Being A Professional

Recently, a series of events involving "contractors" left me with this thought, " Are there any Real Professionals left out there anywhere?". I'm sure you have experienced this as well. People who just don't perform or measure up to your expectations.

Of course you can decide to never "use" these non-professional people again, other than that there isn't much you can do about it. But if you know me, then you know that I always try to find SOMETHING positive in every situation. In this particular case, I found a burning desire NOT to become one of these "non-professionals" in my business. I don't want to be the one people write about, talk about, or decide not to do business with anymore.

To me, being a professional in my business means:

-Respecting your time as my customer, client, or associate.
-Answering your call, or returning it promptly.
-Following through when I say I will take care of an issue.
-Keeping my customers & clients informed every step of the way.
-Keeping confidential information, confidential.
-Using proper forms, addendums, and exhibits and executing them properly.
-Doing everything that I promise to do when trying to earn your business.

I live and work in the North Georgia Mountains. People sometimes refer to us as "those mountain people". And although I assure you that it is completely appropriate at times to officiate my business in blue jeans, I still treat my customers and clients with professionalism!

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"Labor" Day.......

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing holiday weekend. I think I discovered why it's called Labor Day. I moved over the weekend, and I did a lot of "laboring". Actually, I'm still not completely sure where all my clothes are, shoes, makeup, etc. You would think that after moving as many times as I have I would have a better system and be more organized. But you know, no matter how organized you think you are, and no matter if you hire movers or do it yourself, there's still TONS of little things you must do once you arrive. From hooking up your washer and dryer, hanging curtains, or deciding how to arrange your kitchen...some things you just have to do yourself!

It occurs to me that it's like running your business. On a day to day basis there are things you must do to continue your momentum and keep business rolling in. And no matter how many people you have working for you, there's just some things you must do yourself. Things such as:

• Setting Your Business Goals
  
• Keeping Yourself Current With Trends In Your Business
  
• Making Sure Your Customers Get Personal Attention
  

My mother always said, "If you want something done right, you better just do it yourself". Sometimes it seems that's the only thing that works. Another motto might be, " If it's to be, it's up to me!"

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