Two more sleeps...

It's Wednesday...

Funny, all the books arrived today with the publishing of "Real Estate Millionaire" - the latest book in a 12 book series. I am featured in it. So much has happened since that story was written, and tonight after writing this blog I want to read what was written a few months ago about me. 

I have been thinking a lot about how much I may have changed over this cancer journey. So far it hasn't affected my passion for real estate at all, and in fact I am pretty fired up and frustrated not being able to respond to some of the things going on. Example... I would love to run a campaign about "Another Iconic South Australian Name Lost to International Players"... Of course the name change from Brock to Harcourts. I just love the game of real estate chess, and I can't wait to be there in the trenches as our new technology is set to work and starts matching buyers and sellers really quickly and efficiently.

So, yes, I am very concerned about my operation, it would be ridiculous not to be. Yes, I would love to avoid the pain and suffering, but it is part of my journey and must be faced. Yes, I would love to turn the clock back and have none of the issues that cancer brings... But it is too late, and it is what it is.

BUT... I am ready. It is nearly show time and I will just attack this head on and if you like, in a similar way we deal with competitors who pray on businesses (want them named??? Nup, you know, read the earlier blogs!). Real estate is a great profession but it is one of constant rejection and of highs and lows. Maybe this is good training, it sure requires positive attitudes and we have to back ourselves in every day. 

Having cancer has made me face my deepest fears; in turn, facing your fears makes you stronger, I feel sure of that. 

A great friend of mine Kim Baker sent me some quotes, I want to share them... For some they will resonate more than for others. Some are just funny to keep it light. 

I LOVE THESE QUOTES, thanks Kim..........

Never, never, never give up. - Winston Churchill

We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. - Author Unknown

It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln

I got the bill for my surgery. Now I know what those doctors were wearing masks for. - James H. Boren

In time of test, family is best. - Burmese Proverb

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. - Maori Proverb

A hospital should also have a recovery room adjoining the cashier's office. - Francis O'Walsh

Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope. - Author Unknown

"When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful." Barbara Bloom

Once you choose hope, anything's possible. - Christopher Reeve

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. - Winston Churchill

"If you're going through hell, keep going." Winston Churchill

My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life. - Olivia Newton-John

"The goal is to live a full, productive life even with all that ambiguity. No matter what happens, whether the cancer never flares up again or whether you die, the important thing is that the days that you have had you will have lived." Gilda Radner

"I feel more inspired than ever, and think that I will finally achieve what I have long been wishing for: a balance of work and privacy - a harmony." Kylie Minogue

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell. - Lance Armstrong

“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. - Lance Armstrong 

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. - Eleanor Roosevelt

HOW GOOD ARE THOSE QUOTES?

Well maybe one more blog, tomorrow is about quiet time, family time, reflection and then let's just do it.

It is time to fix this cancer.