Hudson Valley Happenings Blog : A Valentine's Day Life Lesson

A Valentine's Day Life Lesson

Happy Valentine's Day. Did you set yourself up for sadness today?  No one who can count one person as a friend should be sad on Valentine's Day.  I think that many people set themselves up for a So Much Love To Sharedepressing day by focusing on what isn't in their lives rather than what is.  On this day of Love and Lovers you may forget that the other Love, the kind we feel for our friends and family is the stronger Love than that sometimes illusive romantic ideal we think we are missing.  We can only be hurt if we obsess about what we don't have instead of celebrating what we do have.

Do we set ourselves up to experience bad things by focusing on the negative in other areas of our lives?  Some of us do it occasionally.  Some of us do it all the time.

In Real Estate it is hard to present a rosy picture of home ownership to a prospective buyer if all we talk about is how difficult this market is.  It is difficult to be enthusiastic for a property if we don't focus on how great it could be.  Oh I am not saying ignore the negatives, I am saying make sure you aren't avoiding the positives.  

This attitude can help you in most areas of your life.  

look for the sun

Just remember to look for the SUNSHINE through the clouds
and focus on that.


Have a wonderful Valentine's Day today!

I'm Paddy Pizappi - Work with Me and You'll be Happy!

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Comments

Hi Paddy:

Nice post, as I read your blog it reminded me similar but unique information in Gay Hendricks audiobook/hardcover titled The Big Leap.

 

Happy Valentines.

 

Ciao

Darrell Catmull

Salt Lake City, UT

Posted by Darrell Catmull (Destiny Real Estate) almost 2 years ago

Thanks Darrell Have a great day I will check this out

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) almost 2 years ago

Paddy,

Good post; me too, I tend not to dwell on the negativety and focus on the positives.

Posted by Terry Chenier (Homelife Glenayre Realty) almost 2 years ago

Hello Paddy - Thanks for the post.  I believe that positive attitudes will always win the day.  Have a great day.

Posted by Andy Chaudoir (Professional Inspection Services - Georgetown, Texas) almost 2 years ago

That's great Terry

You too Andy

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) almost 2 years ago

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