You Can't Have It Both Ways

We all need to realize this at some point. It usually comes later in life, but not always. Make the choice but understand with that choice comes the responsibility for the outcome. You can't live your life on both sides of the coin, "This is my choice, my life. It's not my fault." Nope, doesn't work that way. I love taking responsibility for my choices, it's the only way I maintain the ability to change them. 

By continuing to live quietly, one will never feel fully alive, one will not fully live. We don't have to all be extroverts shouting our stories, but we can all speak our truth without shame. Can we? Can you tell the whole truth about yourself without fear or feeling shame?

"I'm Helping!" It's What Makes Me Happy!

I’m only going to get one more “First Day of School” picture after this one. 11th grade, here he comes! 

Then this happened…

This week I helped a real estate client to consider another possibility for marketing her property. I helped another real estate client negotiate a request for repairs to have all contingencies removed. I spoke with another former client about how we can sell their house and then we discussed logo and website ideas for his new business. I helped a friend recreate her resume after a devastating layoff, I helped another agent find the right words to craft an offer for her new clients. Finally, it’s time to support a local restaurant and enjoy some time with friends. Things are good folks, things are good.

The Next Chapter For the Partaks

Dave, Mason, and I are getting ready to embark on a life-changing journey, a cross-country move to a place where we will only have each other. We don't know anyone in North Carolina but we will. I will likely not be a real estate agent in NC, but I've been working my side hustle for a number of months that pays me between $600-$1000 each month and I've been building my marketing and consulting business and it's starting to pay me each month as well. 

I believe making small changes in our lives can be life changing and making big changes, especially as we get older are life-shocking. I use the word shocking because I feel like when we get out of our routines, our comfort zones, we see how much life we still have left to live, we come alive in a new way that we tend to think is only for kids leaving home for the first time. 

There is still so much to do, to see, to share, and to experience. More than just a vacation, I want to see new places, taste new foods, shop in new stores, hike new trails, and meet new people. I want to live life all the way and it looks like we've finally created the financial freedom to do it. What does your dream life look like?

"Terms & Conditions"

Do you have “Terms & Conditions” that people have to agree to before you love them? I’m not suggesting you engage with people who are abusive, simply people who have different opinions and lifestyles than you do. What if you agreed not to discuss your differences and focused only on your similarities? It works! And really, who do you think you are to lay out a to-do list of requirements for someone to be welcome in your life? You must really be someth’n else!