I started Right after Julie Ferenzi emailed me early one evening to say she was contacted by a Wall Street Journal writer to be interviewed because of her blogs.
She was giddy. You could see the smiles in every word of her email. Later we were instant messaging and every three or four messages she'd throw in, "Wall Street Journal :)" So, as a way of celebrating her joy, I thought I'd do a best of Julie Ferenzi post.
I was going to post it that day, but I decided to wait until the end of the competition. I'm proud of this "stay at home Mom" and all she's accomplished in spite of her time crunches. My goal was to prove blogging could work for a brand new agent. And it did.
This only includes the posts she wrote for this competition.It's fitting that her final post of the competition here on AR is a listing. But she also spent a great deal of time during the competition starting a charity with my wife. They are at it every single day, often collaborating on posts the other is writing. The world will be a better place because of the two of them. I listen to their calls and marvel at their passion. You can read her posts on Mothers Fighting For Others here.
Julie, it has been a pleasure to work with you and to become your friend. I won my prize in this competition a long time ago. Meeting you and being able to stay in your home has been one of the highlights of our vacation. Both Rocky and I are proud to know you and your family.
Nice touch Jeff, life sure does have it's way for us to find people who we can touch one way or another. When we do and we can see the positive affect we have on these people it sure does make one smile. Positive outlooks = Positive outcomes.
Sharon... I say this with as much passion as I can using a keyboard... meeting Julie has been truly amazing in every way. Thank you for your kind words!
Joeann... despite all the hand wringing about the rules and judging, it brought a tremendous amount of good for everyone involved. I can only hope it did the same for those watching from the sidelines.
What a wonderful tribute to Julie and all her hard work on this project. I have the opportunity to meet her & her husband in Chicago and although we did not talk for long, I was impressed by all that she pulls together on a daily basis and writes about with such spirit and sincerity. Best Wishes to both of you!
Jeff this is a lovely tribute piece to a gal who richly deserves it. Amazing to think: new agent, stay at home mom with 4 kids, new blogger, major volunteer time funnelled into that charity..... What an incredible woman and what a gift to all who know her or have been influenced by her. (JULIE YOU ROCK!)
Jeff, nice tribute to a gal that will go far! You two did great as a team and I am glad to see you were matched up with someone that really plugged right in and spilled her passion and professionalism into a perfect brand for herself! You are a great teacher.
Jeff - what an awesome tribute to Julie - with you as her mentor - how could she be anything but successful - she was a blogging diamond in the rough who definitely shined through - Congrats to you both...
With so many blogs out there, sometimes there just isn't time to read them all. When someone comes along and points out excellent reasons why to read a blog, it changes things. Your post showed me another blog that I am more than excited to participate in! Thank you.
Jeff...Your writing is so personal. I think that is one of the reason that I enjoy reading your blog. You write from the heart, and I personally feel that is the only way to write.
What a wonderful tribute. I did enjoy following the two of you through the competition. I say winners all the way around.
Jeff-It has been interesting to watch project blogger unfold. I have enjoyed all the lessons that were given to all of us in the process. You and Julie both have soul....to me an unbeatable team.
I have watched Julie turn into one heck of a blogger and have rooted for her from the beginning. I love her style as well as yours. You both did a great job.....impressive!
WOW! I am beginning to think that blogging is your FULL TIME JOB there jeff! Where do you find the TIME for such great posts????????!!!!!!!! Always looking for advise to simplify my life while improving and making more time for family... any suggestions?
Hi Jeff, Julie must be one smart and terrific lady. What an inspiration. When will I ever find time to read all these? Love AR and the blogging but there is so very much wonderful information out there --I feel like I miss too much. Thank you.
I just checked out your wife's charity, mothers fighting for others. I am and have been a part of my local moms club chapter (part of the National Moms Club Organization) now for several years. They have been a wonderful support to me when I first moved here and had no family around! We support many local charities as well as some national charities through out the year. I will definitely spread the word to all the other "stay at home moms" about this charity.
Jeanette... thank you. Rocky and Julie are always looking for guest writers... so if you have an issue surrounding mothers and children you need to talk about, I'm sure they'd love to hear from you.
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