I was reading an article last week in the Denver Post dated August 24th 2009 entitled “Colorado Foreclosures: Wanting a Piece of the Auction.” It dawned on me that this ever-growing sector of the auction industry, real estate, is being gobbled up by huge auction companies because of one reason — tenacity.
Whether you are a veteran in the auction business for decades or just a brand new CAA Member, the down economy can easily be disheartening. It can make you start to feel negative about your business and even your life. Staying wrapped up in the doom and gloom of it all can leave you like a deer in the headlights, not sure where to focus, or even worse, keep you doing the same old thing you have been doing. We have all heard that the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing that isn’t working over and over. As they say, when life gives you lemons make lemonade. There are a lot of positives in the auction business due to this economy. However, the fact of the matter is, most of us choose to complain about it rather than make it successful for us. Maybe you are just “getting by” and feel like that is good enough for you considering the shape the world is in. However, history shows us time and time again that there are more opportunities for people to become wealthy when an economy is in decline. Continue reading ‘The Doors We Open and Close Each Day Determine the Lives in Which We Live’ »