Lesson of the sand

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Real Estate Agent with Realty One Group # S.0190863
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Years ago, someone said to me, “See yourself on the beach. You are on your knees. Now reach out, palms down and grab as much sand as each hand can. What happens?” I replied, “The sand all slips through my fingers”. They continued, “Now, put your hands together, palms up and scoop up as much sand as you can – as if you were going to give it away. What happens?”. I responded, “I have a heaping pile of sand.” They finished by saying, “That is the lesson of the sand. You always end up with more when you look to see how you can give away to others.”

So, just last week, during a Zoom call, my broker said to those on the call, “You guys should brainstorm together and learn from each other.” I was the first one to volunteer. We had our first meeting last week.

I used to love doing that back when I was selling in San Diego. The more I helped other agents, the more I learned and the better I became.

My dad taught me long ago that two 1” thick pieces of wood with opposing grains are always far stronger than one 2” thick piece of wood. When we can lean on and learn from each other, we all grow stronger. Now some choose not to join because they fear losing their advantage. Perhaps it is because they never knelt in the sand.

 

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Paula McDonald, Ph.D.
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
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Excellent words for all. We all need to reach out a hand and help others along.

Jan 25, 2021 07:59 AM #41
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Good morning Paula McDonald, Ph.D. I agree, the more we look to serve others, the more we find we are blessed

Jan 25, 2021 09:02 AM #42
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Sonja Adams
Keller Williams Realty - Purcellville, VA

My office has been an office of giving help.  It's important to share.. there is always more to learn!

Jan 25, 2021 01:20 PM #43
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Boy, isn't that the truth Sonja Adams? There is always more to learn

Jan 25, 2021 02:34 PM #44
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Kimo Jarrett
WikiWiki Realty - Huntington Beach, CA
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Great post. That's why AR is a tremendous resource to learn and earn. I believe the more you give the more you earn, don't you?

Jan 25, 2021 10:57 PM #45
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Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
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Such a great analogy and lesson! Thank you for sharing!

Jan 26, 2021 08:07 AM #46
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Good morning Kimo Jarrett the more we give and serve others, the more that He blesses us

Jan 26, 2021 08:57 AM #47
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Rocky Dickerson
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Hey there Sharon Tara glad that you enjoyed the post. Hope to see you on the call

Jan 26, 2021 08:58 AM #48
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Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Beverly Hills, CA
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Rocky I miss our community Manager Brad Andersohn , just saying, Endre

Jan 26, 2021 10:22 PM #49
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Yeah, I am afraid I don't know what those days were like and how things were different.

Jan 27, 2021 05:26 AM #50
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Jim Paulson
Progressive Realty (Boise Idaho) www.Progressive-Realty.info - Boise, ID
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One of my favorite poems and now song is "Footprints in the Sand".  It is about caring for and carrying others. I used that song for a memorial video for my wife.  Here is the original version by Leona Lewis. https://youtu.be/dCsZNalcaXM

Jan 27, 2021 07:43 AM #51
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Good morning Jim Paulson yes I am familiar with that poem. Thank you for sharing.

Jan 27, 2021 08:03 AM #52
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Brad Andersohn
Executive Director of Education at eXp Realty - Fairfield, CA
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Rocky - what a great post! Love the analogy and I shared it with wife this morning. She loved it too.

Endre - I miss you too!! And I always get tagged when you leave those comments. As my time begins to open up and I have more of it available, I plan to be here more and ActiveRain does not need to put me on a salary.

It’s people like you who appreciate, respect, and care for others in the way that you do which is why people like me worked here to begin with!?!

Thanks for always sharing your kind and thoughtful comments, it is you and others like you that make me miss AR, and want to be here more.

Looking forward to seeing you around more often, I might even start blogging again time permitting!
Your friend always, ActiveBrad (former community manager for ActiveRain) ❤️

Jan 27, 2021 08:57 AM #53
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Good morning Brad Andersohn I'm looking forward to seeing more of you around our AR community. And if nobody has invited you to our Tuesday calls, I hope that you will join us there too.

Jan 27, 2021 09:23 AM #54
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Brad Andersohn
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Thanks Rocky.

Debe Maxwell and others here have invited to the Tuesday calls, unfortunately it’s at a time where I moderate and run a lead generation workshop for agents.

I’d love to join you all in the event my schedule changes. Thanks for the invite and I look forward to seeing more of you as well 🙏👍

Jan 27, 2021 09:35 AM #55
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Well Brad Andersohn I hope that you can join us sometime. Perhaps we could have you as a guest speaker. I'll be following your blogs and looking forward to learning from you.

Jan 27, 2021 09:43 AM #56
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
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Hello Rocky,  Always great to network, help othere, learn from other, teach them things.  It pays off many time over.

 

Jan 29, 2021 09:51 AM #57
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Hey there Will Hamm and that is something that I admire greatly about you. So grateful for you.

Jan 29, 2021 10:15 AM #58
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Jan Green
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
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Love this post Rocky!  So true - Rising Tides Lifts all Boats! 

Jan 29, 2021 05:05 PM #59
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Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
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Hey there Jan Green yes that is very true. Have a great weekend!

Jan 29, 2021 05:57 PM #60
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