What starting out was like for me. Open & Honest.

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Howdy all, 

I have been having a lot of luck with assigning homes and connecting with buyers/sellers. I wanted to take some time tonight to reflect on my steps of getting here, it has been a hard road to walk down and most of the time it felt like I was walking in the wrong direction, but I made it through. For my first couple of deals, I was dishonest and lacked any sort of integrity. I had no clue what I was doing and lied to cover that up, it ended friendships, gave me a reputation among sellers and buyers, it was hard to make anything happen. I could not move without having my every step reported to some other person, it was miserable, but well deserved. After taking some time to find my values, I got back on my horse and set a course for honesty, integrity, and relationship. I found a seller willing to work with me and teach me the ropes of preparing the right statements, I reached out when I didn't know the answer, and I got comfortable with telling someone that I did't know. It took some time, but I set everything up and executed a very large deal, I sold homes piece by piece and built my reputation as the kid you can trust. I built up the relationship I broke, some wanted nothing to do with me and I have accepted that I must own my mistakes. Why am I telling you all of this? For those of you who are new to Real Estate, this career is 100% built on trust, if others don't trust you they will quickly spread the word and it will be something you have to fight off for a long time. I say do it right the first time every time and never take any shortcuts, because the only thing it will do is slow you down. If you do make a mistake, be quick to admit it, learn, and move on. Now I get to buy and sell homes, feed my family, and live a wonderful life, lesson of the story is BEING HONEST IS THE KEY, ALL THE TIME, EVERYTIME. If any of you have stories that you have had to bounce back from that you think would benefit the newer members please feel free to share.