The day I started my real estate career in Waukesha County; I remember that day I walked into my office in 1986 and thinking to myself "Well, this isn't at glamorous as I was told it would be. What ever my illusions were at that time were now replaced with deep and sounding overtones of survival. In those days there was a "BORIS" system hooked up to a printer so we could see what was listed in the MLS system. Moreover, everyone received two books with all the MLS listings in them. These were given out every two weeks, and if you were busy you ordered more of them so you could rip out the sections that applied and give them to your perspective buyers. It was a world of competition and each looking out for their own. A shroud of secrecy was in the air at all times and leads, contacts, strategics, and technique were closely guarded. That was until one day in 1988 I told my manager that I had been talking to an agent named Larry that owned the Re/Max in Hartland. The rude awaking that day was when she looked at me and said "You have five minutes to get your stuff together and go". Larry would go on to be one of my greatest mentors and a commercial aficionado that taught me much. God Bless you Larry for taking that time.
These days people tend to step into two groups; the ones that I was accustomed to early in my career, and the ones that I was generally impressed by. The latter group would choose to pay it forward, go out of their way to help and educate, and take the time to make sure others had the chance to learn what they knew. Years went by and I would choose to be more pro-active by giving back, helping those learn, and in general making myself feel a little happier because I could make the difference in someones life. We all know who these people are; we have met them in our career and they have become friends, mentors, associates, and teachers. These days when people are interested in relocating or moving to Oconomowoc Wisconsin, ask me about homes for sale in Oconomowoc Wisconsin, or any real estate in Oconomowoc Wisconsin I have a better ear, a desire to complete each transaction as if it were to be expected by me if I was on the other end, and a warmer and brighter conviction to always be my best. The resounding reinforcement was when I was having a conversation with a very brilliant Star Power coach from Ottawa, Canada and he said to me something that would from that day forth be etched in my mine forever. He said "You can make a difference in everything you do." The next sentence was like a spark going off in my head and with clear tonality he said to me "remember Always Lead by Example. If you do this everything will have a way of working out and falling into place." What are you doing today to lead by example?
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