But how is it that some people seem to be able to give time to charities while running their own businesses, managing their own families and households, exercising regularly, attending sporting events and concerts, eating well and sleeping seven or eight hours a night?
The truth is, not all agents are able to do everything so easily. But more important is the fact that no one needs to do everything all of the time. The trick is to make sure that, whatever you do holds meaning. REALTORS® and mortgage professionals who seem the most gregarious in their community outreach are those whose giving seems to fill their own souls. When their volunteer efforts or donations directly impact causes they or their clients care deeply about, "giving back" becomes energizing.
Jason O'Quinn of Prime Lending in Dallas Texas, for instance, says that his family's ongoing work building homes for some of the poorest families in Honduras fills him immeasurably. "It rejuvenates me," he says.
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