Chances are most children don't pretend to be Realtors® when they are little unless their families were in the business. As kids we thought about being fireman, policemen or teachers. A few of you might have had more lofty ambitions and considered a run for the presidency or flying the space shuttle but the closest most of us got to a real estate career was a game of Monopoly.
Recently I was asked to speak to a group of high school students about careers (I've had a few) and how I ended up as a Realtor®. The crazy character side of me thought about taking the Rodney Dangerfield approach, let's face it sometimes we don't get a lot of respect, but the professional side won out and I think it was an eye opener for many of the students.
I created a new game called "Realtor® Myth Busters" for the kids to play. The first myth I busted was that Realtors® can set their own schedules. Anyone else want to bust that one too? The second myth was that Realtors® were "bored" housewives. Anyone want to tackle that one? And the third myth was that a "million dollar" producer actually makes a million dollars. There were many more but I'm sure you can make a list of myths that you would like to bust as well.
What was sad was that there wasn't a single student who thought of a Realtor® as a business owner when I started. By the time I was done with myth busters and the components of building a business there was at least a glimmer of recognition that the word Realtor® does have meaning and that there is more to real estate that wandering around looking at houses. Speaking with the kids was a great opportunity to spend some time with the "younger" generation and maybe even get one to think about real estate as a future career.
Now about those Unicorns?
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