Following is my resume
Author: Blanca Stella
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Job Status Change
Since this personal blog is an organic process while I go through my career changes, instead of deleting the old, I will post my “About Blanca” chronologically instead of deleting.
April 2008 to June, 2009 Summary of What I have been doing:
2008 was a big meltdown for many people. Besides the real estate market crash and all my deals falling apart because my sellers were upside down, I also had to have another surgery on my ankle. So I was off my feet again for six months until October, 2008. Right now I am navigating this crazy foreclosure market in Miami and have been intensely focused since then to work the bank listings. But it is dreadfully slow and difficult to get my foot in the door.( What is this thing about my foot???:-))
As of June 18, 2009, I will be looking for a job since the Real Estate Broker ship is sinking.( I actually have been looking for a few months, but now the search is very serious). I am putting my resume out there to be an Operations Director for a creative company.
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Transformation Takes Time
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly In My Garden Today The other night I went to a party with one of my best friends. We have been friends from high school. She too has encountered a huge change in her career as a mortgage broker for over 20 years. She transitioned this year into insurance sales which has required a tremendous amount of studying. It is a sales job in a whole new field. She shared with me the stress the prior job loss caused and huge effort it has been to support her family. Even though she made a lot of money in the past and had to start from scratch again, she is dedicated, focused and confident that she will succeed. And I know she will.
I told her to take a break for a week to gather her energies up again because she was feeling a bit stressed. She hasn’t exercised in a while or gone out too much in nature to zen out lately. Her main focus has been studying to learn the new business. One of the ingredients in my de-stressing that I mentioned in my last post is being in nature. We are lucky to have beautiful sunshine and beaches here in Miami. I push myself to go there a lot when I get frazzled. Besides that, one of my greatest joys has been my butterfly garden. (more…)
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Logic Is Not Always Right
Oracle At Delphi by Abigail McCarthy on Flickr A neighbor came by this week to give me a card of the owner of Creative Staffing, an agency that finds work for unemployed. She knew I was looking for temporary work to tide me over or a permanent job in something new. After spending enormous effort to maneuver myself in this total revamping and restructuring of my real estate business in the last year, I find myself at another crossroads.
Should I give up my persistence in this sinking ship although my logic tells me banks will be needing many more realtors to handle their inventory? I don’t need many listings to survive. My skills and knowledge of the industry are very high. But the low I am experiencing in getting deals done really makes me wonder how much longer I should chart in this course. (more…)
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Butterflies & Heartfelt Connections
Monarch Butterflies Mating I took this picture of two monarch butterflies mating five days ago. Since I am working from home, my desk sits about five feet from a french door that leads out to my garden. I happened to look out that day and there they were, in their dazzling embrace. It was exactly one month ago today that I embraced Sparky as he took his last breath. The memory of that bittersweet moment has kept my spirits high although I have cried many times. But because I gave myself the time to really experience the letting go, the pain has subsided. I have a picture of Sparky on my desktop background as a visual of those beautiful brown expressive eyes.
I picked up a box of his remains from Pet-Heaven, the company that did the cremation two weeks ago. Soon, I will have a special moment to release the remains or dig them in the ground. I think I will put them under the mango trees. (more…)
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What’s Inside The Garage?
Ferrari In The Repair Department Yesterday I took my son, Cristian to the Ferrari dealer here in Coral Gables. He is an exotic car buff and loves taking pictures of these cars. He networks with other kids his age from all over the world on some websites and they share pictures. In fact, he is going to start his own website for this and I am in the process of helping him set it up.
A good friend’s neighbor is the general manager at The Collection. My friend had told him about his passion for exotic cars. He had told her to tell Cristian to pass by for an inside tour of Ferrari’s, Aston Martin’s, Maserati’s and the like. I finally made an appointment with his secretary to go there. Cristian rides his bike there all the time checking out the scene which is mainly all the spotless, shiny cars on display. But he never saw all the other departments. That is, until yesterday. The manager took us up through a secure elevator to reveal other goodies. There was the repair department, the parking station for used cars waiting for new owners and the cleaning station. Cristian’s eye’s popped out. He had no idea that these areas existed. All he had seen was the sales department. (more…)