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You Reap What You Sow - Encouragement

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Real Estate Agent with The Nines Team At Keller Williams 01390564

The Nines Team in Stockton

When the market seems to get some of our colleagues down, or it might just be “life” is pressing in … one of the things I’ve seen over and over on ActiveRain is the willingness to express encouragement and good will from members to each other.  It is a model that makes the community feel special, about itself and about each other.  But … what about those who are not part of the Rain?

The Nines Team in StocktonFrom time-to-time we read posts from some of our AR Icons about the importance and advantage of inviting colleagues to become part of ActiveRain.  Aside from the obvious personal advantages, consider for a moment the people in your professional community that may need that extra boost, that “atta agent” that may make all the difference in their, day, week, month or even year.  In a small but significant way we can become a part of their success.

The gift of encouragement … to our AR community …. to our professional community … to our community leaders …. to those who lead our communities of faith ….  It really only takes a few minutes …. But the results can last forever!

 

Then there is that other wise chestnut …. You reap what you sow!

 

Linda D. Pufford
Stage with Divine Style - Home Staging - Novato, CA
ASPM, Marin/Sonoma Home Stager

Jack,

We do need to encourage each other....  I'm so glad to be a part of AR where everyone is so willing to help each other!  Great post, thanks for sharing it.

Jan 18, 2011 03:56 PM
Jack Mossman - The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton
The Nines Team At Keller Williams - Stockton, CA
The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton

Linda - I love being part of this community ... it is one of the strongest and most focused group of people in the industry.  BUT - there's a lot of fun and give-and-take in the Rain ...

Jan 18, 2011 04:15 PM
Susan Goulding
Crown Key Realty, Inc; Tracy & Mountain House Sales and Property Management - Tracy, CA
Northern CA - Tracy & Mountain House Real Estate

We need to encourage one another, and encourage OTHER AGENTS to join Active Rain... sometimes the competition is good. Plus the invite is there, as we know very few actually do what they know will work.

Jan 18, 2011 05:22 PM
Jack Mossman - The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton
The Nines Team At Keller Williams - Stockton, CA
The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton

Aw Susan ... there you go with competition and not collegiality!  (LOL) When are we doing lunch?  And are we inviting that stinker Christina ... posting about hamburgers .... vixen!

Jan 18, 2011 05:25 PM
Christina ONeal
At Home Real Estate Group - Ripon, CA
Realtor - Ripon California

Ok you two...BUSTED, talking about me, yes we are all 3 going to lunch!!!! remember we have to go to Moo Moo's Burger Barn & get some sweet potato fries, yummy :)  how about tommorow (thursday the 20th)?????????

Ooops, I almost forgot this was a comment.  Ummmmm, yes we absolutely have to encourage others :)  Yeah!!!

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Jan 19, 2011 01:50 AM
Susan Goulding
Crown Key Realty, Inc; Tracy & Mountain House Sales and Property Management - Tracy, CA
Northern CA - Tracy & Mountain House Real Estate

Competition can also encourage... you can also have collegiality with competition... I know I've seen it.

Lunch great- MooMoo's or where ever that "Stinker" wants to go...  sweet potato fries - ICK

 

Jan 19, 2011 05:51 AM
Jack Mossman - The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton
The Nines Team At Keller Williams - Stockton, CA
The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton

Ladies ... Lunch on the 20th is NOW possible ... class is out at 12:00!  We'll chat in the morning!

Jan 19, 2011 03:47 PM
Susan Goulding
Crown Key Realty, Inc; Tracy & Mountain House Sales and Property Management - Tracy, CA
Northern CA - Tracy & Mountain House Real Estate

Tracy Marketing Council Meeting from 8::30 - 10... done anytime after that.

Jan 19, 2011 04:34 PM
Karen Anne Stone
New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Real Estate

Jack:  I know that just about every religion has some sort of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."  Another is... "as you sow, so shall you reap... which you have shared, above."  They can all be pretty-much translated into "what goes around, comes around."

One of my favorites is the wiccan "rule of three."  It says that whatever we send out into the universe... will come back to us three-fold.  Obviously... the idea of sending out good thoughts and such is wonderful... but even more "fun" is watching someone who sends out "trash"... and then imagining it when it comes back to him... and he finds himself up to his eyeballs in doo-doo.  Not a good plan.

I know... TMI... too much information.

Even with all that... there continues to be just a few on AR that always seem to be in either a bad mood, or in an overly-critical mood.  How totally pointless.

The way I look at it... if you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.

Great post.  "suggested..."

Now... that's settled... so let's get to the important stuff.  Hamburgers ?  Christina... I guess I need to go back and take another look at your blog.  It is 12:35AM here in FW right now, but still... I'd love a nice juicy hamburger.  And... from what I am seeing... how cool is it that you, Jack and Susan are close enough that you can get together FOR one of those burgers.  Way cool !

Jan 19, 2011 05:39 PM
Christina ONeal
At Home Real Estate Group - Ripon, CA
Realtor - Ripon California

Karen Anne... If you were close, we could have invited you too!!!

Christina Oneal

Jan 20, 2011 11:53 AM
Jack Mossman - The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton
The Nines Team At Keller Williams - Stockton, CA
The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton

Karen Anne - Rule of three ... way neat!  It's interesting when folks send out bad stuff ... and get the same back in return and they wonder ... "WHY!"  Whatever it's called and whomever ... it just works!  So I try and be careful ... I like positive stuff ... 

AND - Lunch was great ... I was delighted to have an opportunity to even post about it!  ... and I will get to FW one day ... perhaps we can meet up for burgers!

Jan 20, 2011 02:20 PM