Dreams, Goals and Remarkable Service in Ann Arbor
Recently I gave the Missy Caulk TEAM an assignment, to write down their dreams? After looking at me like I was completely crazy, I asked them, “Seriously, ARE you dreaming?”
Another word I use in place of the word dream is vision.
What is the vision you have for your life? Have your written it down? Are you waiting for it? Are you running towards it?
Henry David Thoreau said, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”
I was recently challenged when someone ask me about my dreams. For a moment I was stunned. It had been a long time since I had really thought about what my own dreams were. Being a mom, wife, and Realtor, and now a blogger, that is about all I have had time to think about for years. Just the day to day tasks of life are all consuming. Sure, I have goals but goals are not dreams.
We live in a culture of more, more, more, faster, faster, faster, newer, newer, newer. Everything and everyone is screaming for our attention.
Seth Godin one of my favorite authors and blogger, wrote a book, The Purple Cow, in it he talks about being Remarkable. He poses the question, What are we doing in our Marketing efforts that is truly remarkable. Shortly after I read the Purple Cow and was pondering what I could do to make the Caulk Team truly remarkable, my husband had a heart attack and we spent several days at St.Joe’s hospital.
Scrolling across the computer monitors in the ER, and throughout the nurses station, were the words, Remarkable Medicine and Care. hummmm, wonder if they read Seth’s book?
What holds us back from fulfilling our dreams? What can we do to place our dreams above our fears and be remarkable in our careers, and our families?
All six of the Buyer Agents on the Missy Caulk TEAM, are dedicated to giving you remarkable service and helping your pursue your dreams of home ownership.






March 30th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Wonderful post and very thought provoking
March 30th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Chris Shouse, thanks for stopping by and commenting.
March 30th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
The two Chris’s have spoken. Wonderful post.
March 30th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
I love this post Missy. Dreams and visions… we all need them.
March 30th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I agree with everyone - thanks for the knock on the head!
March 30th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Thanks C2.
Ines, your first comment on my blog. Yea, I am honored.
March 30th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Thanks for the thought provoking post. When filling out my LinkedIn profile I put down that my goal was to be the best agent my customers ever worked with. I guess that’s a desire to be “remarkable.” BTW, there was a short lived ice cream place here called The Purple Cow. LOL
March 30th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Karen, you really have to think out of the box to be remarkable, Seth spoke of a lady selling socks, neither sock matched, she made a fortune.
March 31st, 2008 at 6:16 am
Missy, Oh and I also love Seth’s video on being remarkable. Excellent topic.
March 31st, 2008 at 6:36 am
Nice post as usual - Dream On! Every year I write an AS IF letter (thanks LaTanya) It is very powerful. You write a letter to yourself at the beginning of the year AS IF the year just ended and you expressing your accomplishments for the year. Try it.
March 31st, 2008 at 7:48 am
Karen, I rad his blog daily, learn so much.
Andy, wow that’s intriguing, never heard of a AS IF Letter, but sounds like a plan.