Life is really funny at times and it never ceases to amaze me how one situation leads to another, to another, to another and often times you look back and think to yourself..."Who Knew?"
This is a story of an unexpected guest and a feast that started with a slice of Humble Pie.
"Maria on her Confirmation Day"
My daughter, Maria, made her Confirmation last Sunday afternoon. We had decided not to have a "big shindig" with the extended family this time. Instead, we just planned a small gathering afterward with my Mom, my sister, her husband and my niece. I suggested we just get pizza since we wouldn't even get home until after 6pm but my husband cannot just "do Pizza"! He loves to cook and so we ended up with more of a mini feast of sorts.
So, now to the humble Pie and my unexpected guest...
Back up about 6 weeks..
I get a call from an agent I work with on a regular basis. She gives me the name of a client who is ready for a Staging consult. She warns me...HE IS VERY DIFFICULT...you will need to pull out all of your reserves of patience on this one!!
Great...I love a challenge!
So I show up...ready to jump right into the consultation process. First we sit down for a few minutes to overview some things before we get started...or so I thought. What actually happened was a 45 minute grilling session and trial of my character, services, values and patience beyond what any saint could bear let alone little ole me!!
Hey...wait a minute, I thought I was here for a consult??
Turns out, this particular man is very technical minded, extremely analytical and super suspicious. The conversation turned out to be the most challenging one I have ever had with a client as I was called to defend myself and my services but hardly given a word in edgewise to do so. He basically told me that I couldn't possibly care about whether or not he sells his house. I get paid regardless for my services so therefore I have no interest in the effectiveness of what my services do for him whatsoever!!
Oh.. and he started in on the Realtor too..."They have a conflict of interest the second they take you out to look at properties."... Say What?
CAN YOU IMAGINE??
Has anything like this ever happened to you?? What would you do??
Ok, I've got to make this a two part post so I can tell you the full story of what happened.
Humble Pie...continued...would you like a slice?
:)
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