To Whom Much Is Given…..Much Is Expected

From the Book: Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

Part 13: Become More Patient

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To Whom Much Is Given…..Much Is expected.

Someone told me this a while back when I was complaining to them about something. This “one liner” that they used on me was a way of getting me to shut up and focus on the good in the situation that I was complaining about.

I don’t recall what I was complaining about, but I know it was something about a real estate deal, team member, or something like that. Whatever the case, hearing those words made me take a closer look at the great opportunity instead of the challenge that came along with it, and from that point I always try to focus on the opportunity.

Today I’m glad to have read this reminder because I really needed it this week. It can be tough being the “go to” person for your business team, home team, team of friends, etc. As the go to person,or a leader as most call it, people are going to come to you for your opinion and advice all the time; realize that this is ok and they’re coming to you because they respect your opinion.

Realizing that people are coming to you because they respect you doesn’t make it easier but it does help, because we’re always going to get a few people that either never take the advice or are attempting to “steal” knowledge from you solely for their own benefit.

I realized that it was the few situations where people were trying to get over on me which made me have less patience with everyone else. I had to start learning the difference between the people who respect me and the ones trying to get over.

I was watching an interview with Master P and his children; they were all asked the question “What’s the hardest thing about being successful?” Master P’s son Romeo said: “Knowing that you want to help all of your friends and family but you can’t.” He went on to say: “You can only help one person at a time”.

When we try to help too many people at once, we end up disappointing more people than we end up helping. This goes for Real Estate Professionals too! A lot of them will have several leads to deal with and will continuously market for new leads when their conversion ratios aren’t good and their team building plan doesn’t exist.

When we have too much going on trying to help too many friends, family members, and clients, we become less patient because we have less time to help ourselves. If we want to be patient with others, we have to be realistic with what we can handle and how much we should be handling.

As we get bigger and stronger, we can take on more. Set the goal high, but know that we’ll get there by taking one step at a time. And on each step we should be building up our patience along with whatever else is required for us to develop on that step, ya dig?

Let’s make today a great day and and Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff.

~Matthew