It's Never Too Late to Start a New Career

By Lisa Ausman

The name Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961) may not ring a bell; however, Grandma Moses, as she was better known, inspired many housewives, widows and retirees when she began her painting career at age 76. According to the Encyclopedia of World Biography, Moses decided to take up painting because she could no longer hold an embroidery needle, and she preferred holding a paint brush to alleviate her arthritis.

Grandma Moses was an atypical woman of her day. In 1887, she married when she was 27 years old. She gave birth to 10 children, five of whom died in infancy. After her children grew up and established their own lives, she could no longer handle the rigors of farm work so she was able to discover a new career. In fact, she was "discovered" by an art collector and engineer, Louis Caldor, who spotted her paintings in a shop window.

Have you been discovered yet? We would love to hear from you. Are you beginning a new career as a real estate agent in the next stage of your life? Perhaps your children are away at college and you’ve decided to explore new opportunities. Time and energy are your new found friends. Yet, in order to maintain a real estate license, an agent must also complete 24 hours of continuing education classes every four years, according to the Atlanta Board of Realtors.

Champia is an approved school through the Georgia Real Estate Commission that provides continuing education (CE) classes for real estate agents throughout the Atlanta area. Some of our course offerings include the following subjects:

• HOME INSPECTION 101
• Anatomy of  a House
• Deal Killers
• Building Code for Agents
• NEW CONSTRUCTION: What Should You Expect
• RADON – Truth and Myth

We are scheduling new classes for the fall months. This is a great time of year to obtain some credits before the fourth quarter begins. We offer free classes to groups of 10 or more participants in your home office. Our courses are offered in the following Atlanta geographic regions:

Cartersville and Alpharetta to the north, Fayetteville and East Point to the south, Conyers and Covington to the east, Douglasville, Dallas and Powder Springs to the West

To schedule a course, please email Rick Farber at rick@champia.com or call Lisa at 470-375-2200 ext. 104.

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