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Mentors.....Positive Influences

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Mentors...they impact us all

 

We have all had mentors in this business.  Those that influenced us, taught us things, and made us think about how and what we want to be in life.  My first sponsoring broker taught me how important time management is in real estate.  I had a 20 credit semester courseload, and was out selling real estate the spring semester of my Junior year of college.....and I made it work through time management.  Thank you Anne, will never forget you.

 Another major influence on my career as a real estate practitioner....and auctioneer was Rich Haas.  I will post a quick Bio of Rich:

 

Rich Haas, of Mankato, Minnesota is president of Continental Real Estate & Auctioneers. The company does primarily real estate auctions on a regional level, but because of the nature of the auction business, Haas said the company "gets involved with all types of auctions." He is also president of Continental Auctioneers School in Mankato. 

Prior to becoming an auctioneer and real estate broker, Haas is a United States Marine Corps Veteran and worked as  national sales manager for Bellanca Aircraft Corporation in Alexandria, Minnesota.. 

Haas is a member of the National Auctioneers Association, the National Association of Realtors, several state auctioneer associations, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and The Marine Corps league.

Rich Haas is a member of the Auctioneers Hall of Fame.

   

What a fellow!

 

Who are your mentors?

What made them have a major influence on your life and career?

Comments(10)

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Lots of positive career mentors. I think my favorite sales teacher was a guy named Jim who proved to me that people hear what they want to hear...I have never forgotten the message.

Jul 18, 2008 09:23 AM
Stefan Geyer
SOA Realty - Aurora, CO

I have never had a mentor actually, something I feel I have missed out on thus far in life.  It looks like you will be a very active blogger, I wish you success here on Active Rain!

Jul 18, 2008 09:54 AM
The Trumm Team Omaha Homes for Sale, Real Estate
Keller Williams Greater Omaha - Omaha, NE

Welcome to ActiveRain!

If you would like a few tips on getting the most out of ActiveRain, please visit my blog Welcome to Active Rain.  It has a few simple steps of what to do now that you have joined.

If you ever have any questions, just let me know.

Troy Trumm

Jul 18, 2008 10:04 AM
Mickey O'Brien
Residential Home Loans - Fair Oaks, CA

Hello Grant, Welcome to Activerain! Visit my blog if you want to learn more about commercial loans. Keep posting and take full advatage of this site.

Jul 18, 2008 10:56 AM
Ron Brown NMLS #270845
NMLS ID: 40831 - Federal Way, WA

Grant,

Welcome to Active Rain, I'm sure you'll find ton's of good information, and a lot of networking possibilities.  Make sure you check out your Localism site ties.  Mr Haas sounds like he's a very interesting guy, and this would be a good way to network the two of you in your community.

Ron Brown

Loan Officer

First Mortgage Company of WA

Jul 18, 2008 01:43 PM
Tracy Santrock
Santrock Realty Group Inc. , - Cary, NC
Raleigh - Cary Broker

A lot of my mentors come from Activerain.  Everyone here at AR is very open and willing to share their talents.  Glad you joined! You'll find a wealth of information here.

Jul 18, 2008 02:37 PM
Bill Kennedy
Keller Williams Greenville Upstate - Greenville, SC
Homes For Sale Greenville SC

Hey there, I just wanted to send you a welcome from down in Greenville SC!  AR is a great community for learning as well as sharing... just be careful - it's addictive!

Jul 18, 2008 03:33 PM
Kirk Westervelt
Van West Realty - Greenville, SC Realtor -Short Sale Expert! - Greenville, SC
Kirk Westervelt, Broker In Charge, Van West Realty - CDPE - Short Sale Agent - Home for Sale - Greenville, Simpsonvil...

Hi, welcome to Active Rain! I hope to see more of your blogs in the future. Learn from others, share your knowledge and experiences and enjoy yourself! Take care! ---Kirk.

Jul 19, 2008 02:27 AM
Lorena Westervelt
Van West Realty - Greenville, SC
Co-Founder/Co-Owner

Hello, welcome to Active Rain! This seems like a wonderful environment to network as well as learn from others. I hope you enjoy yourself and participate often in the Active Rain environment!

Jul 20, 2008 01:24 AM
Rick Sergison
EXP Realty of Canada Inc., Brokerage - Pickering, ON
Durham Region Real Estate Blog

I just stopped by to welcome you to Active Rain. I hope that you find it a great benefit to your business and that you see the value that I have also found here. I am from Charlottesville Virginia and using Active Rain has really increased my business!

My main blog on Active Rain is here: Charlottesville Real Estate Blog, not the link at the bottom of this post. 

I hope you will look into the many groups as there are some great group both local and broad based,.... 

enjoy!

Jul 20, 2008 07:12 AM