Why I know I can do this…
‘Taking my fundraising background and using it as a tool to launch a successful career in real estate.’
I’ve been entertaining the idea of taking my interest as a child of visiting open houses and touring model homes, watching 360 tours online, enjoying the news about the ebb and flow of the market into real consideration as to whether I should actually pursue the idea swirling in my head. I’ve been thinking about this for almost a year now, when I was on maternity leave and really wishing I had a career that afforded me the opportunity to work at home, be the boss of my own destiny, and have a major effect on others’ lives. This journey has been marked with so many different feelings…at times I’m so sure of what I want to do, then I doubt myself, certain it is something I should definitely go for, doubt myself. It is a constant back and forth.
Recently, the feeling has almost been inescapable. I’ve felt like I would be able to empower so many others my pursuing my own desires. My only challenge now is to exhibit the COURAGE I feel on the inside, and make my dreams my reality.
I have a feeling one of the things holding me back is related to the wonderful quote we all love…”our deepest fears”… Yes, perhaps I am afraid of the greatness I feel will come from this. Perhaps I am.
In the past week, my desires have become even more inescapable. It is almost as if everytime I try to ignore it, God is advancing it one step forward. I met an amazing woman with a vision much like mine. Kaira Rouda, http://www.kairarouda.com, has taken her vision and walked in her fabulousness, and made her dreams come true – all why sticking to her values and being the very best she can be. I admire her courageousness and in the past week, she has served as a tremendous inspiration.
Today, I read an article from the Baltimore Sun, http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/bal-re.openhouse01feb01,0,5945690.story?page=2, talking about how real estate agents are getting creative in their marketing of homes. As I was sitting here reading this I thought ‘wow, this sounds a lot like what I do as a fundraiser’. Building relationships, getting creative with your approaches, attracting diverse backgrounds. It is almost as if God just keeps placing little tid bits that I can handle in order for me to have the willingness to unleash the courage within me.
I just realized, I CAN DO THIS!
