Keeping A Positive Attitude

There are days and then there are days. Plans change and things fall apart despite your best efforts. Sometimes the only thing you can control is your attitude and reaction to the circumstances. So how do you react? What is your attitude?

The market is a fickle thing. It ebbs and flows, rises and falls. So, you can’t stake your attitude on the market. People are fickle too. They say one thing and then do another, their plans change and that disrupts yours. You can’t overreact to everything that people do. Money has a tendency to grow wings, and it can’t buy happiness. So don’t anchor your life on how much money you’re making. Some of the best advice I’ve gotten in this business is “never calculate your commission.” Don’t worry about how much money you’ll make in a transaction because it will change and give you needless worry.

I’ve been reading a book on real estate and one thing the author recommended was to keep an Attitude Journal. That’s an odd thing to list right after signs and contracts. But the author knows that there is a lot of rejection in this field. You will hear so many people tell you “no” before one person says “yes.” That can get to you if you’re not prepared. The Attitude Journal is there for you to write out your doubts and negative thoughts and then to turn them into positives and counter them with the truth.

This idea isn’t just true for real estate, it applies to all jobs. Your attitude is a powerful thing, it can weigh you down or carry you forward, depending on how you nurture it.

What will your attitude be today?