As a child I remember my parents telling me where they each were when man first walked on the moon. Such an epic moment that I think most people alive on July 20, 1969 would remember where they were at that moment.
There are four moments in my life thus far, where most people I know remember where they were and, sadly, none offer the hope that the moon walk did.
I was lying in bed awoken by frantic knocking at my door by a friend who simply said “turn on the television” and that’s where I sat glued for the rest of the day watching the September 11 bombings. September 11, 2001.
I heard the news about Princess Diana’s passing with friends one afternoon while I was in my first year of university. August 31, 1997.
I sat as a passenger being driven the length of my gorgeous home state of Tasmania unbelieving as the Port Arthur massacre was being retold via radio. April 28, 1996.
And most recently, I was in a Singapore hotel, unwell, and spent half a day watching news coverage telling me that Michael Jackson had passed away. June 25, 2009.
I know I won’t be alone in remembering where I was when I heard about each of these four moments and in lieu of something wonderful like a moon walk I thought I might think about my own life changing moments – days I’ll never forget, but where I might just be one of only a handful who feel the same.
January 12, 2009 – the day we launched Elephant Property.
September 1, 2010 – the day we launched sister company Elephant Property Hobart.
February 12, 2001 – the day I first became principal of my own real estate agency, opened with my first two business partners.
November 26, 2005 – my wedding day.
January 5, 2011 – the birth of my first child.
What are your special dates? Most of us remember birthdays, wedding anniversaries and the like (especially thanks to Facebook these days!) – but the day a business started up is an easy one to overlook. The day your employees started with you – again, easy to not remember, but so special if you can make a fuss out of them. The day a friend or client opens their business – again – amazing if you can remember and celebrate that with them.
What special dates do you need to track?
Kirsty Dunphey is the youngest ever Australian Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year, author of two books (her latest release is Retired at 27: If I Can do it Anyone Can) and a passionate entrepreneur who started her first business at age 15 and opened her own real estate agency at 21.
Now Kirsty does lots of fun things which you can read about here. Her favourite current projects are Elephant Property, a boutique property management agency, Baby Teresa, a baby clothing line that donates an outfit to a baby in need for each one they sell and ReallySold, which helps real estate agents stop writing boring, uninteresting ads.
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