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Speed Is More Than A Movie About a Hijacked Bus

By Gary Woltal

Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty 0575737

August 26, 2008 08:17 AM

In popular movies of yesteryear one of the fun ones out there was the 1994 epic Speed.

It had popular actress Sandra Bullock in it and launched the career of athletically built or what most women on this forum would call "hottie" Keanu Reeves. He later went on to star in cyberadventures like the Matrix.

But in this movie Sandra plays the damsel in distress driving the bus that this mad bomber plans to blow up if the "Speed" ever drops below 50 mph.

Young cop Keanu has to work with her on this.

Alpha Romeo

In our own jobs daily we are called upon to act with "Speed."

Especially in today's day and age of instant communication. Whether we like it or not it seems everyone wants instant gratification.

This is not all that hard to accomodate these days with the tools at our disposal.

Cell phone, email, laptops, push email to Personal Digital Assistants like Blackberrys and Treos.

Ferrari

Speed also relates to our adapting to the world around us, and picking up on trends in various economic cycles, say like short sales and REOs.

What about our speed of our thought? If someone asks a question do you wait days to get back to them, or research the answer and get back to them promptly? Don't be afraid of picking up that phone or emailing or texting, depending on their way they want you to communicate.

Don't go crazy with speed and become a complete Crackberry reader and writer. It is easy to do. But do know you are in a world of speed nowadays. People EXPECT responsiveness. Set boundaries on your time but also still be fast. What happens if you don't grasp speed in today's world??

You will be knocked out out by the competition. Now, THINK FAST !!!

Boxer

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Charles Buell

Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA

Seattle Home Inspector

Gary, along with the speed of a timely reply is: simply doing what you say you are going to do. Then you don't have to worry about time.

Aug 26, 2008 08:31 AM

Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

I suspect that if agents in Ft. Worth are not well connected and "up to speed", they will be left in

Gary Woltal's dust.

Aug 26, 2008 08:42 AM

Kathy Clulow

Uxbridge, ON

Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Gary - talk about a 1 -2 knock outpunch you pack it

Aug 26, 2008 08:52 AM

Colleen Fischesser Northwest Property Shop

NextHome Experience - Chelan, WA

A Tradition of Trust in the Pacific NW since 1990!

It does seem as if if time is moving at a breakneck pace, and the learning curve? Fuggedabout it! Good thing I like a strong breeze in my hair :-)

Aug 26, 2008 11:11 AM

Gary Woltal

Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX

Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Charles: DWYSYWD Do what you say you will do. Great advice.

Lenn: It is so much about speed.

Kathy: Watch out for that left hook coming at ya'.

Colleen: You're hanging in there with the pace of life just fine.

Aug 26, 2008 11:48 AM

William Feela

WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN

Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Great post Gary...speed in returning calls to clients is very important, but so is returning the calls of agents, sometimes even more important!

Aug 26, 2008 12:32 PM

Sharon Paxson

Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA

Newport Beach Real Estate

Great post Gary - and I love the cars . . . time is of the essence in this business for sure, and the speed in our responses in all areas (returning calls, appointments, etc) is professional!

Aug 26, 2008 12:49 PM

Valerie Osterhoudt

Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT

ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889

Gary... Once you have the *speed* down, you should be able to rely more on your dependablity. Speed without accuracy, gets you no way too.

Aug 26, 2008 01:13 PM

Trey Thurmond

BCR Realtors - College Station, TX

College Station , Texas Homes

Great post Gary. Nice cars to illustrate your point.

Aug 26, 2008 01:33 PM

Laura Cerrano

Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY

Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Gary, I can keep up with the speed of my clients and getting back to them, it's this tech stuff that I'm in the dust with. That's ok, though, it's just not my specialty :)

Aug 26, 2008 01:52 PM

Gary Woltal

Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX

Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

William: Very good point. I think the inter-agent communication is very important.

Sharon: Great real estate term on this topic. Time is of the essence.

Valerie: Accuracy and dependability are very important.

Trey: An Alfa Romeo and a Ferrari. I had to take them out of my garage to get them waxed : )

Carole: The tech stuff, as fast as it keeps moving is work for all of us.

Aug 26, 2008 02:12 PM

Sondra Meyer:

EXP Realty, LLC - Corpus Christi, TX

See It. Experience It. Live It.

Gary, Instead of having a VW bug or HHR with real estate ads plastered all over the side, I think the fast yellow car would be a great marketing tool for my business.....

You are correct, that in today's times, people expect speedy responses to their inquires. I just wish I could keep up with the technology.

Aug 26, 2008 02:15 PM

Sherry Scales

Austin Texas Homes, LLC - Leander, TX

Realtor, for Austin, TX and surrounding areas

Today is one of those days...that the faster I went..the behinder I got. Crazy! But I am getting caught up!

Aug 26, 2008 02:23 PM

Gary Woltal

Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX

Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Sondra: I think you'd be looking mighty fine behind the wheel of your fast yellow car. Who needs to worry about technology? You have the wheels. : )

Sherry: Hang in there. Some days get overwhelming for all of us. You can feel like you're on the hamster wheel some days, I know the feeling.

Aug 26, 2008 02:41 PM

Martha Brown

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Annapolis MD 21403 - Annapolis, MD

Your Homes Around Annapolis Agent

Gary- Timeliness is so important in this business. Somedays are more hectic and seem to go faster than others but I always make sure to at least take a rest stop periodically to refuel.

Aug 26, 2008 02:54 PM

Richard Weisser

Richard Weisser Realty - Newnan, GA

Richard Weisser Retired Real Estate Professional

Gary...

I'm having trouble just keeping up, let alone staying up tp speed.

Aug 26, 2008 03:32 PM

Mara Hawks

First Realty Auburn - Auburn, AL

Inactive-2012 REALTOR - Homes for Sale Auburn Real Estate, AL

it seems that ultimately, essentially, substantially, we are reflections of LIGHT... imagine our true potential for speed... thanks for a thought-provoking post...

Aug 27, 2008 03:24 PM

Liz Moras Migic

Chilliwack, BC

Chilliwack, British Columbia - Realtor

pheew that photo scared me for a second - she looks a lot like me daughter, and my daughter boxes too! yikes

Aug 27, 2008 06:56 PM

Carol Culkin

Diamond Partners Inc - Overland Park, KS

Overland Park Residential Real Estate

Gary - It's tough to catch up to new technology sometimes but I am learning to set time aside. My new blackberry has me baffled! But, each day i try to work on learning one new feature.

Aug 28, 2008 10:55 AM

Patricia Beck

RE/MAX Properties, Inc., ABR, GRI, SRES - Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs Realty

I think its something that has to be kept in balance but being responsive is huge. Many agents lose potential clients because they do not return a phone call. Everything is moving at lightning speed and there is so much to learn!! I like my blackberry but I can see how it's easy to become a crackberry!

Aug 29, 2008 05:07 AM