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Athena Brownson

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Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

So it's up to us to make sure that we're doing the work to teach our brains and our nervous system that we're okay and we're going to get through this. And it's a challenge. And like I said, there will be good days, there will be bad days. But I believe that having routines and being able to stay goal oriented in any aspect of your life is absolutely critical for overcoming adversity.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

So it's up to us to make sure that we're doing the work to teach our brains and our nervous system that we're okay and we're going to get through this. And it's a challenge. And like I said, there will be good days, there will be bad days. But I believe that having routines and being able to stay goal oriented in any aspect of your life is absolutely critical for overcoming adversity.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

I love this, yes. So I firmly believe that I would not be where I am today in business, in life, in anything without the people that I am surrounded by. And as an only child and a professional skier, I was a one-man sport, a one-person activity all the time. Being an only child, I didn't have siblings to delegate or... really understand how delegation works.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

I love this, yes. So I firmly believe that I would not be where I am today in business, in life, in anything without the people that I am surrounded by. And as an only child and a professional skier, I was a one-man sport, a one-person activity all the time. Being an only child, I didn't have siblings to delegate or... really understand how delegation works.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

So for me, building out the right team was something that I continued to work on was a huge challenge for me because I was a athlete that believed that I could get everything done myself, that it was my job to make sure that I did everything perfectly. The truth of the matter is there is absolutely no way of getting through

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

So for me, building out the right team was something that I continued to work on was a huge challenge for me because I was a athlete that believed that I could get everything done myself, that it was my job to make sure that I did everything perfectly. The truth of the matter is there is absolutely no way of getting through

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

any of anything in life by yourself, let alone a real estate career, which is extremely taxing. I would say there was you could work 24 hours a day and still have a 24 hour to do list easily. And then taken me a lot of coaching, a lot of surrounding myself with people that have taught me really the art of delegation and the art of

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

any of anything in life by yourself, let alone a real estate career, which is extremely taxing. I would say there was you could work 24 hours a day and still have a 24 hour to do list easily. And then taken me a lot of coaching, a lot of surrounding myself with people that have taught me really the art of delegation and the art of

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

understanding that we are not going to always be the best at everything. We need to know what our strengths are and what our weaknesses are because we all have strengths and we should be focusing on those. Our strengths might be someone else's weaknesses or their strengths are weaknesses. So by assessing strengths, really who we are, what we're good at, what we're not good at.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

understanding that we are not going to always be the best at everything. We need to know what our strengths are and what our weaknesses are because we all have strengths and we should be focusing on those. Our strengths might be someone else's weaknesses or their strengths are weaknesses. So by assessing strengths, really who we are, what we're good at, what we're not good at.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

And for me, coaching has always been really important because as an athlete, I learned that a discipline and accountability but having someone that can look over your business or your life whatever it is that you're doing and help you see where your blind spots are help you understand and build the path that you want to be on and understand what your strengths are that you should be focusing on

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

And for me, coaching has always been really important because as an athlete, I learned that a discipline and accountability but having someone that can look over your business or your life whatever it is that you're doing and help you see where your blind spots are help you understand and build the path that you want to be on and understand what your strengths are that you should be focusing on

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

You have to understand that about yourself before you can attract or bring in the right people around you. So for me, coaching was absolutely paramount and it continues to be. And I continue to learn how to delegate because I still have a tendency to want to get everything done by myself. But illness has taught me that I don't have the physical stamina to do everything.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

You have to understand that about yourself before you can attract or bring in the right people around you. So for me, coaching was absolutely paramount and it continues to be. And I continue to learn how to delegate because I still have a tendency to want to get everything done by myself. But illness has taught me that I don't have the physical stamina to do everything.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

And nor should I, because there are people around me that are much better at certain activities than I am. So for me to be trying to do those activities is actually robbing them of the opportunity to really thrive at something that they love. So it's taken me a good decade, I would say, to build a team of people that are

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

And nor should I, because there are people around me that are much better at certain activities than I am. So for me to be trying to do those activities is actually robbing them of the opportunity to really thrive at something that they love. So it's taken me a good decade, I would say, to build a team of people that are

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

I look around me and I know that the people on my team would absolutely do anything for me. They want nothing more than for me to get my health back and they support me unconditionally through my treatments and they take amazing care of our clients. Honestly, my executive assistant, I like to call her my boss because Her skill set is so vast and incredible and the complete opposite of mine.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

I look around me and I know that the people on my team would absolutely do anything for me. They want nothing more than for me to get my health back and they support me unconditionally through my treatments and they take amazing care of our clients. Honestly, my executive assistant, I like to call her my boss because Her skill set is so vast and incredible and the complete opposite of mine.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

I wouldn't be able to get any of this, anything done without her, honestly. So understanding that we're not meant to do life alone. We're meant to do life in community. Whatever that may be, whether it's at work or outside of work, for me, my business has become my family. It is a very demanding business. Real estate is to perform at a high level. We work very hard.

Chief Change Officer
#207 Athena Brownson vs. Lyme Disease: A Story of Grit and Comebacks — Part Two

I wouldn't be able to get any of this, anything done without her, honestly. So understanding that we're not meant to do life alone. We're meant to do life in community. Whatever that may be, whether it's at work or outside of work, for me, my business has become my family. It is a very demanding business. Real estate is to perform at a high level. We work very hard.