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10 Reasons ActiveRain is a PROBLEM! (This May Get Me Kicked Out🤷) 🌵🚨

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Real Estate Agent with Scott Schulte LLC

If you like staying the same, feeling isolated, and avoiding personal growth...  this place is going to be a problem.

🌵 The People Problem

Too kind. Too smart. Too real. You might actually love them.

🔸 Don’t come here if you enjoy being invisible.
You’ll post something and suddenly people are noticing, commenting, and remembering your name. 👀💬

🔸 Don’t come here if you hate feeling supported.
Someone will cheer you on without being asked. It’s shockingly easy to feel welcome here. 🤝💚

🔸 Don’t come here if you like being the smartest person in the room.
There’s always someone dropping knowledge that makes you think, “Okay... I needed that.” 🧠💡

🔸 Don’t come here if you’re trying to stay disconnected.
You’ll recognize names, voices, and start looking forward to what people share. 🔄📌

🌱 The Growth Trap

Read a blog, they said. You’ll barely change, they said.

🔹 Don’t come here if you want to stay the same.
You’ll accidentally level up your mindset, systems, and maybe even your writing voice. 📈✍️

🔹 Don’t come here if you’re trying to avoid writing.
One blog leads to another. Then you join a challenge. Then you’re thinking in blog titles while doing laundry. 🧺📝 Or brushing your teeth 🦷

🔹 Don’t come here if you prefer one-way conversations.
People actually reply, reflect, and engage. It’s dangerously human around here. 💬👂

🌸 The Bloom You Didn’t Ask For

Turns out that you grow. Even when you didn’t mean to.

🌺 Don’t come here if you’re trying not to care.
You will care. About the writing. The people. The vibe. And worse... they’ll care back. 😅💚

🌺 Don’t come here if you think blogging doesn’t matter.
This platform will change your mind in the most satisfying way. 💻📣

🌺 Don’t come here if you’re afraid to bloom.
Because even in a digital desert, with the right people and the right words, something always grows. 🌵🌼

⚠️ Consider yourself warned. Stick around long enough and you’ll start blooming in the last place you expected... and love it.

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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Scott- your posts never disappoint!!!  This one is a true treasure. 

Featured in the Group Bananatude!

Apr 09, 2025 11:59 AM
Scott Schulte

Sweeet, thank you very much! 😃

Apr 09, 2025 02:05 PM
Joan Cox, Retired Broker/Owner
Denver, CO
Enjoying Every Day to Its Fullest!

Scott, LOL, total clickbait, but looks like it worked, and MANY have seen your very creative and cute post!

Apr 09, 2025 01:43 PM
Scott Schulte

100%. Maybe a bit much. LOL

Apr 09, 2025 02:05 PM
Keith O. Royal, MAPA
People's Trust Realty - Spring Hill, FL
Real Estate Professional, W. Central Gulf Coast FL

Hi Scott, I'm new to the Group and I absolutely LOVE this post. It's refreshing to see supportive like-minds in the same community uplifting one another!!! Priceless...

Apr 09, 2025 02:39 PM
Scott Schulte

Keith O. Royal, MAPA Welcome to the group!  Thank you! 

Apr 09, 2025 04:28 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Scott - man you so rock it! And you've got AR nailed down perfectly!   Love it!

Apr 09, 2025 04:22 PM
Scott Schulte

Anna "Banana" Kruchten Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

Apr 09, 2025 04:28 PM
Paddy Deighan MBA JD PhD
http://www.medicalandspaconsulting.com - Vail, CO
Paddy Deighan J.D. Ph.D

I enjoyed the post and especially the graphics!!!!

Apr 09, 2025 05:01 PM
Scott Schulte

Prompting shenanigans...  😂

Apr 11, 2025 09:52 AM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Great, click bait title! Love this post. Keep them coming!

Apr 09, 2025 05:46 PM
Kris Collis
Clarks Summit, PA
Classic Referral Group

Scott, getting thrown out of AR for this blog is not going to happen but it might get you rewarded. A fun promotion that is also very true.

Apr 09, 2025 07:00 PM
Scott Schulte

My fingers are crossed! 

Apr 11, 2025 09:52 AM
Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

A star is born in the rain!! Great Post! Fun and interesting with lots of personal pizzaz!  

 

Apr 09, 2025 10:35 PM
Scott Schulte

Thanks for the kind words and for riding the Rain wave with me! 🌟🌵😄

Apr 11, 2025 09:51 AM
ActiveRain Member Support
Seattle, WA

Okay, Schulte... yer outta here!

Apr 10, 2025 03:53 AM
Scott Schulte

Fair enough. I’ll just be over here blooming on the blacklist. 🌸📵

Apr 10, 2025 06:17 AM
Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty
Front Gate Real Estate - Brandon, MS
601-991-2900 Office; 601-278-4513 Cell

Fun! Thanks for the smile this morning. Enjoy your blacklist sabbatical. :)

Apr 10, 2025 07:24 AM
Scott Schulte

Way too much fun! 

Apr 11, 2025 09:49 AM
Ralph Gorgoglione
Metro Life Homes - Studio City, CA
California and Hawaii Real Estate (310) 497-9407

Off with their heads!!  It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!!

Apr 10, 2025 11:14 AM
Scott Schulte

Totally!💯

Apr 11, 2025 09:48 AM
Vickie Teel
RE/MAX PALM REALTY - Port Charlotte, FL
Sharing Florida sunshine one homeowner at a time!

This was such a fun post Scott Schulte and the comments are pretty fun reading too!  Thanks for making us smile.

Apr 10, 2025 07:46 PM
Scott Schulte

Comments are the best part!  Thanks!

Apr 11, 2025 09:48 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Love this post, Scott - it's right on target. Thanks for your thoughts and creativity!

Jeff

Apr 11, 2025 09:35 AM
Scott Schulte

Glad you enjoyed it😃

Apr 11, 2025 09:49 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

This post is a delight, Scott Schulte  

You nailed AR perfectly. Thank you for your insights and creativity!

Apr 11, 2025 05:35 PM
Scott Schulte

Good times! Thanks for the kind words!

Apr 12, 2025 11:28 AM
Wayne L. Brown
Franklin Advantage Inc. - Lincoln, CA

Scott

Always enjoy reading the posts and many times learning in the process.

Thanks for the reminder.

Apr 12, 2025 11:23 AM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

Scott seems everyone enjoyed the post and has voiced the same as I would have.  Good post thank you.  m

Apr 14, 2025 05:46 PM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Scott. Those who want to learn, share information, get a perspective from the other side of the table. or wanting to just have some fun should not stay away. And I think you just lured them in. Enjoy your day.

Apr 15, 2025 05:20 AM
John Henry, Florida Architect
John Henry Masterworks Design International, Inc. - Orlando, FL
Residential Architect, Luxury Custom Home Design

A wonderful post, Scott.  Thanks

Jun 16, 2025 03:40 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

LOVE this post, Scott! I have been here since 2007, I believe, and have received at least a dozen referrals - and have sent at least that many as well! It's a great place to learn, connect and develop fabulous, lasting relationships! 

Would love to have you join our Zoom calls on Tuesdays - 2PM EST - it's a great place to 'meet' other active members! 

Jun 16, 2025 08:37 PM
Ricardo Mello
Manhattan Miami Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
Manhattan & Miami Real Estate Agent

Thanks for sharing!

Apr 22, 2026 08:50 PM