I just had to share this story with my fellow real estate virtual assistants and virtual assistants. This is so true. Take a moment to read and then read it every time something happens that is a negative.
Enjoy from one real estate virtual assistant to another.
“The Law of the Garbage Truck”
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!
The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly…!
So I asked, “Why did you just do that? That guy almost ruined your car AND sent us to the hospital!”
That is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.
As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.
Don’t take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.
So take your own garbage out …but not out on others
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The Law of the Garbage Truck
Saturday, March 01, 2008
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Happy Holiday's!
I cannot believe the holiday's are here! 2008 is right around the corner and I for one am ready! 2007 has been a great year for my business. Each year it just gets better, so I cannot complain one bit! I am very blessed and am thankful everyday. But I also realize that everything that has happened this past year did not just fall in my lap, it come from hard work, determination and a goal to succeed!
I have to admit I am drivin and I knew from a very young age that if I wanted something I better figure out a way to do it because I was the only one that knew how bad I wanted it!
I never expect anyone to do it for me so I always make a plan and set a goal and make it happen. This comes from alot of how I was raised.
This past month I have been faced in watching my grandmother get older and that I have to face the reality that she will not live forever. I don't want to think about it and I won't talk about it much with family. She is my hero and I love her dearly and I really cannot imagine my life without knowing she is there.
I've also been faced with a situation that is very stressful to me and that is my long lost father may not live much longer. This is also tough since this is a man that choose not to be in my life and now that he is dying he wants me there. His wife and two son's who one I have never met, his wife I just recently have talked to for the first time since they have been together - 30 plus years I think and then the one that I have met and have spoken to a couple of times on the phone. I do not have any anger towards my father, no resentment and I do care about him. But I also feel that I do not owe him anything, but I had to make a choice and the choice I made was I would be there for him and would do anything I can to make his life easier. I realized that even though he made the choice not to be a part of my life it had nothing to do with me or that he loved me any less. That is just the path he choice at the time.
So, I will go visit him in the hospital and will go knowing that he may or may not recognize me, but for me this is closure and even though he was not a part of my life I want him to know that I grew to become a caring, responsbile, loving mother and I must say GREAT wife and my life is complete.
I also feel that we are put on this earth for a reason and regardless of how we are raised we are responsbile for who we are and how we get there. I feel that I am a stronger person, determined to give my children the life I never had and that I have been given the opportunity to give my children the love and security they deserve and if I had not had the childhood that I had I may not have appreciated what I have now and that is a wonderful husband and three amazing boy's who are growing into these awesome individuals.
In addition, I also believe my professional life is a result of my childhood and realizing at an early age I had choices - good or bad - and I always choice the good! Why, because I wanted both of my parents to be proud of me and when the day is over I know they are!
So, as we bring in 2008 - ask yourself - Are you the best person you can be? If you honestly cannot answer this question then you need to ask yourself - what can I do to become the best person I can be and then do it!
And, remember - if you are going to have a pity party just think someone else's life is harder than yours - then you realize you don't have the right to have a pity party! :D
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
How Does One Benefit From Coaching?
A few years ago when you heard the word "coach" you might have thought of someone that worked with in the athletics field. Now days when you hear the word "coach" you ask "What kind of a Coach are they".
You can find a coach for just about anything from a life coach to a business coach. Why do you need a coach, you might ask. Well, I have found coaches to be very beneficial to me in my business and personal life. About a year ago I seeked out a life coach to help me get my priorities in order and even though I am pretty organized I found her coaching to be of great help to me. She helped me look at my personal life and work on the areas that I was weak and enhance the areas where I was strong. Then I hired a organizer coach to come to my office to review what I was doing and help me improve my systems. This was a great benefit to me even though I was very organized she was able to help me focus on things that I thought were minor, only to discovere they were not. As a matter of fact after 2 hours of sitting with me she told me I really did not need a coach for organization, but I explained I always am looking for ways to improve and I always appreciate another person's opinion.
the other day I decided to do a Google to see how many coaches in particular fields there were and I was amazed at the results. In my discovery I realized anyone can be a coach. A little training here, a seminar there and so on and BAM you are now a coach. Don't get me wrong it takes a special person to become a coach, but in addition to their training they have to have the knowledge and experience to offer their clients to get them on the right track, whatever that may be.
A couple of years ago I realized that I offer something that others could benefit from and that is the knowledge and experience of a virtual assistant. I already was helping people to become successful in their business and obviously what I was doing was working because those that seeked my adviced were making it work.
I have been a virtual assistant for 7 1/2 years now and still love what I do and one of the greatest things I enjoy doing is helping other succeed in their business and in their personal life.
Being a mother of three active boy's, a wife and a successful business owner I have the experience to offer another person who has the same desire to become successful. The first thing I require from anyone I coach is to have the desire to succeed and the passion to make it happen. Once you realize that you to can succeed and have the confidence to believe in yourself you can do it!
If you would like to know more about my coaching and how it will benefit you, please let me know. I want to help you take those babysteps and overcome those obstacles to become the most successful person you can be.
