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November ActiveRain Contest - I Cannot Believe I Just Did THAT!

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November ActiveRain Contest - I Cannot Believe I Just Did THAT!


 

In early October I wrote a blog about spilling coffee all over the listing and disclosure documents while sitting at my client's dining room table. This contest is not about electronic signatures. The coffee stained documents were for a short sale listing which require wet signatures.  Perhaps I took the meaning a "wet signatures" just a little too far.

Prior to that moment my most embarrassing moment was falling down while door knocking many long years ago. I tore my pants, my knee was bleeding, and I could not move because it felt like I broke something.  The owner had not answered the door while I was knocking it but did come out to help me up after I fell.

photo of a woman covering her face in embarrassment

This contest is actually inspired by a comment made on my blog - specifically that it should be a contest.  You know what they say - be careful what you ask for because you just might get it.

Many of you already shared your most embarrassing moment in front of a client when you left a comment on my blog. If you missed that blog you can read here.

We are keeping this contest simple and easy.  I can hear the angels singing ... can you?

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I've been embarrassed many times by things my clients have said, and done. But this contest is not about what our client said or did. This is ABOUT YOU!

Write a blog post describing your most embarrassing moment with clients. This could be something you did, or said

  • Contest Starts on November 3, 2014 and ends on November 30, 2014 at 11:59pm (PST).
  • Use a graphic or video that speaks to your embarrassing moment. If you stepped in poop ... come on, show us some poop. Maybe there is a song, or a line in a movie, that speaks well to what happened.  Find it on YouTube and use it in your blog.
  • Be creative. If you fell down, insert a photo of you flat on your face!
  • Give us the details. Paint the picture for us so we can reenact it in our minds.
  • Have fun.
  • Make us laugh.
  • Make us cry because we are laughing so hard.
  • Post a link to your post in the comment section below.
  • Be sure to have your link open in a new window and that you actually create a link.
  • In exchange for your entry Kerrie has graciously agreed to award you 500 points.

I said it would be simple and easy. I just don't think it gets any easier than that.

 

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Comments(168)

Kim Boekholder Utah Real Estate/ PECO
Results Real Estate 801.580.5624 - Draper, UT
Broker Results Real Estate/Leasing Specialist PECO
Nov 29, 2014 02:42 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Kathleen -- while there were many stories I had, this is one I have not previously shared:  

Embarrassing Moments in Real Estate - Let Me Count… 

Thanks for hosting this contest.

 

 

Nov 29, 2014 04:45 AM
Erin Bates
CMG Financial and Expansion Marketing Services - Aurora, CO

Hi Kathleen.  This was a fun one for sure.  Here is my entry.

Embarrassing Key Moment in Real Estate

Nov 29, 2014 05:18 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time
Sharon Parisi
United Real Estate Dallas - Dallas, TX
Dallas Homes

Hi Kathleen, thank you for sponsoring these fun posts and the contest.

Living Hood Ornament

 

sharonparisi

Nov 29, 2014 03:08 PM
MaryKay Shumway
The Kellstrom Ray Agency, Inc. (Est. 1948) - Sister Bay, WI
Door County Wisconsin's Real Estate Expert

Fun, here is my contest entry:  http://actvra.in/4rJy

 

Nov 30, 2014 02:01 AM
Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert
Nov 30, 2014 03:21 AM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Hello Kathleen Daniels 

Thank you for hosting this fun contest - here's my entry!  How Embarrassing

Nov 30, 2014 08:43 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Company - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

This is a great contest with a lot of fun entries. Thanks for hosting!

Flying Bong Water Caught Mid-Air

Nov 30, 2014 09:28 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Here is my entry...I thought I already wrote and entered one but could not find it!

I Can't Believe I Just Did That

Nov 30, 2014 10:31 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

It took me a while to remember an embarrassing moment or three, but but at least we found one.

Thanks for stimulating a few fond memories.

http://activerain.com/blogsview/4548209/embarrassing-moment---don-t-have-any---well-maybe-a-few-

Nov 30, 2014 10:43 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Hi Kathleen, I did this just for you as I don't enter contests so I hope you like this; except I CAN believe I just did that:

It's OK to let your fingers do the walking in the Yellow Pages, but not on your keyboard or while texting on your ME phone!

Nov 30, 2014 10:45 AM
Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366
Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA
General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

If I got caught more often, we'd have quite a post here Kathleen.

Yes it is mine, and it will be gone today!

Thanks for the efforts in putting this together K!

Nov 30, 2014 01:53 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

And here's my entry - as promised to you Kathleen Daniels 

Oops I Did It! Where are the keys?

 

Nov 30, 2014 02:44 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Kathleen since you are a friend I had to share this eventhough I have not participated in contests since about May of this year....anyway here is my contribution enjoy.....http://actvra.in/4rKD   Endre

Nov 30, 2014 03:40 PM
John DL Arendsen
CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments - Leucadia, CA
Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer

Kathleen Daniels Yowza, I hope I'm not to late to this party. But I was going back through the comments to this contest and realized that I've commented twice about my contrbution to this contest but I'm not seeing my link anywhere. Here it is. As you can see I wrote it in mid November so I hope it's still acceptable. 

http://activerain.com/blogsview/4534002/one-of-my-most-unforgettable---embarrassing-moments

Dec 02, 2014 10:13 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

John DL Arendsen - I will sent to Sweet Kerrie and let her know. I am as sure as I can be that she will award you the points. 

Dec 03, 2014 01:10 AM
John DL Arendsen
CREST "BACKYARD' HOMES, ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractor, TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments - Leucadia, CA
Crest Backyard Homes "ADU" dealer & RE Developer

Kathleen Daniels BIG THANKS! 

Dec 03, 2014 02:19 AM
The Villages Realty
The Villages Realty - San Jose, CA
"Our Performance Will Move You!"

Hi Kathleen, I just dropped by to see what interesting stuff you have posted.  Keep it up!

Feb 02, 2017 03:11 AM
Eagle Ridge Realty
Eagle Ridge Realty - Gilroy, CA
"Our Performance Will Move You!"

Hi Kathleen.  Just checking in to see what you've written, as we always like what you have to say...

Feb 03, 2017 08:16 AM