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Real Estate Broker/Owner with KD Realty - 408.972.1822 CA DRE#01366594

We made it with the persistence and patience of Carol Williams and Kathy Streib

As I noted in the Q&A, Miss Anna "Banana" Kruchten 🍌🍌🍌, it is time to open the Point Store so we can send Carol and Kathy on an all-expense-paid vacation to a destination of their choice for their Herculean efforts in getting the Zoom link to WORK and their efforts to get the WORD out so people could join. 

When I spoke about the need for patience with AI today on the call ... I would not have gone the distance Kathy and Carol did to make it happen. Ladies, I bow down to you.  Well Done! 

The roundtable discussion flowed well. Thank you, Moderator, Eileen Burns. 

Each attendee was asked to share what marketing plans they have for Q1 2026.  The retired attendees were asked what fun things they have planned.  

 

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Zoom Homework Assignment: Write a brief summary of today's Zoom. Did anything inspire you to add to what your plans are or what you want to try? 

Question: Did anything inspire you to add to what your plans are or what you want to try? 

Response: No. Not because AR Peeps are not inspiring - they are! It is because what I am doing is working for me.  If it ain't broke - don't fit it!

I absolutely can and do learn from others. Some teaching styles work well for me, and others cause me to go into a hallucinogenic trance. That is okay because we all learn differently. 

I am in a good place in life, feel so blessed every day, and enjoy the freedom I've earned throughout the years. I work with past clients, referrals, if it makes sense to do so, and the business I chose to accept, which comes through my website, Probate Real Estate Services.

 

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Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist  I have to agree with you, when it is not broken, don't fix it. Well done and well said. Have a wonderful night Kathleen 

Nov 11, 2025 02:50 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

Hello Miss Hannah Williams - thank you so much. May you enjoy a blessed evening. 

Nov 11, 2025 02:56 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist  Love the shout out for Kathy Streib and Carol Williams 

I’m glad to hear you're in a great place and thriving in your work. Your perspective is truly inspiring, and it's great that you are part of the weekly Zooms!

Nov 11, 2025 03:46 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

Thank you, Miss Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 

Nov 12, 2025 08:34 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

wow Kathleen- you hopped on our homework quickly!!!  Thank you for the shout out. While it was a bit frustrating, I'm happy we were able to have the Zoom Call.

I'm very happy that you are in the place you want to be and doing what you want. That's something not everyone gets in life!  

Nov 11, 2025 06:45 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

I agree Kathy Streib - not everyone at this stage of their life is in a great place.  I embrace that every day.

Nov 12, 2025 08:35 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good evening Kathleen,

You did get your assignment sone quickly! Love that you are in your groove and doing what you want, with who you want and when you want!❤️

Nov 11, 2025 07:09 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

I like the way you state that Miss Dorie Dillard Austin TX  - the freedom of choice - what I want - with who I want - and when I want - Amen! 

Nov 12, 2025 08:36 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist I was not able to attend, but hoping that the new link would work smoothly after all the work Kathy and Carol put into it.

Nov 12, 2025 04:38 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

It was a fiasco for Kathy, Carol, and you (as I understand it), yet they hung in there until the link worked.  The moral of the story, Debe does not get to go on any more vacations!  (LOL) George Souto 

Nov 12, 2025 08:37 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

If what we're doing is working for us, why change it?

Nov 12, 2025 04:53 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

There are "experts" and "know-it-alls" all around us Kat Palmiotti who will tell us we "should" change what we are doing. 

Nov 12, 2025 08:38 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Author, Golfer, Retired Broker, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Kathleen,
Thanks for the shout-out. I'm looking forward to that trip!  

Nov 12, 2025 05:07 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

You more than deserve that vacation ... what an ordeal Miss Carol Williams

Nov 12, 2025 08:39 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Those photos always make me think of Hollywood Squares or the Brady Bunch, haha.  I am glad that everyone is still enjoying the zoom meetings!

Nov 12, 2025 05:38 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

Hello Brian England - they are a break in the action for me these days. 

Nov 12, 2025 08:40 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Kathleen... I'm with you... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I might tweak some things throughout a year, but year after year I just keep doing what works. 

Nov 12, 2025 07:14 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

I tweak as well Miss Nina Hollander, Broker

Yet well-oiled systems, well managed by professionals, work! No need to switch to the new shiny object some self-professed "expert" tells us we need. 

Nov 12, 2025 08:42 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist I am so sick of those self-professed "experts," most of whom haven't sold a home in decades! :)

Nov 12, 2025 08:53 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

I would have liked to be on the call but I had another appointment.  Maybe next week I'll be there and it won't be such a challenge to get it working.  I so recall a few times when just getting a zoom call working was craziness ++.

Point Store will be opening up sometimes  in 2026.  We're busy filling up all the warehouses 😊

Nov 12, 2025 10:08 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

Good to know about the Point Store opening again in 2026, Miss Anna "Banana" Kruchten 🍌🍌🍌

Nov 13, 2025 07:50 AM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

Your recap has such an easy flow, Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist, and I really appreciate the way you captured the spirit of the call 🙂. Thanks for sharing the highlights and your perspective, it’s clear the effort and insight make a real difference!

Nov 12, 2025 02:04 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

It was night and day difference from two weeks ago when I was ready to scrap the Assignment in sheer frustration Lew Corcoran 

It is better for me to complete the assignment the day of the Zoom, otherwise the time and days get away from me.

Nov 13, 2025 07:52 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Spoke with Carol a few days before the meeting and I am glad the meeting was possible due to teamwork, similar to the show must go on. Many more wonderful blessings ahead for you, Kathleen. You've worked hard for clients and it truly shows in your longevity!

Nov 14, 2025 05:43 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

Thank you Miss Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! - we all look forward to your Zoom presentation on Tuesday! 

Nov 15, 2025 09:04 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I completely agree with you on the upcoming plans - out with the ones that don't work and keep doin' what works. I mean, why change it?!

Thanks for the shout-out for Kathy & Carol, Kathleen! We struggled so much to get the meeting ID set up and then had to spend another ½ day getting a new 'member' added to the Zoom account. They assured us it would work fine but, alas--best laid plans! It should never have been so damned difficult!

 

Next time I'm out of the country, we'll take a break with the Zoom calls. There's no need for it to be that stressful!! 

It's early a.m. and we are out in the middle of the Caribbean on an 8-days at-sea voyage from Portugal to Tortola. I have had very little internet access and it's been both a blessing and a curse! I'll be happy to get to Tortola on Wednesday and put my feet on the ground!

Nov 17, 2025 07:52 PM
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Douglas Elliman Las Olas - Fort Lauderdale, FL
FLorida Real Estate Connector

Working smarter not harder is a choice you make Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist You have had your moments building your brand and it serves you well at this time in your life.  I agree there are too many shiny object syndromes out there.  I have been known to get caught in those tail winds before I reign myself back to focus

Nov 18, 2025 06:31 AM