{"id":464,"date":"2026-07-29T18:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silviaescobar.com\/?p=464"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:21:17","slug":"the-magic-of-starting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silviaescobar.com\/es\/the-magic-of-starting\/","title":{"rendered":"La magia de empezar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todo empez\u00f3 con el columpio en nuestra yarda. Parec\u00eda una tarea insuperable, pero llevaba mucho tiempo deseando contratar a alguien que lo arreglara. Parte de la madera estaba rota, necesitaba pintura, algunas piezas deb\u00edan reemplazarse; ni siquiera sab\u00eda si ten\u00eda sentido repararlo, pero decid\u00ed intentarlo de todas maneras. Confesi\u00f3n: hab\u00edan pasado a\u00f1os desde la \u00faltima vez que hac\u00eda alguna remodelaci\u00f3n, reparaci\u00f3n o compra para nuestra casa. Siempre estamos ocupados, y la sola idea de iniciar proyectos dom\u00e9sticos me resultaba abrumadora. Cuanto m\u00e1s demoramos, m\u00e1s proyectos se a\u00f1ad\u00edan a la lista. Pero una vez que levant\u00e9 el tel\u00e9fono para pedir un presupuesto, todo empez\u00f3 a encadenarse y\u2026 \u00a1el columpio qued\u00f3 arreglado! Result\u00f3 que esa persona nos dio tambi\u00e9n un buen presupuesto para el deck, y luego encontramos a otras personas que nos ofrecieron buenos precios para diferentes arreglos en casa. Hemos avanzado m\u00e1s de lo que jam\u00e1s hubiera imaginado. Todo porque hice esa primera llamada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muchas cosas funcionan as\u00ed. \u00bfNo est\u00e1 segura de d\u00f3nde trabajar? Comience a llenar solicitudes. \u00bfNo sabe cu\u00e1nto debe? Empiece a abrir las facturas. Todo comienza con el primer paso. Ese primer paso puede parecer abrumador. Como usted sabe, Arturo y yo somos agentes de bienes ra\u00edces. Recibimos llamadas constantemente de personas que desean comprar su primera vivienda. Se entusiasman, se sienten esperanzados\/as, incluso pueden visualizarlo que es posible. \u00bfSabe d\u00f3nde se estancan muchos de ellos? En enviar al\/a la prestamista la documentaci\u00f3n para la precalificaci\u00f3n. La idea de reunir todos sus documentos financieros parece demasiado pesada. Pero si logran superarlo y env\u00edan todo, son recompensados con respuestas. Si califican, \u00a1magn\u00edfico! Les ayudamos a encontrar su hogar. Si no, los acompa\u00f1amos en dise\u00f1ar un plan para que puedan calificar despu\u00e9s. Lo importante es recordar que, si nunca da ese primer paso, no sabr\u00e1 lo que puede hacer a continuaci\u00f3n ni qu\u00e9 es realmente posible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dar el primer paso es c\u00f3mo desenredar una bola de hilo de tejer. Encuentra la punta y comienza a jalarla. Aunque a\u00fan no ve el centro, cada tir\u00f3n le acerca a \u00e9l. Cada paso que da le acerca m\u00e1s a donde desea estar. Las puertas empiezan a abrirse justo cuando se acerca a ellas. Pero primero, hay que dar el primer paso. All\u00ed est\u00e1 la magia de empezar.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all started with the swing set in our yard. It seemed like an insurmountable task, but I\u2019d been wanting to hire someone to fix the swing set for a very long time. 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