It's What I Do!
What do you do? What is your profession? What is your line of work? Sound familiar? I get this question all the time. When I respond that I am a realtor, the next questions asked are, “Is anything selling?,” “Are you making any money?,”and my favorite one, “Why would you want to be a realtor right now?,” and the other day I was told I “kinda” have a job. Since hearing that the profession I choose to work in is no more than “kinda” a job, it has made me wonder just what is a “full” or “real” job.
I have not come up with an answer, but maybe it is based on how much money you make. If so, is a person who works everyday for minimum wage not really working? Is the receptionist of an office who works 40-plus hours a week earning between twenty and thirty thousand a year not working either? How about the stay at home parent who works evenings and weekends?
Maybe it’s based on the amount of hours you work a week. I do not keep track of how many hours I work, but I can tell you I work on average 5-6 days a week. If a person has a job where they are on call and only works the days they are called for, is this job considered “real” or is this a “kinda” as well?
My personal thought is that there are no “kinda” jobs. EVERY job has a purpose and reason.
I love the fact that I have the flexibility in my schedule to spend days with my family as I wish. I love the fact that every day is different and allows me to meet different people and help them with one of the biggest decisions in their life. Are homes selling? Of course! No matter what the economy is like, people are selling and buying homes. We live in a world where people are mobile. Employers and family issues force people to move on a regular basis. College graduates and newlyweds are looking for their first homes, retirees are looking to down size, and growing families are looking for more space. All of these scenarios happen no matter what the economy is like.
Being a realtor is what I do! I am a father, husband, and a realtor, and I would not have it any other way. Real estate is a difficult and challenging profession. It was even when the economy was booming. You may not understand why I am a realtor, but at the same time I may not understand why you work where you do. I just hope you love your career as much as I love mine!
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Tim Wright
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Karen Trepton
