780 Days to Change a Life, might seem like an odd title for a property blog. However this week, as my birthday fast approaches on Saturday, I look at all the changes I have made and the fears I have overcome in the last 780 days which have led me to where I am today. Buckle up, I’m diving deep!
26th January 2015: The day I first started on my journey of recovery of burnout
780 days later….
15th March 2017: The day I decided I was bold enough to do anything I put my mind to
Hi my name is Natasha Collins. I am determined, hard working, compassionate and most of all have a life that I am NOW completely satisfied by.
If you read my blog, of course you know who I am. But I wanted to announce it again in case you missed it. Why? Because I think it’s really important to voice your opinions aloud, and if you don’t like it then NC Real Estate is definitely not the place for you.
780 days… and counting
It’s been a long long journey of relearning about my place within the world, the property industry and where my beliefs lie. It hasn’t been simple and there definitely isn’t 100% of the time where I’m singing and dancing. But, I NOW hold firm a belief that if you visualise a goal and have faith you will get there, eventually you will make it.
This is YOUR journey…
Don’t get me wrong, you can shift that goal as many times as you want. After all it’s your life, you should strive for whatever is going to make you happiest. There will also be times where you have to make mistakes and wrong turns in order to get to where you want to be. Yet, the mistakes and wrong turns no longer phase me, I accept them as part of the package of growth and try my best to embrace them without the huge, ugly amount of fear that I used to feel (now it’s just small prettier looking fear… I’m trying to tell you the fear never goes away!).
I’ve learnt a great deal about trusting in people and learning from people. I keep a great set of mentors around me. I’VE LEARNED WHAT I DO WANT and make that as much of a priority as what I do want. Sometimes the things that you don’t need are easier to define then the things you do.
I’ve also learnt patience. I, like the rest of the world, want everything to arrive with me right now, but life really doesn’t work like that. So here’s what I do instead. If I want something now, I work on getting it NOW and that stops the impatience. And, I’ve learnt that I don’t enjoy the end goal as much as I LOVE the journey.
I’ve found solace in setting up a business. It’s mine and I enjoy running it. NC Real Estate has made ripples around the industry. The RICS are sitting up and paying attention to the new ways of doing business, and I’m offending the unregulated property firms who don’t like to play by any sort of regulations… yet I stand firm that having a great set of ethics and a standard to work by makes you far more reputable and so I won’t be changing that.
I allow myself the fun times as well as the work times, and even when I work whilst I’m travelling, I feel privileged that I get to do it.
Yes… I allow myself to have a bit of fun too. Even though I take my work with, I still feel super privileged
I champion ALL of my clients. And I take on those I believe want to be better and work smarter within the industry. It’s a skill I have honed in, at first believing that I had to take on everyone. But now understanding that my clients are the people I choose has brought me freedom. And it means that I LOVE every single one of my clients and I’m grateful that they have come to work with me.
I have an innate trust that everything will work out just fine. I’ve stopped sweating the small stuff and I keep myself open to every single opportunity that is presented to me. I never STOP being me for anyone and I’m confident in myself that I will be OK.
If you had told me on the 26th January 2015 that it was going to take 780 days to get to a place where I could announce that my life was just right (Goldilocks moment) I would have balked, thinking omgawsh that’s ages. But actually it’s not, it’s just right.
Spend some time with loving friends and family, or even alone, and really take some time for yourself to re-evaluate your goals
My message to you is this. You can do absolutely ANYTHING you put your mind to, honestly anything. It will happen in time, but the time is not of your choosing, it will arrive when it’s meant to arrive. All you’ve got to do is start working at it, the rest will line up just right.
Happy Friday everyone. I hope this has filled you with some confidence that your life is also there to be changed if you need it to. It’s my Birthday tomorrow (18th March) so I’m about to have a day off and do some of the things I absolutely LOVE with people I LOVE.
Take time this weekend to re-evaluate your goals, then go and start grabbing them… everything is possible!
If you are scared to start your property journey then please get in contact with me. I will believe in you and will work with you to get you to where you need to be. The link you need to click is RIGHT HERE.
I want to finish this blog post with a thank you to everyone that reads it. And continues to come along on this journey with me. It’s a fabulous ride and I can see it getting even more incredible.
