Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #86 with Stanley Babinski

Listeners will instantly establish an instant connection with
Stanley Babinski who lost his only son to cancer. In this
extremely emotional episode, Stanley talks about how he carry on
the legacy of his son. Losing his son made him realize the
futility of chasing materialistic pleasures. He urges everyone to
treasure every moment with your near and dear ones. Tune-in and
learn more about how Stanley is fighting hard to cope the best
way he can from his tragic loss.


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Time Stamped Show Notes 

00:35 – Leigh welcomes Stanley

00:54 – Stanley lives in Washington, Michigan, a suburb
twenty miles north of Detroit

01:00 – Stanley has been a broker for 17 years, and runs
his own brokerage company, Homes and Land Real Estate LLC



01:52 – Goal Number 7: “Enjoy Life”

02:00 – Story is about Stanley’s son who tragically
passed away from cancer 7 years back just after his 20th
birthday

02:16 – Started a foundation in the memory of his son
which provides benefits for football players

02:40 – Criteria for picking beneficiaries is
perseverance, responsibility, integrity, dignity and
educational excellence

03:00 – Reached out to Boys and Girls Club in Royal Oak,
Michigan to see if he could start something in this area;
Stanley was able to establish a club in 18 months

03:25 – Stanley’s son had written down Goal #7: “Enjoy
life” while bravely putting up a fight against cancer

03:33 – Stanley’s son wanted to beat the disease, be
responsible, move out of the house, get a good paying job and
lastly, to enjoy life to the fullest

03:46 – Developed strength to start working on his
mission 7 years after his son passed away; started
fundraising for the local Boys and Girls Club and his
foundation 7-7-17



04:23 – Stanley’s son was a football player as well; A 6’2”
gentle giant who could destroy you if he wanted to, but he chose
to play instead

05:15 – Chose to push forward, remember him and let other
people know that we are here only for a short time, and we have
to enjoy what’s happening

05:47 – Stanley says that community support has helped him
move forward – Stanley is grateful that the community has been
receptive to his ideas

06:01 – There is more to life than chasing materialistic
pleasures

06:31 – Treasure every moment and understand that it can be
taken away tomorrow

07:01 – Serves as unit director of the Stanley Ian Babinski
Unit

07:13 – Is available M-F during the school year from 3:00
to 6:00 pm

07:18 – Facilitates programs on academic success,
character, leadership, citizenship and healthy lifestyle,
recreational activities as well as cooking classes

08:00 – Personally conducts the cooking classes; the
small mishaps make the classes all the more heartwarming for
Ian



08:41 – Stanley helps other families cope with the loss of
their children; you might feel guilty about experiencing
pleasure, but you need to remember that your child wants you to
be happy

09:09 – To mourn forever would not make them happy in their
afterlife

09:36 – Places no importance on the materialistic aspect of
business; gets pleasure out of the fact that he is in a business
where he can bring joy to people

10:48 – At the Boys and Girls Club, kids learn how to be
practical and serve others

10:57 – Business associates are sliding back to their old
ways as the economy grows stronger

11:28 – If you can mentor kids to give, they will see the joy
that others get out of it and you will get just as much out of
life (or more) than from material things

12:34 – Listen to people, let them talk, let them vent, don’t
judge and be a gentleman

13:35 – Call Stanley at 586-362-3310

13:45 – If you wish to donate, be a sponsor or purchase an
“Enjoy Life” T-shirt please log on to The Boys and Girls Clubs
Alternatively you can also contact Ian via Facebook

14:28 – Let us show Stanley our love by having #EnjoyLife
trending on Twitter

15:16 – Tweet Leigh Brown for your very own crazy story in
real estate 

3 Key Points Treasure every moment and remember that it can be
taken away. While moving on with life is hard for parents who lose
a child, it is important to remember that mourning forever would
not make our children happy in their afterlives. Listen to people,
let them talk, let them vent, don’t judge and be polite. Credits

Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

Cover Design by Two Minds Design

Original Music by Rimsky Music