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April 2005
Index of all
messages
from the Association President
Now is all we have!
by Mitch Myers CRS, GRI
Yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, and today is our only legal tender.
The past does have value if we take the time to evaluate our experiences and setbacks. The past gave us many jewels such as manners, memories, and wisdom. Tomorrow does have value for the motivation and vision that it provides. It gives us the gifts of creativity, hope and inspiration. Today, our only legal tender, is the 12 to 16 hours that we have to spend - it's the "cash." Today is our allowance to spend right now. Now, today, the "cash" is all we have.
Every morning, we all wake up to the same amount of "dollars" to spend. How we invest them is the way we structure our time each day. Real estate affords us a wonderful opportunity to decide how we spend our day. Those of us who are the happiest tend to make the most of each day and have a clear picture of our own definition of success. We wake up excited about the new batch of currency (time) that we receive every morning and we have a budget in place to make the most of it.
Now is the time to review our "budget" to determine if we want to change, modify or liquidate our investments. When we realize that all we really have is today, it tends to help us keep focused. Tom Hopkins, a real estate trainer, has a great question: "What is the most important thing that I can do right now?" What is your answer? President Roosevelt said it best when he said: "Do what you can with what you have right now." Children instinctively understand this and perhaps we should be more childlike.
Enjoy today...now is all we have.
Please send thoughts, comments and concerns to mitchmyers@mitchmyers.com.
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