How do YOU feel?
If a job is a means to an end but work is the passion that drives your soul - what did you do today?
When was the last time a colleague or manager asked you how do you feel about your job? How you feel about your performance? How you feel about him/her as your manager?
I am fortunate to work in a company where my manager (broker) asks me how I feel on a weekly basis but others are not so fortunate. Ironically we live in an "experience" based society and yet we have been conditioned to believe we should not feel pleasure at the one place we spend 80% of our time - our jobs.
Ok, what does this have to do with real estate...if you can't changed your job because of some preconceived limitation then you should find pleasure when you arrive home. If are unhappy with where you live but you can't afford to buy a new home you should make the home you have a haven.
One technique for creating your place of tranquility is to de-clutter. Clutter subliminally restricts you from achieving your ultimate success. Work on one room at a time by placing your belongings in three piles: keep, give away, and throw away. Throw away everything that is broken and purge through useless paper. If you own something you enjoyed but it no longer serves its purpose give it to someone who will benefit from it. Only keep the stuff you LOVE.
Another technique for creating your "haven" is to paint. Find an item in your home that inspires you and paint a room that color. Seeing that color will bring you back to the joyful experience and cause your brain to work to recreate it. An instant mood boost.
Then buy one item you LOVE. How many times do you buy an item because its priced right not because you love it? Every time you spend money you make a personal statement about your values and the receipts are proof of your values. Make a pledge to yourself that you will only buy what you love.
Too often we wait until we are going to sell our home to make the improvements we have always wanted. Make those improvements today and then ask yourself...how do I feel?
Another technique for creating your "haven" is to paint. Find an item in your home that inspires you and paint a room that color. Seeing that color will bring you back to the joyful experience and cause your brain to work to recreate it. An instant mood boost.
Then buy one item you LOVE. How many times do you buy an item because its priced right not because you love it? Every time you spend money you make a personal statement about your values and the receipts are proof of your values. Make a pledge to yourself that you will only buy what you love.
Too often we wait until we are going to sell our home to make the improvements we have always wanted. Make those improvements today and then ask yourself...how do I feel?
