{"id":4373,"date":"2008-09-12T13:30:51","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T20:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=4373"},"modified":"2008-09-12T10:57:05","modified_gmt":"2008-09-12T17:57:05","slug":"success-sung-in-a-high-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/4373\/success-sung-in-a-high-c\/","title":{"rendered":"“Success” Sung in a High C"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the discussions over how much a real estate agent gets paid, there is one aspect often left out: stress.\u00a0 There is a lot of stress being a real estate agent.\u00a0 It is probably the least definable aspect of a deal, yet I believe it justifies a large percentage of what an agent earns.\u00a0 The problem for me is this: stress is hugely unhealthy.\u00a0 My passion is health; lowering my stress level and the stress level of the agents I do mortgages for is of paramount interest to me and I am always on the lookout for new ways to do so.<\/p>\n

The following is an excerpt from a book about a young man on a journey and the guide he meets along the way.\u00a0 It reveals an interesting way of dealing with stress.
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… I had been short-tempered and I was unhappy.\u00a0 “I’m under a lot of stress” I offered by way of excuse, “and this trip isn’t reducing it any!”\u00a0 The Guide turned and asked me if I knew the four C’s of diamonds.\u00a0 A little confused, I nodded yes and began to recite “cut, color…”\u00a0 “Understand” he interrupted with an impatient wave of his left hand, “people are twice as brilliant as any diamond and require half as many C’s to be happy.”\u00a0 He sat down across from me with a sigh and rested his hands in his lap.\u00a0 He reminded me of Sister Christine, my fourth grade teacher, who often gave the exhausted impression of someone sharing something obvious to her, yet so obviously new to me.\u00a0 “You have only these: Congruence<\/strong> and Continuity<\/strong>.\u00a0 Congruence<\/em> is how well your inner vision of yourself matches the outer world you witness every day.\u00a0 Continuity<\/em> is when your thoughts and your actions and your interactions align.\u00a0 Which is just another way of saying ‘Keep your word’ especially to yourself.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The story continues on a bit about something called The Mirror Effect<\/strong> which, while interesting, would require too much space to cover in this post.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Your unhappiness is a product of your stress and stays with you because you do not recognize the power of Read more<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the discussions over how much a real estate agent gets paid, there is one aspect often left out: stress.\u00a0 There is a lot of stress being a real estate agent.\u00a0 It is probably the least definable aspect of a deal, yet I believe it justifies a large percentage of what an agent earns.\u00a0 The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,212,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-casual-friday","7":"category-flourishing","8":"category-real-estate","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3553,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3553\/a-decidedly-low-tech-philosophy-for-real-estate-success\/","url_meta":{"origin":4373,"position":0},"title":"A Decidedly Low-Tech Philosophy for Real Estate Success","author":"Sean Purcell","date":"July 29, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"When it comes to Real Estate I am, I imagine, like many of you. 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