When I lived in Atlanta, I had to plan my day around traffic. A 10 minute drive could easily take an hour. In Asheville, things are a little different. Don’t get me wrong, every now and then I will sit in a construction zone and that familiar anxious feeling creeps back. More often than not, cars are stopped on Kimberly Ave, Charlotte Street and neighborhood thoroughfares for turkeys. They take their time and don’t seem to feel the urgency to hurry out of the road. For some reason, I don’t get stressed for these delays.

Happy Thanksgiving!

This past weekend I had the opportunity to do something that has freaked me out for years and years. My cousins and I went skeet shooting. This is not a country western song about cousins, shooting, whiskey etc. It was a personal challenge that pushed me out of my comfort zone. The sound of a gun ignites a feeling in me to flee. I am a flighter and this is a trigger for sure. Once I accepted the challenge and decided I would pick up a shot gun, I went all in. I didn’t want the instructor to load it for me. I wanted to do it all. Feeling the kick back from the first shot was an adrenaline rush. I pushed aside my fear and squeezed the trigger a second time. Success. I hit the clay pigeon (I think that is what they called it). After a few rounds the fear turned to enjoyment. Do I want to go buy a gun now? No. Would I go skeet shooting again? Absolutely. Did I push myself out of my comfort zone? For sure. I can apply this feeling to my real estate career. There is always something new that I encounter in every deal. I will face the challenge and unknown and attack it head on. Stepping outside of the center lane is hard but worth it.