Recently I was asked to write a blog post on Staging for Two Men And A Truck and their national blog. Here is the link to the blog post featured nationally. "Home Staging and the Laws of Buyer Attraction"
http://blog.twomenandatruck.com/2014/05/28/home-staging-and-the-laws-of-buyer-attraction/
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
Do what you Love . . . Don’t just Work as a Means to an End
Do what you Love . . . Don’t just Work as a Means to an End
by Jennie Norris, ASPM, IAHSP - Owner, Sensational Home Staging
I was listening to a radio show the other day and they were talking about jobs and how people should not whine about having to work – it’s a means to an ends. . .
There was a caller that kept changing jobs because she was unhappy with her workmates, they annoyed her, they were not intelligent enough, she got bored, or whatever other reasons she tossed out there – she was not happy at her work. I just kept thinking, “She is in the wrong industry.” If someone is that unhappy in their job that they keep looking for “it” somewhere else – and job hops, and hates going to work – they need to do something else.
I kept thinking to myself: "They need to find their passion."
However the advice from the radio people was, “Suck it up.” They actually said for working, “We do what we have to in order to have the life we want.”
In other words a job is just a paycheck and working is part of what we all HAVE to do in order to pay bills and have a life that we hopefully enjoy. It does not really matter if you really like it or enjoy the people you work with . . . you do it because you have to in order to live the life you want.
WRONG. Anyone else find something wrong with that advice?
Settling for a job just to pay bills – is a miserable existence. I know many people do it and I also know for many in this economy having any job is a blessing . . . but I just feel sad for those people.
Finding a passion is the key to happiness in the work world. I think high school counselors should be helping kids discover their passions – whatever it is – and steer that child into an industry they will enjoy – not just figure out what jobs pay the best and steer that kid into an industry they will hate.
Why did I have a physician in one of my recent ASP® Training classes? She has a full-fledged career as a Doctor – M.D. – and yet wants to be a Home Stager. This person was so full of life and creative energy – her field (oncology) was stifling that in her – and dealing with death and dying was just not fueling her passion. She was good at it – but she wanted something more.
Realizing there is an industry that pays well and will fuel that creativity opened the door of opportunity for her . . . I expect her to be very successful and much happier as a professional Home Stager!
Follow your Passion! Then work is not drudgery or just a means to an end . . . it is something you look forward to every day!
You know how some people just get through the week and then live for the weekend? I live for Staging! I get so excited when I get to work with a client and help them get their house ready for sale!
But in order to follow your Passion, you have to know what your Passion is. It might be working with kids, or gardening, or writing or health and fitness, or old cars, or any number of things. . . There are careers for all those fields – they may not pay the same as you are making now – or maybe they will pay more – but what I have found is that I would easily give up $$$ in order to be HAPPY in what I am doing daily and be motivated to be the best in that field that I can be!
I thought about all this and realized how lucky I am to have found Home Staging. I had a passion for creative things – decorating, painting, remodeling houses, and found this industry. It is my work – and yet it is not a means to an ends only. It’s not just a way to provide income to my family so we can do what we love. It is my passion!
My motto is, “I do what I love so I can live the life I love.”
I love Staging. In fact all the Stagers I know love Staging. We did it for free for much of our lives for crying out loud! Finding there was an industry that would actually pay me for my creative energy and ideas is the icing on the cake. Knowing I am helping other people (one of my passions), using my creativity and talent (another of my passions) and earning great income (a great benefit of the industry – and OK a passion as who does not want to be paid well?) is the proverbial trifecta of working for me!
So if you are reading this and are doing what you love, say a little prayer of thanks as you truly are blessed. If you know someone that is unhappy in what they are doing – ask them, “What you are really passionate about?”
It’s never too late to re-invent yourself.
Age is just a number and I’d rather go out of this life doing what I love than suffer in silence or never discover and use my true passion.
by Jennie Norris, ASPM, IAHSP - Owner, Sensational Home Staging
I was listening to a radio show the other day and they were talking about jobs and how people should not whine about having to work – it’s a means to an ends. . .
There was a caller that kept changing jobs because she was unhappy with her workmates, they annoyed her, they were not intelligent enough, she got bored, or whatever other reasons she tossed out there – she was not happy at her work. I just kept thinking, “She is in the wrong industry.” If someone is that unhappy in their job that they keep looking for “it” somewhere else – and job hops, and hates going to work – they need to do something else.
I kept thinking to myself: "They need to find their passion."
However the advice from the radio people was, “Suck it up.” They actually said for working, “We do what we have to in order to have the life we want.”
In other words a job is just a paycheck and working is part of what we all HAVE to do in order to pay bills and have a life that we hopefully enjoy. It does not really matter if you really like it or enjoy the people you work with . . . you do it because you have to in order to live the life you want.
WRONG. Anyone else find something wrong with that advice?
Settling for a job just to pay bills – is a miserable existence. I know many people do it and I also know for many in this economy having any job is a blessing . . . but I just feel sad for those people.
Finding a passion is the key to happiness in the work world. I think high school counselors should be helping kids discover their passions – whatever it is – and steer that child into an industry they will enjoy – not just figure out what jobs pay the best and steer that kid into an industry they will hate.
Why did I have a physician in one of my recent ASP® Training classes? She has a full-fledged career as a Doctor – M.D. – and yet wants to be a Home Stager. This person was so full of life and creative energy – her field (oncology) was stifling that in her – and dealing with death and dying was just not fueling her passion. She was good at it – but she wanted something more.
Realizing there is an industry that pays well and will fuel that creativity opened the door of opportunity for her . . . I expect her to be very successful and much happier as a professional Home Stager!
Follow your Passion! Then work is not drudgery or just a means to an end . . . it is something you look forward to every day!
You know how some people just get through the week and then live for the weekend? I live for Staging! I get so excited when I get to work with a client and help them get their house ready for sale!
But in order to follow your Passion, you have to know what your Passion is. It might be working with kids, or gardening, or writing or health and fitness, or old cars, or any number of things. . . There are careers for all those fields – they may not pay the same as you are making now – or maybe they will pay more – but what I have found is that I would easily give up $$$ in order to be HAPPY in what I am doing daily and be motivated to be the best in that field that I can be!
I thought about all this and realized how lucky I am to have found Home Staging. I had a passion for creative things – decorating, painting, remodeling houses, and found this industry. It is my work – and yet it is not a means to an ends only. It’s not just a way to provide income to my family so we can do what we love. It is my passion!
My motto is, “I do what I love so I can live the life I love.”
I love Staging. In fact all the Stagers I know love Staging. We did it for free for much of our lives for crying out loud! Finding there was an industry that would actually pay me for my creative energy and ideas is the icing on the cake. Knowing I am helping other people (one of my passions), using my creativity and talent (another of my passions) and earning great income (a great benefit of the industry – and OK a passion as who does not want to be paid well?) is the proverbial trifecta of working for me!
So if you are reading this and are doing what you love, say a little prayer of thanks as you truly are blessed. If you know someone that is unhappy in what they are doing – ask them, “What you are really passionate about?”
It’s never too late to re-invent yourself.
Age is just a number and I’d rather go out of this life doing what I love than suffer in silence or never discover and use my true passion.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sensational Home Staging launches!
The launch of Sensational Home Staging follows her relocation from Northern California to the Denver area. After Staging over 2,700 in the past 7 years, Jennie has the experience and expertise to Stage any property. She built a large and successful Home Staging company and was the first professional ASP Home Stager to launch in a business outside of the SF Bay Area.
Jennie is a mentor to fellow Home Stagers, is a featured blogger, social networking expert, and has been interviewed by reporters for local and national publications. She is also privileged to have been included in national media segments on Home Staging for ABC's 20/20 and NBC's The Today Show.
She is the only two-time recipient of the Barb Schwarz Staging Award of Excellence as voted on by her peers in the Home Staging industry, and has been recognized by the Women's Council of Realtors as Affiliate of the Year and been awarded the President's Award.
To find out how Jennie can help you achieve your goal of selling your house or listing, contact her at 888-WE-STAGE. You can also find us online at http://www.sensationalhome.com/
To read past blogs, go to http://westagesacramento.blogspot.com/ to read the blogs posted under the company We Stage Sacramento, Jennie's former company.
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