What To Do When Your Get Up is Gone

by Ginny Lee

I was just sitting at my computer and wondering how I could write an article that would really mean something and help a lot of people get going again.

In these days of Gloom and Doom and bad reports of credit and real estate foreclosures and the stock market going down how do you keep your self motivated?

I have always been one of those people with a half full cup instead of a half empty cup but it has been even hard for me on some days so these are the things I do to help me so I hope they help you too.

1. Turn off the TV it is always murders, and car crashes and gloom and doom and the election coverage was way overboard. Too much money was spent on the elections and that money should have gone to help people instead of doing commercials…it looked like there was commercial overload to me.

2. Make sure you do a kind deed everyday. Make someone happy. One of my best things to do is make sure I have a smile on my face and say hi to everyone even if I don’t know them because usually it makes them happy. Sometimes you might run into the grumpy one who just gives you a funny look and says nothing but that is ok because you know they must be having a bad day so say a little prayer for them.

3. Always try to have something to look forward to like going to dinner with friends or even a lunch is ok but it is even more fun if you have a big event or something you can dress up for. There is that old saying you should have a date night so have a date night for yourself. It is the best if you can do it at least once a week.

4. Make sure you get outside in the fresh air at least once a day and also make sure you exercise everyday. Even if it is just a walk around the block it will do some good but if you can get in at least 45 minutes of biking and lifting weights 3 times a week that is the best. You will feel and look so much better. My mother use to dance 45 minutes a day and that was fun!

5. Surround yourself with friends and make sure you stay in touch with them either by email or in person. Even though I get sick of all those funny emails I get I read them because my friends mean to be funny and sometimes those emails mean so much when I get the right one at the right time…if you know what I mean. I love the ones with pictures and sayings that touch your heart or make you laugh.

6. Learn something new something creative even something easy like learning to blog better or get into network marketing or better yet learn to sing or play the guitar something totally different then you do everyday. Think of something you’ve never done before but have always wanted to do. If you don’t like what you picked out try something else until you find something you like. Remember that old saying if at first you don’t succeed try try again…so try something else new.

7. Put up a photo album on the Internet and share it with your family and friends. Find all your old pictures and make your own history of your life so you can remember it. It will bring a smile to your face and tears to your eyes when you remember all those good times. The best place to do that is at www.myphotoalbum.com you can even have family members help you! This can be a long term fun project.

8. Take time for yourself…meditate, take a bike ride, listen to music read a funny book. Just make sure it is just time for you because it makes you feel special and renews your spirit and gives you energy. Maybe even a hot bath or a hot tub. It is so important to make sure you eat right too lots of fruits and vegetables and keep your weight down. They say that over 2/3rds of Americans are over weight and you don’t want to be one of them. I have a girl friend who just lost 73 pounds and she looks so good and I am so proud of her.

9. Do something for a Charity. I joined www.findfreevacations.com and I give away trip certificates for vacations and cruises. Check it out it is so much fun and you can write it off as a business expense. Also I am working with the Humane society and I have pictures of animals for people to adopt on my city guide www.mynaplescityguide.com We have had great success in finding pets new homes and I love animals…wish I could keep them all myself.

10. This is the most important one of all and that is to make sure you count your blessings everyday. That you have a roof over your head, food in your tummy, a car to drive. You are happy healthy and soon to be wealthy….see that positive attitude it will always help you.

Now I know you are asking yourself what does this have to do with real estate?

I didn’t mention make 100 phone calls or get a new listing or call expireds or think of new ways to advertise or anything else to help you with your real estate business but if you are like me sometimes I get consumed by my business and if I don’t have a new listing or sell a home I get depressed and being depressed just keeps dragging you down and your get up and go, gets up and goes away so you have to have some time to yourself to renew yourself and then go back to work renewed and excited again. I promise you that your business and your life will be so much better if you just take some time for you….you won’t regret it.

Oops I almost forgot the best part next year or really soon everything will be better again because you can know for a fact from history that nothing stays the same and everything changes so just pray for lots of good changes and it always makes you feel good when you pray!