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Bike Week Lessons

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Network Realty BK 3030920

As many of us North & Central Florida know, this weekend is the beginning of the annual Bike Week festivities in Daytona Beach.

My guy & I rode down yesterday to spend some time checking out all the cool bikes and funky people at Destination Daytona, which is Bruce Rossmeyer's new mega-dealership in Ormond Beach.
 

Since we rode from Jacksonville, I had a good hour each way with my thoughts (aside from waving to others on I-95 on their way to Daytona Beach).  And, it occurred to me there are many good lessons to be applied to our real estate business we can learn from bikers.

Here they are for your Sunday reading pleasure:

  1. Share the road.You are not the only one on the highway.  If, for example, you are THE Realtor who handles short sales in your office, you could choose to share some of your pointers with those who have expressed an interest in learning from you. Share and spread the wealth.
  2. Keep an eye on the traffic ahead of you, to either side of you and behind you.  You never know what someone else is going to do, and you may be able to learn from it and use it to further your career or business, or, simply to avoid some rough road ahead.
  3. Don't be judgemental of others. Just because someone trailered their bike down from Illinois does not make them less of a "true" biker than you.  Do not judge others you meet solely on first impressions.
  4. Have fun.  Life is a journey and the experiences we have along the way can help us grow, learn and define us.

Have a safe Bike Week!

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Carol Zingone is a full service Broker Associate proudly affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty in Atlantic Beach, FL.  I help buyers and sellers locally, regionally, and internationally.  With hundreds of happy buyers and sellers over the course of my career, I'm thrilled to help first time buyers, military buyers, seniors, investors, 1031 exchange properties, short sales and REO's.  I have spent hours honing my expertise, including the designations of: Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI), Loss Mitigation Certification (LMC) , Short Sales, Foreclosures, REO's, (SFR), and Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES).  I pride myself on providing excellent expertise to all buyers and sellers. Search the MLS via www.carolzingone.com  for Jacksonville and area listings!

 

Sean Allen
International Financing Solutions - Fort Myers, FL
International Financing Solutions

Hey Carol,

Great observations and analogy between Biking and real estate. I like #4 the best .... have Fun. If you are not having fun in your carreer, then you should find a carreer that you enjoy.

Sean Allen

Mar 02, 2008 04:10 AM
Ryan Vivo
Gateway Realty - Fairfield, CA
NRBA Realtor Solano County, Gateway Realty 707-384-5894
I like how you were able to find the similarities, and put it into the form of real estate.
Mar 02, 2008 04:32 AM
Obeoman Glade Jones
www.obeo.com - Salt Lake City, UT

 

Carol,

Some people in Milwaukee should read this blog...ahem...

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Steve

Mar 04, 2008 10:43 PM
Bill Somerset
Re/Max Realty Group - Dover, NH
ABR, e-PRO - Realtor - NH Real Estate Agent
Hey Carol -  Hope you had a good time this weekend.  This is an event I would love to go to sometime.  first I need to make it to the local event in Laconia NH!
Mar 04, 2008 11:38 PM