Saturday a weak end . . .

Today I’ve learned . . .

A wishfully lazy, early Saturday morning - 6:39 a.m. on the alarm clock. Do I just get up or wait another 15 minutes before I must? I wait maybe 5 minutes and rise. After working the whole week at my full-time job it’s my turn to work at my one-weekend a month job at the real estate office.

I go through my regular morning routine with a few added chores that I normally do on the weekends. I get to the real estate office, check the phones for messages and showing requests and prepare for the day’s work. I look over the files left unfinished. I wonder why I am still doing this job. Over the past year I have not been trained on the new procedures and have forgotten some as well. Real estate has not been very busy which means one looses the know-how when all you do is work one weekend a month in this business.

I do what I can remember and realize that if I don’t finish the files at least it will give the regular staff something to do on Monday. Of course, I wouldn’t want them to be overworked. What’s left should only take a couple hours, tops.

One agent comes in, turns on the vestibule lights and makes a comment on how she, “knows whose working because the lights aren’t on again, good morning, Kev”. It’s the vestibule for goodness sake. It faces the East and is full of natural day-light but heaven forbid the lights aren’t on . . . let it go already. But, I laugh it off and say, “Good morning”.

You see, this business is full of some people with HUGE egos. When I say huge I mean more inflated than a hot air balloon. Many of them need to be stroked ever so gently and often and believe they are the most generous and caring people in the world. They’re “not in the business for the money” but would just a soon throw you under a bus to get to a perspective client before anyone else.

Now please don’t take this the wrong way, I also know some very wonderful, generous and humble people in the business that would give you the clothes off their backs and are honest as the day is long. Those are the ones I admire. They really do care how you are doing and hate titles that go along with how much sales they did for the year. Unfortunately, they are far and few between.

So what did I learn today . . . I’m glad you asked. 1. Don’t judge a book by its cover – (yes, I know it’s a cliché) . . . 2. My memory isn’t what it used to be . . . 3. I am not fond of people with HUGE ego’s . . . 4. If you want a real and honest real estate agent ask me for a referral . . . 5. Treat people the way you want them to treat you . . .

Boy this learning stuff really takes a lot out of you.

So just remember . . . Life is a lesson, it’s all about love!