realty, in Exeter, R.I. Prior to joining real estate in 2004, he had worked as a former energy auditor, home inspector, and small business owner.
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