10 years ago, I was living a lie...

10 years ago I was living a lie...

By all accounts, my life looked great.?I was?28 and working as part of a successful real estate team, I owned my own home.?I had a great family and supportive friends.?I had a great lifestyle.?

But deep down I was unhappy and unfulfilled.??

My engagement to my fiance had ended.?

I felt everyone else was starting their lives, getting married and having kids.??

That lifestyle didn’t feel “right” for me.??

I dreamed of building a career. Of a life of excitement,?travel and adventure.??

I felt “stuck”.??I knew I needed a radical?change.?

I knew a fresh start in a new community?was the right move.

But did I have the courage to do it? To leave a sure thing and hedge that something greater was in store??

I felt guilty for not being o.k. with “good enough” and for dreaming of something more.?I felt guilty leaving my friends and family.??

I had a good thing going.?Repeat and referral business.?A routine.?Friends and family by my side.?Wasn’t that enough? Why did it feel so empty??

Could I afford to start over??

Could I weather the storm with savings until I had new clients coming in?

Could I do it alone?

I knew that I would be starting from zero.?If I could just?build momentum, apply the fundamentals I had learned, I knew?things would start to roll… eventually.?I also knew that if I didn’t do something, I would stay in the same place forever.??

Within 2 weeks I had decided that I could do this.??

I packed up a Uhaul and drove it myself, West down the 401 to a condo rental I hadn’t even seen in person. I had accepted a position at a Brokerage already and submitted my transfer.??

In my new City, I had a handful of contacts and friends who supported me.?There were lots of long hours, endless showings and lots of time spent in the car learning the lay of the land.?

I learned the ropes in the Big City and the knocks that come along with it.?I slowly but surely started to find my way.?

Leaving my community didn't feel like a loss.?It felt like I had a whole community of people cheering me on.??

Now a decade later, I am filled with gratitude.?I am proud of myself for trusting in me.??I am grateful for the friendships I have made and maintained and for all the clients who believed in me and trusted me too.??

It is never too late to make a change?

It’s never too late to start over.??

Trust yourself,?

Work hard

Make your dreams come true.