Reaching For Your Power....

A Month or so ago I found myself in a very scary situation... One that could have ended very poorly to say the least. I was going about my "What has become a normal routine day" As a Real Estate Broker working in todays market, (that Routine Day has Changed drastically over the past few years....) I went to a Foreclosed home in "The Heart of Oakland" ( meaning if you are in this area, your heart is beating very hard and fast) when I was chased from a foreclosed home to my car.. I surprised myself as I really didn't know I could run that fast, but GOD was with me that day... If they would have caught me I shutter to think what could have happened. They proceded to beat on my car as I started it and got out of there... I was there to photograph a foreclosed home. Was bothering no one, but what they yelled at me as I ran, it was clear they did not want me taking picks in there "Neighborhood", of course they had a differant refferance to the Neighborhood, but I will stay politically correct.. I was very shaken to say the least, it was nearly 5 pm so I had a good commute ahead of me to make it back to my home town of Modesto... This gave me plenty of time to just think... And my thoughts simply took me to one question. Am I really Reaching for my true Power...? Is this all the better I can do?? The industry has taken Educated professionals and put their worth at just $65.00. I could lost my life, or at least life as I knew it over a $65.00 check... I knew right then that I needed to change the direction I was going... Real Estate is my passion... I love helping my clients sell or buy Real Estate.. I even love being able to counsel them through a Short Sale knowing I just helped them through what will probably be one of the worst times of there life... and somehow I made it easier... but to feel like a slave to these banks that have lowered our value so low, and put us at risk for little reward, I knew I could not continue to do this... I realized right then during that drive home, that I Needed to Reach Higher, I needed to gain My power Back, the power to "Feel in Control of my life", The power to know that have a choice and I can say no...That job today is not worth what your offering...Just because they assign it doesn't mean I have to do it.

I started thinking about all the opportunities that have past before me and that my intensity towards this ever changing market kept me from taking the time to see things.... I started realizing the things I wanted to explore and work on along side Real Estate... I realized that getting up didn't didn't have to feel like a cumbersome task. I have alwys been very self diciplined so no matter the mood, how I fealt I was the one whom always got there, and on time. I had developed a sort of numbness to get through this daily routine... FORECLOSURE>>> FORECLOSURE>>>More FORECLOSURES!!! Bank Asset managers that have no sense of caring, they have a bad day with one REO agent, we all get the E-Mail that so rudely attacks all of us, even if the incident pertains to none of us... I am so grateful for the work, but negativity, day in and day out can wear on you a bit... But I am still thinking about " There is got to be something out there that can help me "Reach For My Power".

I started once again my daily chats with GOD... Things had gotten really routine, but the one thing that was missing was my daily chats with GOD... I was still chatting, but those chats had dwindled to weekly at best... I felt a sense of calm as My mind he told me," you will find the avenue that you can add to your Real Estate Business... Take the opportunity slowly and it will come..." A few days later through a persistent friend of mine, that had heard my ranting of needing more in my life, called another friend and set up a lunch.. She brought to that Lunch the Opportunity of ACN...We talked for over a hour, she is a incredible women and I left that meeting thinking, can this be what I need. A powerful company to sink my heart and soul in, a business that goes side by side with my Real Estate Business... It felt right, It felt good... I felt a sense of excitement come over, and that felt good... SO I signed up, I am now a Real Estate Broker and A Independent Representative for ACN... I am building a team, and the best part is I am so excited about where this can take us...

Reaching for Your Power isn't just about "What kind of Money Can You Make in A lifetime", It is also about, " What Kind Of Person Do you Want to become over the Span of Your Lifetime? What Kind of Impact can you make in a child's life today? What kind of impression will you make as you walk passed a person you have never seen before, or whom you may never see again... Do you ever think about that everything you do Today, Can directly impact your life later... I think about these things every day now...This is why I have started my Blog, I want to be made responsible for my actions by writing down, the good and the bad of how I accomplished, During each Day, To Reach For My Power... I challenge you to think about this; " What can I do today that will impact my future? ; even as soon as Tomorrow..."

Please feel free to comment about your day and how your actions could influence you "Reaching For Your Power!"