Missy,  I'm jealous.  Thanks for the updates!  Really wish that I could be there, but have been in a Leadership Development class for a couple of days.  Enjoy!!

My brother in law should be there as well. He is with Keller Williams. His name is Joel Cordileone. If you see him say hi!

Wow, Missy. It sounds like you are learning a lot! I'm sure you'll head back to Ann Arbor all fired up and ready to sell, sell, sell!

Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the convention.  Wish we could be there!

Hi Missy,

Thanks for the interesting info. BTW, I've met Irina a couple of times here in SoCal, she's a lovely person. Have fun!

Missy, I clicked on to see how the convention was going.  It sounds like you are having a great time.  By the way you only have a few minutes and you can put a post like that out.  Geeez I'm doing something wrong. 

Missy- It seems that things are coming along just fine w3ith your move :)  I remember when that book was recommended to you, so pretty cool that you not only read it but met the author.  Enjoyed your commentary of the convention.

Hi Missy,
Sounds like you're getting lots of information.  Thanks for  sharing with us.

Hi Missy - I'm very happy reading about your experiences at Family Reunion, especially since this was so close to you making the switch. It's almost like Seth speaking about The Dip confirmed that you've made the right decision. And it's interesting to see the role AR plays in meeting people at conventions. Be sure you don't miss Mo Anderson's Inspirational Brunch -- it's always a highlight of FR.

Missy,

Thanks for the update....it sounds like you're gaining lots of incredibly useful knowledge and meeting tons of great people, inluding getting to meet in person so many AR members!

Jo 

John, I'll be at the breakfast in the morning and looking forward to it. Right now my head is spinning with so much, can't remember what speaker in the break-out sessions said what. LOL

J0-Anne, it is really fun to see Activerainers. That is like meeting family, hard to explain, it just is.

Marc, next year in Orlando. Sounds good to me, warm, sun, Disney World and tanning.

Hey Missy,  looks like all of you are having a blast!  I would love to make it to a big event like that one day to meet you and a bunch of others here on AR.  That would be great!

Hi Missy, Thanks for letting me live the KW Reunion through your blog.  I'm glad your learning a lot and they're talking tech!!

Hi Missy, sounds like you are having to much fun....have a great time and share with us...the weather is stinky in Michigan anyway....just thought I would share!  Nice update. :-)

If you see Irina again, tell her hi for us. Would love to hear Seth. Isn't that what we are all doing, becoming the purple cow in each of our markets via our blog? We thinks so.

cheers 

Missy - Sounds like you are having a great time. Great photos! I am sure you are finding many things in common.

Missy, Sounds like it is a great family reunion.  Have fun and learn a lot!

Missy  Sounds like you're already a lot more comfortable now than during your first post about FR!  I met Mariana & Irena but missed you some how.....  I'm posting on AR each day as well and please send folks over to the Official Family Reunion blog!  You'll love the Inspirational Brunch tomorrow.....  er, today.  Double er, in 7 hours.  Bed time!

I'm currently reading Seth's "Small is the new big." Can this guy rant or what? Still, I am getting some new perspective and catch some good reminders and insights every few pages...

Seth is great... I listen to him on my IPOD.  All of my KW friends were at the reunion, so I enjoyed hearing your version of the events.  All the best.

I'm envious!   Missy, I'm glad you're having a wonderful time and especially glad you got to hear Mariana speak and meet those lovely ladies.

Loved the pics! 

Mariana is a nice person...she sent me a holiday card ...it was a surprise to me that she remembered me.Never spoke to hesr but she write very well and enjoy reading her blogs.

Missy, I've listened to the audio book of THE DIP a couple of times.....It is good.  THanks for the heads up about squidzipper (funny name).

Missy--Did you say next year is Orlando? I could maybe get my family interested in that Family Reunion... :) Thanks for the update on what I am missing!

Missy - Looks like you are having a great time and picking up some great nuggets.  I hope to be there next year.

Missy - Sounds like a wonderful conference. squidzipper - never heard of it. I will have to check it out.

Missy- As everyone has said, it soulds like a great convention and you are having a good time! In NH we are snowed in, but I am attending the Real Estate Online Convention from home!, have you had a chance to check it out even though you are so busy, if not it runs until the 18th and there are a ton of great booths and speakers. We are even able to network with the exhibitors and attend a few keynote speakers, Liniger was today. Anyway have fun and check out the online convention, its free!! Here's the link  http://recyber.cyberconventions.com/

Missy, thanks for the tip on the site.  I absolutely dig Seth Godin.  He speaks with a reality that others don't.

Missy - Wowsers, it appears as if all sorts of people are meeting...I love it!  That quote of Seth's you mentioned is fabulous!

Missy - Have fun and meet lots of people. Being a fairly new KW person myself, I need to go to the next conference, but I couldn't get it done this year due to family committments. Maybe next year I can join the fun.

Missy, thanks for sharing...this is really fun/interesting to hear!  Say hi to Irina for me!

Hi Missy - It looks like you had a great time and are very happy with your move to KW. I wish you well, friend!

Linda S.  Your Fort Worth Friend

Missy, it certainly sounds like a fun and educational convention.  I hope that you've enjoyed your time there and will go home with many new ideas and inspirations for your business this year.

Missy,  hope it is all worth it and I bet it is.  You are doing an awesome job of reporting on family reunion and I love the photos!  Very cool.  I thought Seth would be good.

Your family has told you what terrible weather you are missing I'm sure.  You look happy in the photos so I'm thinking it was a wise decision to go.  I'll talk to you when you return.

Thanks for keeping us posted!

Missy - it's funny how you have the pictures of my favorite AR/KW people. Sounds like you guys are having lots of productive fun. Irena was trying to have me come:)

Hi Missy - sounds like you've having a great time, and how cool to get to meet people I'd love to meet.  I had just recently heard about squidzipper.  I set mine up the other day, I think, or maybe it was yesterday.

Why is Mariana holding a picture of Teresa?

Ann

Missy,

I was-happy to hear Seth Godin mention the importance of blogging......and thus I had at least one leg up a the convention......and a nine day old Keller'er I have much to get up to speed to be a major contributor to the Family.

I've enjoyed Seth Godin's books, including The Dip. Squidoo is interesting, so I'll be checking into SquidZipper more. Our area has such small dis-similar pocket that stats by zip code are very misleading.

Well you would have to be extremely creative to come up with a name like Squid Zipper.  I checked out the site--Very interesting with lots of promise.

Missy,

Thank you so much for the update on Family Reunion.  I made it last year but was not able to be their this year and I am grateful that you are sharing with us what you have learned.  I will check out that book and Seth Godin's web site.

Missy, It was so nice to read this update about what you're up to.  Sounds like a lot of fun & a great opportunity to meet people at your new company as well as those you already know through Active Rain.  I'll have to pick up :The Dip."  What a wonderful thing to be able to hear Seth speak.  Hope the weather's nice out there...it's still mighty cold up here. :)

Thanks for sharing the info and the site SquidZipper, looks like fun!

Thanks for sharing Missy. I am definitely going to check out the site - SquidZipper. Oh,I am going have to check out the book dip. Great post.

Missy... thanks for sharing this with us.... I have a few links to go check out now. And glad that you got to meet Mariana. You are right, it's hard to explain blogging to someone who hasn't blogged before. I had this conversation today with the owner of my company on our way up to NYC today, to meet an investor. He is slowly getting it... lol  PS... looks like you are having a good time and meeting some good people.

Missy,

I can tell that all of us at Keller Williams are so blessed to have join our TEAM.  This was the first year in 4 years that I have not been able to attend FR due to my grandma being very ill. I truly appreciate your update, it made me feel as though I was there.

Thanks

Pamela Ann Northup

The Serenity Team

Thanks for everyones comments and for the gold star from AR. Wow, I have read all the comments but couldn't reciprocate from my blackberry.

The convention ended on a high note, the Inspirational Breakfast was amazing, and I cried all my make-up off.

Next year, we will definately do an Activerain get together, it was too hard to find people and such an opportunity to meet each other.

Someone asked me why the photo Mariana had of Teresa Boardman. She missed her and wanted her there. Teresa was speaking on blogging at a different conference in N.Y. 

It has been said many times here, but when you meet Activerain people it is a magical connection. We do know  each other so well.  

O.K. We definitely need to get AR shirts made next year, so we can all find eachother in Orlando!  It would be so fun if all of the KW Active Rainers got together for an evening of blogging brainstorming!  I can't wait!

MISSY! I would say that it was so good to finally meet you, but in all reality, I feel like I have known you for such a long time already. So, it was so good to hang out with you! :) Thank you for speaking highly of me and my class. I had a lot of fun being up there sharing what I have learned.

Next year, we need to have an AR bash! :)

Great post. I loved the blurry pic. Sometimes they come out cool looking. I love that quote too. It's too true!

Sounds like a great time! I bet Mariana was awesome!

Missy ,it was very nice to read your blog after being there with you, I look foward to hearing more and seeing more pictures

Boy, was the Family Reunion great.  I was so glad to be back home so I can put to use all the things that I learned.  I picked up some really great things at the exhibit hall and I am SOOOOO excited.

Missy- Thanks so much for your update. I like Seth, great stuff. And all true. It is funny how I had some great SEO people disagree with me about blogging with long tail, yet the proof is in the pudding. Katerina

Missy, thanks for your update on Family Reunion and the Squidzipper site. Somewhat like Zillow, some Zip Codes had drastic errors in the population numbers. I heard Atlanta was inspirational but attendance was down from 11,000 the previous year to 8,000. Probably the market. Glad you got to meet more bloggers. Look forward to more of what you learned...

Missy, it's fun to read about these little get togethers with friends on Active Rain - and I always feel like I missed a fabulous party!