“Never regret. If
it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” (Victoria Holt)
from the Jack’s Winning Words blog.
Jack went on to say that Victoria Holt was an English
Romance Novelist, but she could have come u with the same advice if she was a
Realtor®. My experience has been that every deal seems to be full of both good
and bad, so every deal is a learning experience.
I often tell newbie agents to be prepared for an emotional
roller-coaster ride in every sale, no matter which side you are on. That seems
to be especially true when one is engaged in short-sales. I’ve done a number of
them this year and every day is like a suspense thriller, with a cliff-hanger
ending. It’s not until you walk out of the closing that one can exhale.
This emotional ride used to bother me a lot more than it
does now. It hasn’t gotten any better; but, I’ve gotten better at dealing with
it. One needs to start by putting these “emergencies” into perspective and go
from there. Real estate issues are seldom really at the life or death level.
They just seem that way to some.
Sure real estate sales involve big, important decisions and
they can’t be taken lightly; but, that don’t have the gravity of real life and
death situations. Once you can say to yourself, “You know what, I’ll still be
alive tomorrow, if this deal doesn’t work”, you can go on to using whatever
problem solving skills you have to attack the issue, instead of wasting time in
anxious worry about it. And, you’ll be banking more experience to help you in
the future; plus you’ll be freer to enjoy the good parts.
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