Married To A Computer?

Pat - that's exactly what I do.

When I was younger, I lived in Russia, and not just in Russia, but in the Arctic part of Russia. So, when I had a vacation, I would take a kid (3 y.o.) and go the Black Sea. I stayed there with my uncle and aunt. I remember my uncle asked my why i was in the Arctic.

I proudly explained to him that though I work hard, and winters are harsh, and extremely long, and the polar nights , etc., we had great benefits, like a 42-day vacation. After saying that I paused waiting for  a "Wow, 42 days!?". Instead he thought for a minute and said "Yea I see. I still do not get why yo need to live in hell like you live just to have 42 days in the warm climate in the Black Sea, when I have it 12 months"

Aren't we in the same situation? Ready to work hard through the cold Arctic winters to get that time off all that and enjoy the sun, the beach, and the weather? maybe we can do it 12 months in a row?

Am I after the ghosts?

William - this is my trouble. I am with the flow (or trying to be). I am trying to embrace the technology, the pace...

But the technology is the instrument. I can master it to the point where I limit my contact with live people to the minimum, the technology allows you to never even meet them. This would be OK with me, as I am not really an extrovert. Not a radiant person, no, I am not. There are people who would feel more comfortable in front of the computer rather then at a gathering, and there are those who would feel terrific in any gathering.

Selling real estate is still a 'contact sprot', and as long as it is a contact sport, there could be people who walk the streets. Yes, they will not get customer form out of state (unless they come to the area), but in reality, do we really get a lot of customers of the screen? Not me. I still get the majority locally.

We think that these "technologically challenged" are lagging behind. But this is not necessarily true. The time is coming when a lot of people (baby boomers) will be able to afford to hate the technology. Why fight spam when you can unplug the computer? People will soon figure that. Hey, your friends may be fine with talking on the phone or just plain ole visit in person.

Life does not require us to be crazy to work. We are doing it because we sometimes are afraid to ask ourselves tough questions. Twitter may not that much help your business, but it will keep you busier... from yourself?

Lori - Exactly. I am a bit stunned when 40+ comments are going against the simple truth that this is not what guarantees the success.

The creme of the crop do more business and they are not on AR, or use facebook, Twitter... And it is plain ridiculous to say that in 5 years they will be out and we will be in, because this is not true, either.

We love to justify what we want to do or how we want to do it, and then generalize it.

Jesse - I am here on AR for my own benefit, and for my own fun. Yes, I learn, and it is important, but the netwroking, exchange of ideas, communicating with people that you like is very important. Would it be great if I also pick some business? Sure.

the thing is that all this is not a definition of success. I mean facbooks, myspaces, twitters and many many others. Can they help. Maybe. Can people use them in the way that they can somehow help generate some business? Sure.

And if you do not so all that, yo can still be a top producer. I know a few, they do not need to communicate, they read a bit the blogs and comments on AR and they were appaulled by what they find a waste of time.

They often run a well lubricated selling machine, no emotions, they do not need to know what others think about it. There are many among them, who are lonely wolves. If this is not the food, it should not be here.

Will this guy be able to make more than what he is making? Why does he need it. He is a smart, very aggressive, and no, he would not give any referrals, because there are no other agents who would be able to work them the way he does it. He comes to the developer to solicit the development, and he has a bank already agreeing to a deal, and he has it all set in his head. He is strong. Yes, when he gets something on a side, he would take it and give it to people who help him (he always has peole helping him).

he funny thing is that he is computer litarate, he actually owned an internet company providing help to realtors, and then he figured that he can do it himself, and in his 1st year he became #1, and now it is his 3 or 4th year... So, he knows all that stuff, he can do all that stuff, but he does not need it.

there is not a single Top producer in our area, who is on AR. So, this is a fact. And when I talk to someone, and they say they do not use a computer, no, I am not saying "I will not do any business with you". I say "I envy you that you cann afford it". So far I can't. But maybe one day I will.

Huiting,

Thanks for stopping by. I would still rather have a garem myself (LOL), than be married to a computer, or twitter, or anything else.

Timothy - I can only envy your energy. Doing so many things... Wow!