"The Pessimist complains about the wind. The Optimist expects it to change. The Realist adjusts the sails." - William Arthur Ward
Complex deals, frustrating Short Sales and challenging situations can threaten to break your spirit or have you going in circles seemingly moving you further and further from your goals. During the course of our professional career in the Real Estate Industry, the challenges are like storms that bring on the unpredictable wind and rain.
Perhaps what defines us in business is less about what we are (Pessimist, Optimist or Realist) and more about how you go through the process when life presents challenges ?
Perhaps it is necessary to be the Pessimist in a storm. A Pessimist can identify weakness, disorder, and has the keen ability of foresight to prepare for difficulties ahead. Pessimists are strategic in their approach to their goals.
Perhaps it is necessary to be the Optimist, who turns their collar up to the wind. The Optimist has the strength to rise above the storm, to muster the strength to see beyond the clouds that can potentially obscure the path to their goals. Optimists are long suffering and resilient and do not recognize failure.
Perhaps when we've see through eyes of both we will be able to navigate through any storm with the confidence that we can see as a Realist. A Realist adjusts in the presence of challenge and arrives at their goals even if the course and outcome is not exactly as planned. A Realist taps into the resources of the Pessimist and the Optimist and has faith that the goal has been met well before the storm.
Are you a Pessimist, Optimist, or Realist ? Who are you in the wind and in the RAIN ?
Stephanie Somers
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