Start Your Year by Making the Right Choice

Choose your hard wisely this year. Keep listening to see what we mean.

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Today’s topic isn’t real estate-related, but motivational instead. One of my favorite quotes, which is framed at my office, reads “Choose your hard.” I actually stole the quote from my gym, which has a larger poster that reads “Losing weight is hard. Being fat is hard. Choose your hard.” It stuck with me because it applies to pretty much everything we do in life.

Working long hours is hard, but so is being broke from not working enough of them. Having difficult conversations is tough, but not as tough as some of the consequences of not having those conversations. Doing the right thing can be the hardest thing in the world sometimes, but living with guilt and regret after doing the wrong thing is its own kind of pain. 

We all have choices to make on a daily basis, and we all have to live with the consequences of our choices. Let’s all “choose our hard” wisely this year and embrace it. Remember, anything of real value requires some sort of sacrifice. If it was easy, everyone would do it. The next time you’re ready to complain, rejoice instead. Welcome those problems with open arms.

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We all have to live with the consequences of our choices.

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We welcome problems in our business. If buying or selling a home was always smooth and stress-free, our clients wouldn't need us. We welcome the challenges that come with it and look forward to solving problems every day. But we’ll save that topic for another time.

If you have any questions for me at all, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

What’s the Secret to Changing Your Life for the Better?

If you want to change your life, evaluate who you spend your time with and ask yourself if those people are motivating and inspiring you.

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We’ve all heard Jim Rohn’s famous quote: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

How do these words apply to how you can change your life? I’m convinced that we can alter the course of our lives by consciously choosing the people we spend our time with. Our surroundings have a great effect on our thinking, mood, and performance. 

For example, if you want to become a better business owner, spend your time with people who run better businesses than you do. If you want to become a better wife or husband, spend your time with couples who have better marriages. If you want to lose weight, spend your time around people who have a healthy lifestyle. 

If you want to change your life, my advice to you is this—sit down and evaluate who you spend your time with. Are these people inspiring and motivating you? Do they possess qualities you admire? If you’re the smartest and most successful person in your sphere, you’re doing a disservice to yourself, your family, and your clients. 

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Seek out people who are better than you.

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Seek out people who are better than you—sit down for coffee with them, call them on a regular basis, ask them to mentor you, join organizations that they belong to, etc. Do whatever you need to do to get into their presence and I promise you that your life will change. 

If you have any questions about this topic, don’t hesitate to call or email me anytime. I’d love to chat with you.