Big change it is a comin'!

What a week...and it's only Tuesday! I wrote my final real estate exam last week and got my results on Monday. Passed with a 91%!! Very proud of myself, I must say! :)

I interviewed with a real estate broker on Monday and things went really well. I was nervous as all get up but the manager was great and at the end I decided to sign with them! I go next Monday with the manager to the MB Securities commission and Winnipeg Real Estate Board to get my license and from there he and I will start booking time to do my training (they have a really exciting training program that I'm super pumped to get into!) So between the training program with the company and being mentored by my friend and former realtor I'm feeling very rich in knowledgeable people!! I also met with an old friend from high school who is now a mortgage broker and we've formed an alliance to help each other out as well as met with a real estate lawyer who will promote me and vise versa.

The support I've gotten from Michael has been outstanding, and never wavering. Even when I wasn't sure, he was ALWAYS sure. I'm very blessed to have someone who believes in me so much and who has supported my decision and encouraged me to take a chance I was terrified to take.

I'm feeling really excited and overwhelmed, both by the amount of information thrown at me in the last 2 days, but also from the incredible support I've gotten from other professionals in the business....to have them believe in me so much before I've even accomplished anything is really incredible!! Most amazing thing has been hearing these people 'sell' me to others. Did you know I'm dynamic?!? Crazy! You never know how others see you, and i'm so humbled by their kind words. I have alot of respect for what they do.

I've also given my notice at the hospital. I was hoping to keep on for a while until things got rolling but the Winnipeg Real Estate Board won't license you if you hold another job. I had kind of expected it, so i'm not surprised, and I think i'm actually a bit relieved that someone is making that decision for me and I don't have to juggle that job on top of everything else. It's the end of an era....10 years I've been with the hospital. I learned SO much there, and I will miss the people and the job to a certain degree, but it was time for me to go. I loved the job as it was when I started it, but over the years it's changed so much and the duties and responsibilities have been so diminished it feels almost pointless to be there most days.  Time to be challenged again.

I hope I've made the right decisions, and I hope that I will be successful in this new adventure. And most of all I hope I've taught my kids that it's never too late to follow your heart and pursue your dreams.