Chasing Dreams That Can Become Reality

Chasing dreams that can become reality

Lance Hamon grew up in a low-income neighborhood in California. Although he had a loving mother, she was the only good role model in his life. There was no reason to believe that Hamon would succeed. His friend ended up “dead, on drugs, in jail, or with low-income jobs trying to support a family.”

Hamon never planned to go to college. He took a flight to the Midwest United States “to get out of town”. After working in physically demanding jobs for low pay through a temporary employment agency and realizing that these jobs might be the best he could get, he flow back home. Hamon then went to a local community college and obtained two associate degrees – one in arts and anthropology and one in political science.

At that point, Hamon’s life seemed to turn towards a more traditional path. He was hired by a Fortune 500 company and worked there for six years. However, he quickly found that he did not fit the typical mold of the corporate employee. He describes himself as a “free thinker”, and the corporate culture did not reward creativity and free thinking. The company valued conformity and Hamon was not one to conform. Although he was making good money, when the company was downsizing its work force, Hamon states, “I gave the company a reason to get rid of me”.

He realized that he does not like to be required to “clock in”. On one of his jobs, Hamon had to clock in twice each day and each time it “took a little piece of me”. He decided to go into real estate because he could be his own boss and it could give him the freedom he needed. Hamon eventually hooked up with another real estate agent and formed a partnership. Both he and his partner are likely to have a six-figure income even though this is their first year in business.

Hamon admits that “I am the worst boss I ever had.” He thought that being his own boss would mean he would give himself a lot of time off and many benefits. He now works at least 55 hours per week and often on weekends as well. But Hamon enjoys what he is doing to the point of being “passionate” about it.