Don't Water a Dead Plant

This blog post is much more personal than I am used to writing.  Maybe I should be more personal in my blogging - I don't know as I'm still rather new to it.

I was getting some education this morning and one of the quotes that stuck with me was, "Don't water a dead plant."  (thank you, Dirk Zeller).  Although the speaker was referring to prospects that never seem to want to buy a home, the analogy can be used for pretty much anything.  Life, and the relationships we grow, need to have nourishment on a constant basis - not just when the relationship is about to falter.

I'm certainly no green thumb but I've managed to keep the one plant I received from my grandmother's home after her passing alive and well for over 5 years now because of the weekly watering.  That plant means more to me than most people know - hence the keeping it alive.  In my real estate practice I have always wanted to keep in touch with my past clients on a regular basis.  Well, life has a way of messing with the most well-laid plans.

Count this post as the first step of a long-overdue process by which I commit myself to keeping in touch with my past clients, friends and co-workers (yes, even though I work in the same office, sometimes I don't see or speak with some associates for months).


My grandmother's plant is sitting at my house waiting for me to water it.  I think I'll do that tonight as soon as I get home.