Love the blog Larry,  and congratulations on the feature!  Is that your dog? Too cute!

Larry: The problem is, the rest of the world seems to allow -- heck, even embrace -- ignorance, so it's underdtandable when people try to plead it in business. Great post!

Larry, I had a contact today from an unrepresented buyer who went under contract with an unrepresented owner. I was stymied!

What in the heck happened to that rooster? Business is Business. Friends are Friends, there is certainly a difference.

Larry~  Friends are good for some questions and guidance, but when it comes to business they usually don't understand it.  (unless they are an agent as well)

Hey Larry!  What a nice surprise!  I opened up AR and there was a nice familiar face!  Congrats on the featured post!  I like the distinction you made between getting advice from friends versus getting advice about your profession from a mentor.  Someone who will give you the honest truth to help you become successful in your field versus the warm blanket of kind words.  Although, like you mentioned, you know friends do usually have your best interest at heart.  Great thought provoking post Larry, as always!

 Ah, the good old Socratic acknowledgement "I know that I know nothing"! Ignorance in itself is not necessarily bad, as long as we are aware of our ignorance and use this awareness towards perfecting our knowledge. It is only the ignorant who is unaware of his shortcomings that represents a real danger to our progress and betterment. Just like that rooster that doesn't seem to be aware that he is missing most of his feathers. LOL!!!

That guy in the upper right photo -- I want his job.  Seriously...when it comes to real estate, consumers would be wise to surround themselves with the best.

I have friends but I also have mentors that I think of as friends.

Good blog. Yes, lots of people ask their friends for advice without understanding that the source of your information my not be credible or reliable.

Ok, your post makes sense re the difference between friends and information.  But, I love the snoozing dog -- that is really being comfortable and relaxed.  But what happened to the rooster?  Did it just go through a blow dryer?

Sue of Robin and Sue

Family first Larry, then friendship...

You can build business around the rest!

I think the rooster may have been having a bad day and needs a friend.

Good morning Larry,

Congratulations on the featured post..your title is perfect and I love the dog photo!

Maybe the rooster got some bad business advice from a friend. Nice post Larry.

Larry< I think i get it. The rooster represents that person we all know that forgets all those little contract details that he either just signed or read and still struts all around.Nice post and say hi to Lance Armstrong for me. Thanks,jhaz.

I am lucky enough to have friends in the business.  But other friends are just that. 

Thats a very interesting perspective Larry, I appreciate you sharing it with us. So your address shows your in MA, but your doing marketing work for Dallas. That sounds interesting, I bet the commute is a pain...

Larry... I loved the title of your post.. and even though you did a good job with this, that I understand and agree, I thought the title was going to suggest another kind of topic. About those that know better, but just decided to assume on one road to take that was easier than the other... but that they knew better.. I might be babbling, but I have a post in mind for later on.  In any case, I even have people in the mortgage business that I consider friends, who I can trust to tell me the truth, no matter what. To me, it's called communication and we have talked about this within our networking group. I have no problem with constructive criticism that some might think would be negative. To me, I take the positive approach, because now I can better myself... nice job here..