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Secret of Youth: What did you learn today?

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Real Estate Agent with United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

At the dinner table, we would always ask our daughters,

“What did you learn in school today?”  

Usually the conversation was interesting, sometimes we didn’t get a lot of information, and some days the answer was “Nothing”!

I’m sure that “Nothing”translated meant, 'I really don’t want to talk about Math, or spelling, or history'….but I knew they learned something new—everyday! That’s what kids do, they are like little sponges. They soak up all the information they see, hear, taste, smell and feel.

They may not even “know” that they are learning!

 

Every day, I look for one thing new to learn;  after discovering something new, I used to joke…. “OK, that’s my one thing for the day, I can go home now”!

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Then, I came upon  active rain !

If I applied that "one thing" rule, I could read the first blog, and go back to bed!

 

You can learn so many things in just one day!

Maybe you will learn about a new IT website that makes everything easier.

or  how to fix your photos, or see the photos that win the worst MLS photoof the year contest…. And learn what not to do!!

Maybe you will learn about another part of the country, or maybe you will learn something special about someone you have met here!

Maybe you will learn the name of a new flower, a new mortgage product, or new guidelines.

or  how to market better, smarter, or a with a different approach!

Maybe you will learn something about yourself,

or what's going on in your state

or miles away

 

 Maybe you will learn how to eat the frog!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe you will learn how to load a You-tube video, and remember how much you liked the Doobie Brothers – or some other old band!

Whatever it is, isn't that life's gift?  to continue to learn? 

To stay forever young ~ never stop learning!

 

What was the best thing you learned today?

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Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Thanks Dena! A/R is a wonderful tool, it nice of you to pass the posts on, you are a great teacher! OH! If people only knew what they were missing, we'd have several more hundred thousand members! I appreciate your comments... I hope you got my return V.M..... is your phone like mine? It doesn't work in most of the places that I work???

Hi Christine, Thanks so much for your comments! I totally agree with you. I like the concept ... but I just can't eat a frog LOL!!!

Jan 29, 2009 02:21 PM
Alexsandra Stewart
Remax equity group - Portland, OR
Broker - Portland Oregon Real Estate

What a clever and rich post! Love the way you linked to so many other posts,I learned a lot! -- the way yu formatted this -- it could have been a week in review post!

Jan 29, 2009 02:34 PM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Thank you Alexsandra! I guess it was my week in review! LOL I'm glad you liked the links. I so appreciate you stopping by tonight!

Jan 29, 2009 02:50 PM
Joshua & Kathy Schmidt
ERA Henley Real Estate - Cabot, AR

Mary,

     I would have to say that the one thing I learned today would be that I don't like accounting.  Worked on some homework for a while.  But, I did make 100% on the assignment so maybe I learned I am good at accounting. ????

Jan 29, 2009 04:20 PM
Gena Riede
Riede Real Estate, Lic. 01310792 - Sacramento, CA
Real Estate Broker - Sacramento CA Real Estate (916) 417-2699

Mary, I am continually learning something new everyday. And of course with all the Internet, printers, computers, cell phones, software etc. there will be an endless supply of learning!

Jan 29, 2009 04:26 PM
JB Brookman
JB Brookman Photography - Franklin, TN
High School Senior Portrait Photographer

Thanks for the incredible post, Mary!  Active Rain is an amazing source for learning... every day.

Jan 29, 2009 07:43 PM
Donna Shuman
Florida Wholesale Realty Corp - Oviedo, FL
REALTOR - Marketing for Richard Shuman - www.SKIPtheBULL.com

AMEN!

I completely agree and have told my children on multiple occasions, "You're learning doesn't end when you get out of school."

Never stop learning. It's what makes life fun!

Jan 29, 2009 11:11 PM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Hey, Mary.. thanks for the shout out... I wondered why that post suddenly had a resurrection...

Jan 29, 2009 11:40 PM
"The Lovely Wife" The One And Only TLW.
President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

Mary...

I just had to come back and tell you about the last thing I learned before going to bed last night. After I made a few comments yesterday I asked BB (my husband/alias Broker Bryant) to take me into the garage so that I could open the garage door and take a ride outside. What I learned from that experience is to never go down hill in a wheel chair unless you're absolutely positive you can get yourself back up. I guess it goes with out saying that I had to call BB and have him come get me cuzz I got myself stuck at the end of the driveway :)

TLW...ROAR!

Jan 29, 2009 11:53 PM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Joshua or Kathy! Thanks for stopping by! 100% is terrific!! Accounting is not my favorite, but isn't it great when you learn that you can even do the things you don't like well!! Congrats on a perfect score!

 

Good Morning Gena! You are so right! There is an endless supply,with technology especially! It seems like what we learned last year has become outdated... and now there is something new to learn to replace it! Thanks for your thoughts today!

 

Hi JB! Yes, ActiveRain is like our "school", and we don't even have to ride the bus!! :-) Thank you for commenting!

Jan 30, 2009 01:54 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Donna,  Do your kids believe you?!! :-) You are so right, learning is what makes life fun! I think a lot of us are having fun at ActiveRain!! Thanks for your comments, I appreciate it!

 

Hi Alan! Your welcome, I loved that post! I'm glad more people got to see it! Thanks for stopping by Alan!

 

Hi TLW!!! Is this funny?! I guess it is because you weren't stuck out there all night!! LOL  You had quite a full day of learning!! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your last learned bit of knowledge! I hope Brian will be there to save you today from any more learning experiences! HAHAHA! Take Care, and have a wonderful day!

Jan 30, 2009 02:08 AM
Nancy Conner
Olympia, WA
Olympia/Thurston County WA

Always learning new things is one of my favorite things about real estate as a career - you sure don't have to worry about getting bored!  But I am also learning the absolute joy of watching my almost 18 month old granddaughter learn about the world.  Remember when noticing your shadow or a bird on a branch or crocuses poking through the soil was the most amazing thing ever?  She helps me be amazed all over again!

Jan 30, 2009 03:04 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Nancy, Thank you so much for your comments! It is so true about being around little children and watching them learn!! It is so much fun, and does let us see the world through their eyes! I really appreciate your thoughts, today! Thanks Nancy!!

Jan 30, 2009 04:21 AM
Nicole Weidauer
Keller Williams Greater Seattle - Shoreline, WA

How true you are!! That's exactly the way I see it- life is our gift and we need to take advantage of it. That means we need to learn as much as we can, not only for ourselves and for our own success, but to help our fellow man out.

I used to love homework when I was in school and when it was over I was kind of bummed I didn't have any more assignments or projects to do. I guess in a sense we do with our work and our business'. Learning all the different things about everything there is in the world is a huge feat but it feels good to add more to your base of knowledge.

Thanks for sharing and reminding us of the wonderful tool and resource and blessing our minds are and how we can use them to do and learn extraordinary things!

Kind Regards, Nicole Weidauer

The Egerer & Weidauer Team, Keller Williams Greater Seattle

Jan 30, 2009 05:15 AM
Anonymous
Anonymous

As all the above comments noted, this is a really great post. - Thanks for being so positive and  in tune with the wonderful details and lessons of this grand gift called "life."

Jan 30, 2009 06:05 AM
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Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Nicole, I'm so glad you dropped in! I love the way you think! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on learning and life! Have a great weekend Nicole!

 

Dear ...01/30/2009 02:05  - I'm sorry I don't know your name, but I appreciate your comment so much! ... it truly is a "grand gift called "life"  I hope you enjoy the rest of your day, and thank you for your thoughts!

Jan 30, 2009 09:29 AM
Sonja Adams
Keller Williams Realty - Purcellville, VA

Great post and thank you for all of the wonderful links!

Feb 02, 2009 11:11 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Sonja, Thanks for stopping by! I hope you'll have a chance to visit the links, if you haven't already- I enjoyed them all! I appreciate you stopping by to comment, Sonja!

Feb 02, 2009 01:00 PM
Debra Kukulski, Broker Associate
RE/MAX Suburban - Cary, IL
SRES;SFR,CDPE;GRI;ABR;e-PRO Realtor, Northern IL

MARY....I just had to stop back and say congratulations on your feature....GREAT job!!!   Now I have to go eat a "frog"....have to learn that lesson over every day!

Mar 12, 2009 01:08 AM
Mary Douglas
United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

LOL!! Debra, Thank you so much for stopping back by. I appreciate that.  We can have frogs for breakfast! YUM!!!

Mar 12, 2009 03:03 PM
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