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Today was one of those dreaded office meeting days, but I decided to go in with an open mind, with a good attitude and determined to get something out of it, especially after reading Jonathan’s Too Much Time On Our Hands – did I succeed?…..you be the judge
Intention is everything
I have to tell you that my manager tries. She cranks up energetic music, she is loud, tries to get people pumped up and usually has a good agenda to keep us entertained……man! it’s tough to manage a real estate office!
Once you walked in the room, just by looking at the Realtors’ postures, you knew it would be a fun one (I’m being sarcastic here). Everyone drooping in their chairs, with expressionless faces….<sigh>
Half-way through the meeting, after reviewing all the regular agenda stuff: what’s new with short sales, which addendum needs to be added to what, what wording to look out for, certain problems to watch out for with condos……..blah-blah-blah…….My manager decided to ask each agent what they were doing, what they were experiencing that was worth sharing. The stories were not very exciting, the tone was still a bit somber, some said that they were seeing a bit more movement, some price reductions, maybe more phone calls. But I saw nothing new.
Attitude can beat the odds
I took a deep breath and felt like I was sucking the life from everyone in that room. I felt like raising my hand like an excited 10 year old in 4th grade and scream “ME, ME…..let me tell you!!” – It felt like I was the only one in that room excited to be a part of our real estate experience. It felt like I would be gloating if I told everyone about all the foreign nationals calling us, the daily leads, our increased website traffic. The invitations to contribute to blog in different important sites, to be interviewed by magazines, to make a difference in our industry.
Are we freaks?
Was I so different than those agents at the meeting? Sadly enough, as much as I have encouraged blogging and pushed several agents to take a peek into the web2.0 world, no one in that office will even read this post. They consider me an odd ball, and the truth is that I AM, and you are too if you are reading this. We are part of that minute 2% of Realtors nationwide who are blogging and reaping the benefits.
So what do you think, did I get anything from that meeting?
