Heart Leader

When was the last time you took a written test that applied to your vocation and your ability to earn a living?  I am 44 years old and I haven’t taken a written test with any real meaning in many, many years.  I owned a mortgage banking company for almost 20 years and we were licensed by the Department of Real Estate (DRE).  The DRE required a license to conduct activities as a loan originator in the mortgage business.  All of us who worked originating loans at our mortgage company had a DRE license.  I earned my DRE license in 1990 and I hadn’t taken a meaningful test since.

As a result of the credit collapse and mortgage implosion of the past few years, the government has mandated that all mortgage loan originators take 2 new tests.  One is a state test and the other is a federal test.  I am very proud to say that I took and passed both tests.  I studied very hard and questioned my ability to pass these tests for weeks leading up to the test dates.  But that isn’t the point of this blog.  This blog is about challenging yourself to be successful at something that is outside of your comfort zone.

 Many of us concentrate our time and energy in areas where we have some level of aptitude.   For many of us years have gone by since we attempted to become proficient at something new.  I am not suggesting we try and become cardio-vascular surgeons.  I am suggesting we try a new activity, learn a new language, learn to play an instrument or begin a new hobby that is challenging physically and/or emotionally.  Is there something you have been thinking about trying but you haven’t for fear of failure?  Do you think it will be too difficult?

Action plan: Take the next 30 days to reflect on what you would like to do that you haven’t done before.  Something that would be interesting and challenging for you.  Take the following 30 days to chart your vision and action plans to move the vision into action.

In my case I was forced to face this daunting challenge.  I didn’t volunteer and I probably wouldn’t have volunteered.  It takes a lot of courage to begin something challenging that we aren’t good at.   I passed the tests and now I am reflecting on my next new challenge…

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Daryl