Day 1 (April 10, 2010)
I am a mother, wife, business owner, and realtor. I am also a runner. On Wednesday April 7, at about 11:30 pm, my life changed. That was the moment I put my finger on the "send" button to register for the Marine Corp Marathon, a 26.2 mile race along the course of the Virginia neighborhood surrounding Washington D.C, and in fact passing through our country's national monuments. That in itself, is monumental. And so, now I am a marathon trainee.

The last time I was a real trainee, was when I first started in the real estate business, 24 years ago, in 1987. That was when I held none of the roles I mentioned in my first words here. I was a blank page then, just a girl, 24 years old, nothing to lose, everything to gain, by doing whatever it took to make more than a living, to make a life, something I did not really have yet. Now I try to tap in to the energy and discipline it took to become successful in business, in order to take on the challenge of completing the marathon that will face me in just 6 months. The first "ah-ha" moment came to me yesterday after my first "runner's boot camp" at 7:15 am in Central Park. My success in real estate, and in any business, is a lot like what I am undertaking now. It's no sprint; it's just like training for a marathon. This blog hopes to be chronicle of my fight to make it to, and complete the marathon, and how the lessons of business building, and selling real estate, help me achieve this newest goal. So on it's last day, this blog will close with, "mother, wife, business owner, realtor, marathon runner."