Athena Brownson

And I was so impressed with his approach to business being relationship based business and not transactional. I was so blown away with this. He's like sunshine in human form. Still a dear mentor, friend of mine that I quit my job the next day, signed up for real estate school and got my real estate license about two months later. And that was 10 years ago. And here we are.

And I was so impressed with his approach to business being relationship based business and not transactional. I was so blown away with this. He's like sunshine in human form. Still a dear mentor, friend of mine that I quit my job the next day, signed up for real estate school and got my real estate license about two months later. And that was 10 years ago. And here we are.

The path since I got my real estate license has been one that I never in a million years could have predicted. I say that as you will learn more of my story throughout this episode. I think we go into life in all things with an idea of what life is going to look like for us. And for me, the beginning of my real estate career, I was studying under one of the most amazing agents. He was my mentor.

The path since I got my real estate license has been one that I never in a million years could have predicted. I say that as you will learn more of my story throughout this episode. I think we go into life in all things with an idea of what life is going to look like for us. And for me, the beginning of my real estate career, I was studying under one of the most amazing agents. He was my mentor.

I had an amazing coach. I had really incredible people around me and I was succeeding pretty early on. And in real estate, you generally say it takes time. A year to really get going and three years to really start being successful. After a year, I found myself having great success, really building amazing relationships. By year three, I like to say I thought I was at the top of the world.

I had an amazing coach. I had really incredible people around me and I was succeeding pretty early on. And in real estate, you generally say it takes time. A year to really get going and three years to really start being successful. After a year, I found myself having great success, really building amazing relationships. By year three, I like to say I thought I was at the top of the world.

I had grand visions of what my real estate future was going to look like. Life never goes to plan. And I learned that the hard way. And I think we all learned that the hard way. I was diagnosed with Lyme disease, which I will also explain more of, about seven and a half years ago. So in my three and a half years into real estate, I was like at the top of my game, thought I was invincible.

I had grand visions of what my real estate future was going to look like. Life never goes to plan. And I learned that the hard way. And I think we all learned that the hard way. I was diagnosed with Lyme disease, which I will also explain more of, about seven and a half years ago. So in my three and a half years into real estate, I was like at the top of my game, thought I was invincible.

All of a sudden, I started getting very strange illnesses for a young, healthy person. And I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. And Lyme disease, unfortunately for me, took out my immune system and caused multiple autoimmune diseases. So the last seven years of my life have been, first of all, I don't even remember what it's like to feel okay. I live in constant chronic pain.

All of a sudden, I started getting very strange illnesses for a young, healthy person. And I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. And Lyme disease, unfortunately for me, took out my immune system and caused multiple autoimmune diseases. So the last seven years of my life have been, first of all, I don't even remember what it's like to feel okay. I live in constant chronic pain.

I get plasma transfusions four days every month. My world pretty much revolves around trying to stay alive and trying to fight this really horrific disease that never in a million years I thought I would get. And I like to say that if life did not give us adversity and challenges, we would never have the opportunity for growth. But man, I would not wish this way of growing on anyone.

I get plasma transfusions four days every month. My world pretty much revolves around trying to stay alive and trying to fight this really horrific disease that never in a million years I thought I would get. And I like to say that if life did not give us adversity and challenges, we would never have the opportunity for growth. But man, I would not wish this way of growing on anyone.

But that's where I am. I run a successful team at Compass here in Denver. I still love real estate as much as I did on day one, if not more. love the people i work with and through this journey i have learned so many incredible things that i'm excited to share with you but it has come through adversity and through fighting every single day to keep going because there are most days i don't want to

But that's where I am. I run a successful team at Compass here in Denver. I still love real estate as much as I did on day one, if not more. love the people i work with and through this journey i have learned so many incredible things that i'm excited to share with you but it has come through adversity and through fighting every single day to keep going because there are most days i don't want to

And to be able to have a career for me, real estate, that is something I'm so passionate about and is my why. I work with people that I love, that I built lifelong relationships with and helping them to really buy and sell a home is the biggest transaction you do in your life. And to be a part of people's lives in that way and a part of

And to be able to have a career for me, real estate, that is something I'm so passionate about and is my why. I work with people that I love, that I built lifelong relationships with and helping them to really buy and sell a home is the biggest transaction you do in your life. And to be a part of people's lives in that way and a part of

each chapter through home, that's my why and it keeps me getting out of bed even when I don't want to. So it's really been an evolution of understanding what my why is and building my toolkit for continuing forward even when I don't want to.

each chapter through home, that's my why and it keeps me getting out of bed even when I don't want to. So it's really been an evolution of understanding what my why is and building my toolkit for continuing forward even when I don't want to.

So I was 25 years old and that's when I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. I am not actually sure when I was bit. So the way you get Lyme disease is a tick bite. I personally have never even seen a tick. We don't have a ton of ticks in Colorado, but as a professional skier, I was traveling globally and I was in heavily wooded areas. So at some point, I was bit by a tick.

So I was 25 years old and that's when I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. I am not actually sure when I was bit. So the way you get Lyme disease is a tick bite. I personally have never even seen a tick. We don't have a ton of ticks in Colorado, but as a professional skier, I was traveling globally and I was in heavily wooded areas. So at some point, I was bit by a tick.