Life Lessons from Lexie
I was watching my little dog Lexie this morning. You see Lexie is a Miniature Schnauzer and a very skilled huntress. She loves to hunt, she has a laser like focus that allows her to hone in on what she wants and then go after it full force. We could learn a lot from her abilities to focus & execute.
This morning, something in particular (not sure what exactly, probably a skink or maybe a chipmunk) had crawled in a hole under the sidewalk in the backyard. I had gone out to check on her and her brother Mason and heard a really strange sound. I found her with her snout all the way under the sidewalk and she was creating a blow horn noise to scare whatever it was out of hiding. I thought she was choking only to find that she was fine as her tail was just going a mile a minute in her pursuit of a conquest.
Summer is a busy time for property management companies. Most tenants relocate this time of year due to school being out. So we find ourselves very busy with move in and move out evaluations, scheduling contractors for work, coordinating HVAC repairs due to the hot weather, coordinating pool access for tenants, evaluating lawn maintenance, advising owners & tenants of potential issues in regards to lawn, and many more things as well. We are BUSY and at times feel a little crazy.
It is easy to get carried away with all the tasks and responsibilities, but here is what I learned this morning from my dog.
- Have a laser focus. Don’t try to do too much all at one time & don’t allow another person or dog sway you from your goal. Lexie completely ignores me in her pursuit.
- Enjoy each task as you are working on it.
- Be persistent. If you run across a stumbling block, go to the other side of the sidewalk and try from another angle.
- Know that there will be time for fun later.
- Don’t allow others to tell you that you shouldn’t pursue your goals.
So live life all out and don’t forget to enjoy the process!
