Work Smart…Play Hard
By Kathy KennebrookKathy Kennebrook’s Real Estate Investing Mantra
Kathy Kennebrook got into the real estate investing business to have more free time for herself and her family and to have the financial freedom to do whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted. She has spent a great deal of time accomplishing that goal and wants to share her insights with you, the real estate entrepreneur.
When you decide to become a Real Estate Investor, make sure you structure your business in such a way that it doesn’t become overwhelming, even more so than a full time job could be. It’s easy to fall into that trap, especially if you work from home. You can also fall into the trap of trying to do everything yourself, and long-term, this just won’t work. The way Kathy Kennebrook finally solved that problem was to determine what hours per day would be dedicated to her real estate investing business and at the end of the day the door to the office would be closed and the phones turned off. Your family will appreciate you for this as well. The other rule she also laid down was that when the door was closed, conversations about real estate ceased as well. You have to make a conscious effort to separate your business and your personal life, especially if you are working the business with your spouse or partner.
As you begin to attain success in your business and things become more automated for you, you will begin to have a lot more free time to do the things you enjoy doing. Kathy Kennebrook and her husband like to kayak. They especially like white water kayaking and take several trips each year to enjoy the sport. Kathy Kennebrook also enjoys traveling to places she has never seen before with her husband Jay. Their business at this point in time pretty much runs on auto-pilot. They have a dream team of key people in place who take care of the important tasks that make their business successful and run on auto-pilot even when they are away from the office.
Kathy Kennebrook and her husband still continue to work their business primarily from home and their key people are independent contractors who work from their homes or offices. Kathy likes making deals with sellers even before she gets out of her pajamas. She also likes having lots of time to spend with her cats and her grandchildren.
Once your real estate investing business is running like a well oiled machine, take the time to pursue the things you love to do, after all, that’s why you got involved in the business in the first place, isn’t it? Make sure you spend time with your spouse and your family doing the things you love to do together. This is the best time to begin making good memories for your children if they are still young. Remember that you must continuously pay attention to the balance between your business life and your personal life. Otherwise, it can become easy to short change one or the other.
Putting good team players in place to take care of the details of your business will be important to building the ultimate financial freedom you are striving for so you have even more time for the things you love to do. So just remember to work smart….and play hard!!!
Kathy Kennebrook offers detailed information, advice and professional-quality products related to "Work Smart…Play Hard", Real Estate Marketing and Real Estate Investing.
