You ever have one of those days that just doesn't start out great? Well, today was one of those days.
I'm one of those agents that has to do everything correctly; down to correcting typos or mistakes. ESPECIALLY when it comes to property addresses.
So, today I make a call to a Management Company for an Association and end up getting yelled at for asking to redo a 2006 approval for a deck that had the wrong complex name (about 20 miles in the other direction)
I questioned the fact that they wanted to just line it out and initial it. Taking something like this to the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting to get an after the fact building permit may/may not fly.
But this is what we got....a crossed out and initialed property complex .......by fax.
Sometimes titles go to their head.
Okay, so on with the rest of the day. Help an agent do a flow chart for an investor and then, a gentleman walks in and hands me a bouquet of flowers.
I actually confused him with a home inspector that came in on Friday too but he had rushed out again.
It clicked! He walked into our office this past Friday for a rental and we didn't have what he was looking for. A single family home with 1400 sq/ft or more on the Mililani Mauka side of Mililani. He was just here for the weekend to look for property and then he had to fly back to the mainland and move his family here.
Bottom line, I pulled up a few rental listings, he calls and then asks me if I could possibly pull up the maps to the three appointments he made. Sure thing! And off he goes....until he walks in this morning.
A small act of kindness...and when I least expected it an appreciation and kind gesture ....
Just when I needed it.
Funny how the universe works.
What goes around comes around.
Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate® and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocations, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents, Home Buyers and Sellers.
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You are so right about what goes around comes around! And to get these beautiful flowers after that other interaction must have made them even more special :) I don't doubt for one minute that you went above and beyond for that gentleman: it is who you are! Nice flowers for a nice lady :)
Hi Sally,
Just taking the extra step saved him lots of time. Good job, you are a professional who always strives to do the best job possible!
Kathy: OH, yeah...thanks for letting me 'vent' lol. I trip on how some people are like night and day. Talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde day lol!
Leolinda: I know it did....and I was happy to help. In situations where they don't have a lot of time (which is the case many a time) it helps to have a friendly person willing to help. Not the case in the first scenario though :)
Acts of kindness are rarely go unnoticed... What you did (and do) is what we would expect any consummate professional to do... :) Great job...and beautiful flowers!
Sally, you just have so much good Karma that the universe found a way to cheer your day with flowers!
Sally, You are right about acts of kindness. So much to be said about the law of reciprocity...
Helping you help others live their American dream...
So true. You are right about the corrections as well. Why not fix it?-Dinah Lee
There are good people out there. This man sounds like one of them. Your willingness to help for no personal gain shows.
That is soooooo awesome. It had to give you that warm fuzzy feeling! See.. you do reap what you sow. (Sometimes) Great Post and it gave me a smile
Dixie
Karma. It's an amazing thing.
Your willingness to help this man, in a time when many would/did not, made a huge impact on him. It's beautiful that he was thoughtful enough to bring you flowers for helping him.
Good job, Sally!
Isn't it nice when someone takes the time to say "thank you" - it erases all the bad things going on!
A little sunshine in a cloudy day! Hey, sometimes you are appreciated!
I've always believed that what goes around, comes around. How nice to see that your thoughtfulness and help was appreciated.
Sally sometimes what we take for granted is appreciated by others more than we know. that was probably the case here, and in turn you got a nice surprise.
That is so sweet of him Sally and well deserved on your part.
hi Sally, I love happy endings, especially when a day starts off on the wrong foot. Flowers or cookies, both are nice surprises. ;-)
Sometimes all it takes is one little gesture to brighten a day. It's great that he came back to bring you the flowers, he obviously appreciated your help a great deal.
It's a wonderful day again...looking at the flowers. It's the darn simple things in life that will always give someone (including me) a smile ... The other lady can just be miserable.
Sally- What a sweetheart of a guy to bring you flower in thanks for all you do. You certainly deserve them:)