The truly rewarding part of what I do is when one of our client’s life changes.  The client does the work so I can’t bring myself to take credit for it but it happens regularly around our work.
One client was on the verge of bankruptcy when she began working with me a year and a half ago.  She took a chance to spend money she didn’t have on a coaching relationship. 
She just called me full of excitement. Eighteen months later, she is exceeding her goals.  She has three listing appointments already scheduled for this week.  She is current on all her bills and is beginning to save. 
It is spring.  The weather is great and she bought both of her children new bicycles, inexpensive ones but brand new ones. 
For the first time we went over her charts and records and she didn’t say, “I hope this will last.”  She can see that she has created a momentum that does not seem to have an end.
At the same time I told her to stay in touch with all of the less immediate leads so the flow will continue as the spring rush subsides. 
She is noticing the checklists and systemization necessary to maintain a higher pace than she has previously achieved.
I wrote her the following e-mail. 
“You deserve a huge; congratulations on your commitment and hard work for the last year and a half.
You have made good decisions and now you are recognizing exactly what you need to keep growing and increasing.
You kept your attitude high even in the face of really difficult financial challenges.
I am proud to think that I may have contributed to your success. 
You deserve all of it.
I love my job.”