With REALTORS griping about business being down in certain areas of the country due to supply and demand issues, my retort to them often is "give me a break!" Buck up, bucko! What you need is a dose of courage in hard times. Some don't even know what courage is. Courage is not just not being "afraid." It is doing what you have to do despite fear and coping with things the best you can with the cards you are dealt. In the face of death, some truly show lots of courage. It's not fun, but you have to get through it. Here is a look at courage once more through the eyes of
Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon professor dying of pancreatic cancer. (11:32)
It's not dying that is hard, but the real work of living!
Gary, good point. I guess that is why the saying "The only thing to fear is fear itself" is so popular, because it is sooooo true!
Have a Fabulous Real Estate Weekend!
Anona
Anona: Randy said he is going to continue to have fun "despite" his circumstances. That's how I want to live too.
Kay: Thanks for your appreciation. Randy said gratitude is important for all of us!!
Gary: "The real work of living" how true is that statement! All I have to do is think of others who have far more serious issues to deal with and those who have come through some of the darkest days most of us may never know and it's not difficult for me to be reminded that I have absolutelty nothing to complain about and all the reason in the world to be grateful, if only for the mere fact of being alive and able to get up each day and do something I really love.
Gary: I had not seen the video when I wrote the comment above. This is just unbelieveably awesome.
The ability to persevere through the hard times is a must if we're to survive... and thrive in this (and any) market.
Virginia: Pouring coke in the car did illustrate the point of things vs. people very vividly. I know the clip at 11 minutes something was a bit long but Randy was cramming the highlights of his last lecture for Oprah's show.
Donna: I was hoping to get some more exposure for the heavily downloaded clip for some who had not seen it.
Jesse & Kathy: Perserverance you are right gets you through things the best you can.
Gary this is so true ....on so many levels!
Hearing Randy's story and how he is dealing with it...we are witnessing true selflessness! I believe his demeanor is out of love and respect for his family. His very young children will have a legacy of true courage!
Joey: Yes, he is taking it the best he can in stride.
Carolyn: I hadn't on Google been able to find out how he currently is doing.
Joan: His comment that it stinks, for his children is very true.
Marey: Facing fear head on is so not natural for us.
Carole: He really stresses that life is to live it and not be morose.
Gary, let me get the tissues to dry my eyes. What a powerful post. It is so true attitude is everything and laughing is the best medicine. A couple of months ago I was feeling anxious about the market and then told myself to snap out of it!! Stop fretting and get living. Business comes to you all the time, it might be a different volume, but we will all be just fine. I am so blessed in my life in so many ways, so what if you sell a few less houses this year than last. Maybe it is God's or nature or whatever someone believes, way of making you stop and smell the flowers. You can't sell thousands of houses and then die, what is that? Not a life?
Thank you for the post, it made my day!
Gary - What a great legacy he is leaving for his children, and all the rest of us too. Thank you for sharing a very powerful post.
Norma: He knows if his days are numbered, he wants to leave his words and image behind.
Colleen: Did I ever tell you we have like minds? We all have nothing ourselves to feel sorry about in comparison.
Gary, I watched his presentation for the first time on You Tube last week. It was so inspirational, that I found another one of his lectures that was an hour long. I loved his positive attitude and his message. Great statement, "It is not the dying that is hard, but the real work of living." I'm gonna have to start keeping track of all these great quotes that you are coming up with.