Vacation rental

As the bio on this blog explains, since my youngest child went away to college and since I “retired” from my full-time corporate job last summer the topography of my life has changed; so much so that it is hard to recognize this new life of mine. Don’t get me wrong….even though I do miss having my children at home and I miss the daily interactions with my team at my job, I am not complaining! I just am trying to figure out “who” I am in this new place.

After six months of a “life of leisure” I decided it was time to find the next occupation or position to add to my “exhaustive resume” . So I took stock of my skills, interests and experience and realized that my 11+ years of experience in the vacation rental industry and association with the largest and most highly trafficked vacation rental website on the Internet gave me a unique background and perspective. Additionally I have personal experience managing vacation rental properties, having done so for the founders of VRBO.com as well as the General Manager of VRBO.com, and my own vacation rental property located in Dillon, CO.

Therefore I decided to start my own marketing & booking service for owners of vacation rental properties! My business is called “VRAssist” and was launched on February 1, 2014.

I am excited about the prospect of finding & securing clients and growing my business into something that will help me be productive and serve others. Who knows what the future will hold? I’m excited to see how things unfold!

Today I’ve been pondering different names for my new business. The product I am selling is an opportunity for owners of vacation rental properties to get back some of their precious time by allowing me to handle the time-consuming tasks of managing listings and reservations for their property.

I’m a “Vacation Rental Reservation Management” expert, pro, guru, specialist, etc.

So I’ve been thinking about time.

I found some great quotes about time on the Internet:

This one is my favorite!
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
― Henry David Thoreau

“Time is what we want most,but what we use worst.”
― William Penn

“You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.”
― Charles Buxton

“Free time isn’t free. Free time is the most expensive time you have, because nobody pays for it but you.”
― Jarod Kintz, I Should Have Renamed This

“Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life. ”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

“Time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend.”
― Diogenes Laertius

“Lost time is never found again”
― Benjamin Franklin

“Time is more precious than gold, more precious than diamonds, more precious than oil or any valuable treasures. It is time that we do not have enough of; it is time that causes the war within our hearts, and so we must spend it wisely.”
― Cecelia Ahern, The Gift

“It’s such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it.”
― Mitch Albom, For One More Day

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.”
― Carl Sandburg

“How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.”
― David Norris

What I find so interesting in thinking about time is the tenses: Past, Present & Future

Is the past really past if you can only think about it in the present? How much of your present are you willing to spend on the past?

Is the future really future if it only exists in your thoughts at this moment? How much of your present are you willing to spend on the future?

Is “now” the only time that we can really do anything about? If it is, are you doing exactly the right thing with your present?

I think a better description of time would be: Memories, Now & Dreams.

(Photo credit: dujs.dartmouth.edu)