By Alicia Lanier, REALTOR
I arrived in the Silicon Valley in early 2000, just at the peak of the dot-com economy, and signed on with a dot-com that had a vision that matched mine and colleagues who were an inspiration and joy to work alongside. Within the next year, I had even found a home to buy and moved in. (Can we say ’sticker shock’ for this Native Texan?!) Then, just weeks later, our 100-employee Santa Clara company had folded because of lost funding. Needless to say, it was not the dream I had envisioned for The New Millenium.
There was, however, a positive from this forced sabbatical from work. My first grandchild – whose birth in 2000 was the primary reason I had pulled up my Texas roots and moved west – was a delight to watch growing from infant to toddler – and I now had the time to indulge in this joyful period. As my job-loss anxiety subsided, it became clear that this was the time to pursue the real estate career I had considered for several years. My sister-in-law is fond of talking about “turning a lemon into lemonade” and I made a concerted effort to do so. The licensing process took awhile. But I was able to find employment while I studied and tested and was finger-printed and, once I became a Realtor and helped my first clients, I haven’t looked back.
I bring this up because many of us right now feel anxious (even extreme stress if we pay too much attention to the daily news reports!) right now about our struggling economy and how it will impact our financial lives. I can only think: Obviously, we all need to seriously consider squeezing some tasty lemonade out of the lemons!
As I was surfing the web today, I stumbled across Jon Gordon’s Blog and his excellent blogpost on Staying Positive in a Negative Economy. If you are feeling stressed or despairing, I suggest you give it a read … there are some excellent tips on staying positive in this negative economy we are experiencing.
Keep your chin up! We will survive – and even thrive.
Alicia Lanier is a REALTOR, e-PRO, and member of the Coldwell Banker Sterling Society which places her among the top 11% of agents internationally Contact her at Alicia.Lanier@cbnorcal.com or 408-491-1634
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