A Gen-Z's Guide to Life and Real Estate

One thing that has been on my mind as of late is perseverance. The common thing to say is that getting started is always the most challenging part. Whether it is starting a diet, starting to use social media less, maybe it is writing blog posts, or creating short videos on the ins and outs of real estate, the hardest part can be the first step. The one thing that I have learned after having tried all of the aforementioned, amongst many other things, is that getting started tends to be the easiest part of forming a new habit. The start is when you feel the motivation to chase something, to strive to level up in a particular aspect of your life, and the need to at least give it a shot. For some things, this might not be the case; sometimes, it is hard to take the first step, and it scares you to make the jump and attempt to form a new habit or even leave the things that were once normal behind. But keeping up the habit or routine, well, that is a different story.

Let’s take working out, for example. Some love it, some hate it, some are indifferent. We can all agree that after you haven’t done it for a while, it is one of the hardest things to get back into. The first workout is fun; you are getting your blood moving, your muscles are waking up, and you feel energized! Once you are done, the rest of the day seems like a breeze, you may be a little tired, but you feel great knowing that you got up and got moving. The following day, you wake up, and when you go to stand up, it feels like you got hit by a truck, great…. You tell yourself, ahhh, this feels nice. It hurts, but it is a good pain; my muscles are getting stronger. I asked for this. Subconsciously, you are dying, and you wonder why you put yourself through the pain of it all, getting out of a chair shouldn’t be this hard, right? A few days later, the soreness is gone. Still, it is far easier to remember the few days of soreness than the feeling you had during your workout and the few hours of bliss afterward. This is where my point comes in. You are now in the condition to go do it again, and you may have no problem getting up and getting to it, but tell me how easy it is two weeks later. Maybe you get to that point and start putting it off for the next day, then the next, and so on, before it fizzles.

This is just one example, but I think the point is pretty straightforward. Yes, starting things is hard, but when you get through the first few days, you really get to the hard part. Maintaining and building.

Everything in life that is a challenge is there to either build your strength, character, and resilience, teach you something new, or make you smarter or more fit. There will always be reasons to quit, there will be roadblocks and setbacks. Remember to stay focused on why you started; it is too easy to say, ehhh, not today. There is a reason that you began. You had a vision for yourself, remember that.