It is time to check back in again, time to evaluate how I am performing on the balance beam. Am I living a balanced life, balancing work and family, building great relationships, making good decisions, and remaining basically happy? It is easy for me to evaluate this from my current position, as I am forced off the beam, for reasons beyond my control. (Thankfully God is in control and I am not –another topic.)This past month I truly made an effort to focus on things that matter. When my kids called, I tried to immediately make myself available which resulted in special times: lunches, shopping, packing, exercising, but most importantly, exclusive conversations. I learned things about my kids that I wouldn’t have known if I didn’t spend that special time with them. I intentionally left my work at work and spent quality time with my husband which created an environment for better communication. However, valuable time spent with my friends was much too infrequent, an area I definitely need to work on.
Real estate has certainly kept me busy. I have some wonderful clients and have been working with some great agents, but the daily schedule has been wearisome. I am constantly responding to emails, calling clients, speaking with agents, evaluating the market, doing paperwork, and most recently, keeping up with social media. I am starting to figure out that I can work hard and enjoy the pleasure of running my own business as long as I make time for important personal relationships. When I prioritize those relationships, my work as a real estate agent becomes less invasive, more manageable, and definitely more enjoyable.
Time to mount the beam again and work on maintaining the equilibrium I am so carefully trying to obtain.
