When I had mentioned earlier, in part 1 ,that I was institutionalized, I did not mean for it to be taken in the negative. There is a lot to be said that is positive about the way I conduct our business and the relational and ethical approach I have. I am not without my lines in the sand. I have certain standards that I will never compromise that are carryovers from the way in which I was raised and the last 17 years with the LAPD.
Some are thinking, all cops are bad. You should never operate in absolutes. Those that do are having to live a terrible existence. There is good and bad in every field and endeavor in life. You probably have some crappy family members. But for the most part all of the rest are fantastic. That is no different in Law Enforcement. Good and Bad - With the way Internal Affairs operates, the bad get cut short most of the time. If mistakes and errors are of the mind and not of the heart, most people under the scrutiny of discipline weather fairly well. But if someone is walking out there in the position of a Law Enforcement Official, trusted with deadly force and in a position of power, that has a black heart, stand by. He or she will be judged most harshly. There is no secret curtain or "cone of silence". Maybe in the past. But today it is very difficult to have secrets. The point is this, how much do you Truly trust someone? Enough to lose your family over? Lose your job? Risk losing your only means of support? At least in my mind, no act of malice or blackness of heart is worth any of those losses. But again, I am still in the game and am thankful for everything on a daily basis.
I have brought 12-16 hour days into our Real Estate Business that is headquartered in the Santa Clarita Valley. I get up at 0400 and do my "road-work", returning home to shower and check what requests have come in and have to be worked on. I then go to my book and write blogs about what struck me on the preceding day or maybe something came to mind during my walk or shower. I am out the door and at the office, usually the first there in the early AM. I go over any requests that are pending and make sure that everyone has been answered and no question is left hanging.
I used to leave my office door open. Not anymore - Not that I don’t like the company, but people that are full and hate and rage bother me. I like positive. I just never want it to be said that I was unwilling to assist someone with a personal problem. That is fine and I do that as a Peer Counselor with the LAPD - Still. But, I don’t need someone coming in my office complaining as why I have business and they do not. My response is the same, maybe you should work a little harder… The ones that complain the most usually roll into the office about 1100am, get a vendor to take them to lunch, and then roll out about 2pm. And they are wondering the whole time why they are not busy.
The worth ethic reflects a Agent’s drive to gather more business. The Relational ethic - reflects the agents ability to keep that business and have it grow in a referral form.
Paris was speaking with a couple of other agents in the industry yesterday. I overheard them ask her, "So how is business"? Paris said, "business is fine." Then one of ladies started with how incredibly busy they are, how they have so many buyers and so many sellers, how they can believe we are "just fine" when they are about to be "number 1". I never do that!!! I don’t care how much I have been blessed with, I never want to be responsible for someone else falling down. I want to uplift, I want to help that person be positive, not use "B.S." to tear them down. But I guess that is what the "industry" creates. I refuse to have that "crap" grow inside me or our business.
I really like it when others do well. I have no problem with someone being ranked higher than me. In fact, I don’t notice. I just focus "like a laser" on what we are working on and who we are working with. Customer service and client care from a Law Enforcement perspective - Giving unselfishly - Wanting to play it forward - and being able to fire 6 shots in 3.5 seconds, two right, two left, and two right - all touching in the 10 rings. -CONNOR with HONOR
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