We all go through some challenges in life. I have alway been fond of telling my kids that it builds character.
In 2004, the year that I left Apple, the challenges just kept coming. Lots of very personal tragedies hit us.
Even then I remained an optimist, choosing to believe that even in the toughest times, you have to count on yourself more than anyone or anything.
As a new Realtor® I felt that the strong close that I had to 2007 meant that I was on my way to a new career.
The recent turmoil in Q1 2008 has proved that my optimism was a little ahead of the game.
Pretty well everyone in real estate is struggling now. Most buyers are very nervous, and few people are moving if they do not have to. Unless things turn around in the next couple of months, this might be a very long summer for sellers and Reators®.
When you face a situation like that, you can focus on the gloom or lift your eyes up and look at the blue skies. I am happy to have blue skies in tough times. They help keep me motivated.
I can look back at other tough times and know that I survived them. You dig a little deeper, work a little harder, and try to be smarter.
Someone told me the other day, that we were having trouble providing people from the interior of North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland with a good sense of what our coastal rivers are like.
I mounted a camera on the windshield of my skiff and drove it out to river and brought it back. I was able to drive with one hand and take pictures with the other. The slide show provides a good perspective for someone who has never been on the White Oak River.
I continue to believe that by working hard to reach new people and provide them with high quality information, that I will eventually be very successful in my career.
While it might seem to make little sense for me to post travel guides of local towns like Beaufort, Swansboro, and Emerald Isle, it gets my name out as a local expert.
By the time the real estate market turns around, if someone is looking for property here on the Southern Outer Banks, I hope they will not have any trouble figuring out who will provide them with the most accurate information.
After all where else can you go for slide shows of Beaufort, Emerald Isle, Swansboro, a boat trip to Shackleford Banks, Hammocks Beach, up the White Oak River, or a car trip Down East? If you want to know what the area looks like before visiting, I am your source of information, and my digital cameras are always searching for more great pictures.
When you figure out how special the Carteret County area is and want someone who knows the area to find a special spot, I hope I will be the one you turn to since I have the blue sky and emerald waters covered.
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