I want to talk to you about how normal is sometimes extraordinary,
but first let me introduce you to a great guy.
It is big because it is more than two meters long, but that is the least of it.
I met this Irishman playing snooker. It is one of my passions next to golf.
You see: putting pellets in holes.
I have been practicing both disciplines for more than 45 years and it doesn’t show.
I like both but I don’t stand out. In fact, I think I play worse and worse.
But to the point.
We both met at the same bar in Zaragoza, the Drinks & Pool. The name says it all.
At that time, I used to go there with my great friend Luis, who I will tell you about another day. The most cultured guy I know.
I almost always beat him, but that didn’t stop us from having great nights together where pool wasn’t the most important thing.
I, as a good obsessive, wanted to play for hours and hours to improve, but of course, Luis was not that interested.
One day a big guy who was playing and doing very well caught our attention. We were surprised how his height was not a limitation to bend down a lot while playing (the more you bend down, the better you aim).
After we had a few beers under our belts, we struck up a conversation with the Irishman.
He was an English teacher and married to a maña.
We hit it off.
We kept seeing each other and there came a time when we considered teaming up. He and I.
Luis breathed a sigh of relief from his generous obligation to me.
We played in the league the following year. We had a great time and continue to do so.
As we got to know each other better, one day I asked him:
You hardly knew me when you proposed to team up with me, why?
And he replied, “Because you’re normal.”
He was referring to the difficulty of finding someone like me, a normal, funny and extremely cultured guy.
The world of billiards is very special. There are some very strange people. It is a world that, fortunately, has already got rid of that aura of night slum with dangerous people, smoke and gambling.
In any case, finding someone with no pretensions of anything and entertaining is not the norm.
In the real estate business, believe it or not, similarities can be found.
Everyone seems to be shining and doing well.
Showing off with arrogance is very common.
That’s why, when you meet normal people, it’s appreciated.
Everything flows naturally, and yes, you can also do exceptional things and business without resorting to ridiculous attitudes.
Nowadays, meeting normal professionals is becoming less and less frequent.
If you want to stand out without saying so, making your marketing stand out effortlessly, I offer you the opportunity to help you.
I’m very average but frankly good at what I do. Like billiards.