I shall stay until the wind changes. — Mary Poppins
No doubt Mary Poppins was very serious about her job as a nanny. She tended to the position with intense creativity, a passion for getting the job done and had the common sense to make sure that the children stayed in line. The children always begged her to stay forever and she would answer them with a chilling statement of “I shall stay until the wind changes.” Like a forceful wind, Mary Poppins came into the Banks household and never left anyone the same.
Although I do not consider myself to be Mary Poppins (I can’t sing), this movie has always been my favorite and I never realized how much I am like her. In the movie, Mary Poppins even hires herself for the job! Yep, I’ve been there and done that. But more importantly I have realized that I have applied myself to my job with the same seriousness, intense creativity, passion and common sense that Mary Poppins had. As many of you already know, there are areas of my job in property management that are quite a bit like tending to children and babysitting. So maybe I could be Mary Poppins!
But now, the winds are changing for me too. Granted it has taken almost 13 years for the winds to change – but nonetheless they are changing and I am leaving my post at Dizmang Properties, Inc.
I have accepted a position as the new
CEO/Association Executive
of the Greater Springfield Board of REALTORS® starting January 2, 2013.
This has been in the works since mid-November and I assure you that everything is on the up-and-up with Paul Dizmang. In fact, he has been very supportive, almost to the point where I think he kinda wants me to go… ha-ha! Kinda.
You see, I have been very involved with the local, state and national REALTOR® Associations over the last few years and recently have taken on quite a few projects including an area MLS Regionalization. The work that I have done for the Associations on the committees, task forces, boards and workgroups that I have served on has granted me a whole new passion for moving Associations forward. So naturally, when a position such as the CEO/Association Executive at the local Greater Springfield Board of REALTORS® came open, I realized that the winds had changed and I could no longer stay where I was.
While I am not leaving the REALTOR® trade, I am changing hats and will be dropping my broker’s license and will no longer continue to practice real estate and property management or teach classes as an independent real estate instructor with the Dizmang Properties School of Real Estate. I will also be resigning as the Springfield MLS President for 2013. I will, however, continue my work with the Missouri Association of REALTORS® as the 2013 Strategic Planning Committee Vice-Chair. I am also going to be Vice-Chairing the Leadership Academy Advisory Board with the National Association of REALTORS®. Both roles will play a vital part to bringing our local Springfield Association on board and staying plugged in with both the state and national organization.
This is a hard post to write because I never thought that I would be leaving the Dizmang family. I really thought that I would be with the company for life. The staff, clients, owners/investors, tenants, vendors and sub-contractors have made my job very interesting over the last 13 years and have taught me a lot about life. I only hope that if you fall into one of those categories, that you go easy on Paul as he will have a lot on his plate over the next several months especially as things continue to change. I understand that his position is not an easy one and there will be a lot of work that he will have to take on. Quite possibly, he may even have to clean up a few messes I am leaving behind! But he is an amazing leader and I know he will do great things because he taught me how to do the same. Please don’t judge me for not being loyal to my mentor. I am not leaving because I think that I can do better than Paul. I am leaving because I have been made an offer that I cannot refuse, especially when it is something I enjoy doing.
While I have always thought of the Dizmang Properties crew as my family, I cannot end this without mention of my real family. My husband, Ty, and my two adorable children, Jake and Collin. They have supported me in ways I never thought possible and they are the reason of why I get out of bed every morning and work so hard. Hang on kids… the next chapter of our lives will be better than ever!
What will come of this blog, I am not sure. Obviously, I won’t have the crazy tenant stories to tell. I may document some of the projects I am working on with the new position, such as the southern Missouri MLS Regionalization. Or it may just revert back to talking about what life is like when living with Type 1 diabetes. I am not sure, maybe it will just lie dormant for a while…
However, either way, life is pretty darn supercalifragilisticexpialidocious right now. Wish me luck. Or if you’re a chimney sweep, blow me a kiss.
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