As I stumbled into my kitchen to turn on my coffee pot this morning I was having a difficult time shaking the spider webs from my mind.
My living room looked like a hay field shortly after harvest since my dog Dallas enjoys chewing the decorative balls on my coffee table. As I looked around at the mess and his smiling face all I could think of was Real Estate.
After the coffee was poured and I began to think a bit more clearly, the assessment of who I am as a Realtor and WHAT ALL REALTORS MUST BE, made me feel FULFILLED. Not prideful but full of hope and the feeling of success.
I am learning every day!
I took my cup of coffee, scooted some of the mess to one side, and headed straight to my computer.
Does anyone here need to guess what the first thing was that I pulled up?
If you said "Active Rain" then you get a gold star!
Any other answer and you will have to GO TO JAIL And DO NOT PASS GO!
Yes, I was playing Monopoly last night long after everyone reading this went to bed.
I have discovered that within 20 minutes I can become a millionaire at the game and I'm still trying to apply this to my life.
My life.
Let's talk about that.
There are many changes going on in my life right now as with you too.
The economy, the Real Estate market's fluctuation, and simply the way I view myself and others around me.
Before I found and joined Active Rain I was driven to create my own little Brokerage for the sake of feeling free to do and be what I felt was right. I did not want to live under the guidelines of "Old Brokerages" that would be set in their ways and possibly not as "progressive" as I wanted to become. This statement sounds a bit "haughty" don't you agree?
I have always reached for the stars.........
And, I found them.
Right here on Active Rain.
People are the ingredients of the Active Rain Recipe.
Add lots of people and personalities, add "Old Brokerage" knowledge, add opinions and questions that are answered and a network of "FRIENDS" and you get Active Rain.
Yummy! no wonder it goes so well with coffee.....
When I made my first few comments and received comments back I felt the greatest feeling in this world.
I felt "included." It doesn't get much better than this. I learned that all I have to do is to ask and I receive answers from educated, interesting, professional, personable, people.
Most importantly....FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME are created on Active Rain. Genuine friends that I feel I could call and visit with as if they were my next door neighbors. Although, they may be halfway across the world I feel as though I can count on them.
Active Rain and its members offer a wealth of knowledge and ask for nothing in return. Through simple communication amongst us members and our regular visits and writing we are given the gift of Search Engine Placement and acknowledgment from our peers and the CLIENTS TO BOOT!!!
Now, back to the coffee.
And, my computer. Remember the saying, "I love my computer because all my friends live in there?"
Well, you do....live there that is!
It's my mantra.
Oh yeah the coffee...I drank...read a few posts...made a few comments...then finally went to work. I completed a Broker's Price Opinion on which I will receive a listing, loaded a new listing on to the MLS, added new photos to another listing, and realized that Sally's contest ended today.
Because I have been so totally transformed with confidence, appreciation, unlimited learning capabilities, Google Juice and all the friends a girl could possibly want...I write this post.
I'm very wordy for a person that couldn't think of anything to write!!
Get my point? Point? Points???? Do I get points for this????? Cool. I love Active Rain Points! Yea! Points and Google juice....the heart of success....he,he.
If you have not begun to participate in Active Rain you're just being a drip. lol.
Later in the rain~~~~~~oops, and I still have to vacuum!
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You kill me! Remember that old saying, Deb? I love your writing! Have a good week and come see us sometime!