During the past few months I wondered where my Active Rain participation would lead me. I knew that it has helped tremendously with placement in google. I have reaped the rewards of gaining so much more knowledge in the Real Estate Industry and being able to bond with some of my peers. (These are the ones I would refer business to should there be an option for their area)
Among all the reasons for this grand Mystery of Active Rain and blogging I received the most profound one of all this morning. Through crisis we find out who we really have bonded with.
After grabbing my coffee this morning, I opened my email. The first one to catch my eye was William Johnson's email that he sent a couple of hours before I got up. Because of the horrendous California fires he was pretty sure they were evacuating and he asked me to let everyone know.
I emailed him back and soon after he called (7am my time would have been 10am his time) Keep in mind I have been meaning to call William for some time. (Darn blogging gets in the way) It was under these unfortunate circumstances that he felt the need to call me. Oh, how I wished I had called him sooner!
I then got to the office and called Jeff Dowler. He was one of the people who called me during our hurricane scare and reached out to me to show he cared. I so appreciated all the calls I received back then. And he was happy I cared to call as well.
I then called Laurie Manny (I didn't know where these fires had gone by now but thought I'd check on her) and let her know the last entry for Jeff was they were evacuating. After a few minutes I had to cut her off as it was the start of my work day at the office and I had to prepare our Monday Sales Meeting literature.
Over the months I've read the "Woe is me", the "Whining for no features" (Blogging Bertha can be such a nag) and "Write this Way", "Don't write this way" and "Comment that way" and this morning I promised myself to stay away from all those posts from now on. Those are definitely not good for my soul..
I realize that not all new agents will write unreal Real Estate posts and such but I really commend the ones that get involved with each other on a personal level with Real Estate as the common goal here. To share ideas and get to know people. This is the most diverse network with so many different ideas, information, knowledge and yes....fun. I know I utilize it well.
I realized that the most profound thing for me on Active Rain are the real people who utilize this network for what it is. Real Estate Industry related topic with a touch of our personalities and a little bit of us. The REAL people who can not only write but talk from their hearts. The REAL professionals who know what this business is all about and extend a helping hand to those in need.
My Active Rain Passage to Mystery is ongoing with the caring souls who really make up this network. This is the Active Rain Family. The support we give each other as our peers, business associates and the ones who have become our friends. These caring souls that I have seen all over this network today to reach out to the ones in this crisis. This is real.
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