'KEEP ON TRYING AND DOING!'

🖤🏡 ‼️REAL ESTATE‼️Doesn't the, term and profession, of 'REAL ESTATE,' read and sound, exciting, glamorous, monetarily rewarding, and the such⁉️ Whenever, I was young, I thought that it did‼️ Therefore, it was one of the professions, in which, I dreamed of possibly pursuing, as a career, in my future, as an adult‼️ ☺️ You see, as a family, we moved A LOT (within our county), therefore, I was around some realtors, also, which, included a couple ladies, whom were, very successful in the real estate industry (GIRL POWER 😘🏋🏻‍♀️‼️)!  I suppose that, the combination of all of this, contributed to my fascination in, possibly, becoming a realtor, one day!?👨🏻‍💼👩🏼‍💼👩🏽‍💼💖 I also, really enjoyed "interior decorating," as a, girl and amateur (ha!). 👧🏽 Years later, I DID earn a license in 'interior decorating,' through a correspondence course. I was creative, with a pretty big imagination, too, which, enabled me to envision - outrageous "FLIPS, and/or, renovations, listings, sales, and the such, with properties. 😏 So, all of these things, caused me to believe that, I'd, possibly, be able to become a successful 'Realtor' (real estate agent), one day, and/or, an 'Interior Decorator!?' 😳 Eventually, I also, earned my 'REALTOR'S' license!  I was a real estate agent for a few different r.e. brokers, in my hometown, throughout the ten years, in which, I had my 'Realtor' license.  Whenever, I wasn't actively working as an agent, I would put my license in escrow, and also, paid the annual 'Realtor' dues.☺️ It felt good that, I had achieved these two licenses - glory to God‼️ However, I had one "problem," concerning succeeding in, any given job, of which, I write, which was, in anything, in which, I was involved, I continually - chose - to put - God and my family - ahead of - my - career and personal - ambitions!  And, oftentimes, this resulted in me "feeling" frustrated, and, "feeling like" a "failure" (in the career department)! 😔 Due to, various, personal, pressures and convictions, etc., I seemed unable to put my own desires, regularly and consistently, before theirs, for very long (right or wrong, good or bad)! 😳 I was, internally convicted by, and, determined to make the "right" decisions, and, do the "right" things... time, and, time again (God and family first), "to a fault!" 🙂With real estate, the professional realtor - must be available to work 24/7 - IF - he/she - is to be SUCCESSFUL, and, make a monetary profit! 🙃 I was neither, successful, nor, did I become wealthy, throughout my ten year real estate "career!!" 😕 I'll not say that, what I attempted, cannot be done, but, I, was unable to do it, and, keep MY priorities straight!  By the time that, I covered everything, in which, I thought that, I needed to cover, as a - wife, mother, preacher's wife, etc., I had very little, time or energy, left, for a career, and/or, I was bad at time management!?!?  Whenever, I attempted to do excellently with all of these "hats," I couldn't "do justice" to any of them‼️ And then, I'd find myself "in a frizzy‼️" 😩😜🤣 Back then, two of my HUGE reasons (sometimes excuses), were that, I was battling - severe depression, and, chronic back pain (a symptom of 'DDD)!' 😏 Sometimes, then and now, I get "OVERWHELMED" (mentally), and, presently, deal with anxiety, usually, due to, overthinking about "major" upcoming events, BEFORE - they actually occur, which is, partly, why I did not SUCCEED - as a 'REALTOR!' 😏Another negative factor, which, contributed to real estate being very challenging for me, is that, I am not a good 'salesperson‼️'  Any, sales and services job, is predominantly a numbers game (the more that one "shows" the product, the more, denials and SALES, one shall obtain), to be sure‼️ However, it also helps, whenever, the sales rep has confidence in, him/her self, and, in the product, which, he/she is selling‼️🤔 I learned a "boatload" throughout "my real estate escapade," which shall, ultimately, contribute to my future SUCCESS (in God's "eyes")‼️ 👍🏼🤣 It is a good thing that, I believe that, FAILURES, are a part of the journey to becoming "SUCCESSFUL," because, I have experienced - A LOT of them‼️ Here's the thing - IF, I had never, tried and experienced, a real estate career, I would have never known, whether or not, it was for me, and that, would have driven me crazy‼️😜 SO, now I know‼️😘 It is not‼️ And, as I've written in previous posts, this blog is my attempt to use my past - failures, successes, experiences, gains, losses, ETC., to help, encourage, teach, inspire, and the such, anyone and everyone, whom I can, so that, NOTHING, in which, I experience in my life (that I'm brave enough to share - 🤣), is in vain, but, is rather, somehow, USED, by The Lord - for HIS, and, ONLY HIS - GLORY AND HONOR‼️ JESUS - always has the answer that, we need - no matter what the question is - in this "GAME OF LIFE" (through - The BIBLE, HOLY SPIRIT, finished work of The Cross, prayer, etc.) ✝️ (PROVERBS 31:30)‼️ HERE IS THE LIFE LESSON, IN WHICH, I AM SHARING ON THIS POST:  IF, THERE IS SOMETHING, IN WHICH, YOU REALLY DESIRE TO, TRY OR DO, THEN, JUST, TRY OR DO, IT‼️ ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE DONE SO, WILL YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT, IT IS SOMETHING, IN WHICH, YOU CHOOSE TO CONTINUE‼️ EITHER WAY, YOU WILL - LIVE, LEARN, GROW, ETC., HAVING EXPERIENCED IT‼️ THESE EXPERIMENTS MAKE LIFE INTERESTING, ALSO (personally, I know now, that, I also, need God's approval, before, I, try or do, daring - adventures, experiments, anything)‼️💞💞 I, personally, would rather, regret -TRYING, rather than, regret - NOT TRYING, something, to which, I am strongly drawn (with God's approval)‼️😘👸🏻🙏🏼📖🕊✝️💖 BOTTOM LINE (for me):  I HAVE NEVER REGRETTED, PUTTING - GOD - FIRST, AND, LOVED ONES - SECOND...AHEAD OF - MY OWN - AMBITIONS, DESIRES, ENDEAVORS, WANTS, ETC. (Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 3:5+6)‼️ 😘☺️😊✝️💞💞I like this quote by, Elizabeth Dehn:  "You're NOT a MESS‼️ You're BRAVE for TRYING‼️" 😉😚 LET'S KEEP ON, TRYING AND DOING (for Jesus,' honor and glory, Believers), my dear readers‼️😘🙏🏼📖✝️🕊🙌🏼💞💞...👋🏼...until next post...