{"id":4782,"date":"2008-10-02T04:47:23","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T11:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2008-10-02T04:47:23","modified_gmt":"2008-10-02T11:47:23","slug":"2009-started-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/4782\/2009-started-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 started yesterday…"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the coolest parts about my job is that I get to hang out with some of the best REALTORS that Louisville has. That’s not hyperbole. I am not blowing sunshine up anyone’s hindquarters. It is simply the truth. Often, when I am lost in my own thoughts or troubles, or in solving the latest issue at the office, or maybe even worrying a little too much about the latest market news, one of these great people will snap me out it.<\/p>\n

Case in point.<\/p>\n

Michael Higdon is one of the agents in our office. He dropped by on Tuesday, and plopped down in a chair across from my desk. “2009 starts tomorrow, and nobody around here knows it.”, he announced.
\n“At least they are not acting like it.” It kept coming. “They are gonna slow down…do less prospecting…when what we are doing today will be the checks that get cashed in January.”<\/p>\n

*2009 starts Wednesday, October 1.” he said with finality.<\/p>\n

My first response (in my own mind) was “That’s a great way of mentally overcoming all of the negativity.” (I did not say it out loud, but my mind was still churning on the fact that my wife had just called with an plumbing issue at home, I had not finished up the taxes, the incessant bad economic news, a 5 year old nephew that had just been diagnosed with leukemia, and a myriad of other issues….the same ones that ALL of us have).<\/p>\n

He went on to chat with me about some of the things he was doing to CREATE the RESULTS and the WORLD that he desires for himself and his family (and more importantly how he was going to not let the outside world be the arbiter of his efforts). Bottomline: He was taking ACTION. As my mind let go of the troubles of the moment, I started to focus more clearly on the IMPORTANT things that needed to be done. I gained some clarity that rather than worrying about the stuff I could not control, I could turn the knobs that I was able to and, as a result, create Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the coolest parts about my job is that I get to hang out with some of the best REALTORS that Louisville has. That’s not hyperbole. I am not blowing sunshine up anyone’s hindquarters. It is simply the truth. Often, when I am lost in my own thoughts or troubles, or in solving the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"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":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-real-estate","8":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5784,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/5784\/late-sunday-post-2009-starts-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":4782,"position":0},"title":"Late Sunday Post: 2009 Starts Today.","author":"Chris Johnson","date":"November 23, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I was thinking about what I want to do this year--what I will do, and what I might do.\u00a0 And a few good thoughts occurred to me.\u00a0\u00a0 One:\u00a0 BHB is about excellence and splendor.\u00a0\u00a0 The honor of knowing the people here has been nothing short of inspiring.\u00a0 The folks that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Flourishing"","block_context":{"text":"Flourishing","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/flourishing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5469,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/5469\/51-days-till-2009-what-are-you-doing-about-it\/","url_meta":{"origin":4782,"position":1},"title":"51 Days till 2009: What Are You Doing About it?","author":"Chris Johnson","date":"November 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"This year is racing to a close.\u00a0\u00a0 But we are still needing to eat, and we're trying to survive what (in many ways, statistically) is the worst year in a while.\u00a0\u00a0 But, let's figure out this year and suck every drop of marrow out of it: There are 51 days\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Egoism in Action"","block_context":{"text":"Egoism in Action","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/egoism-in-action\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5416,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/5416\/are-you-in-orlando-on-friday-make-some-time-to-learn-how-to-make-more-money-in-2009-at-bloodhoundblog-unchained\/","url_meta":{"origin":4782,"position":2},"title":"Are you in Orlando on Friday? 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