For the past couple of months I have been taking Steven K Scott's challenge to read the Book of Proverbs every day and today being the 27th of January I read Proverbs 27. While reading I came across Proverbs 27:8 "As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place." There are many ways to interpret this scripture and I think that is what King Solomon had in mind when he writes, but it really resonated with me because of recent events in my life.
I am an entrepreneur at heart and I've started a dozen or so businesses and the only one that I've seen a tremendous amount of success in is Real Estate. Though I've loved every business that I've started, I understand this one the most. Everything about this business just feel natural and it seems like every time I venture away from real estate I start to lose money. It was a painful lesson to learn (financially) but I think that my lot in life will always be in real estate. Now there are so many different facets of this industry that I don't think I will ever get bored but it's taught me a great lesson. Wandering from what you know and are good at puts you in a vulnerable position.
Taking risks are a part of life. I understand that, but be smart about it. You can do more being an expert in a particular field than you can by just knowing a little bit about a lot of things, Ken Jennings being the exception to that last statement. Figure out what you're good at and what comes naturally to you and embrace it. Make a living out of it. It may take you a while and you may have to go through some less than desirable experiences to get there but just do it.
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