{"id":1580,"date":"2007-06-25T07:54:06","date_gmt":"2007-06-25T14:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2007-07-08T10:13:05","modified_gmt":"2007-07-08T17:13:05","slug":"and-one-other-thing-information-vs-knowledge-or-internet-vs-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1580\/and-one-other-thing-information-vs-knowledge-or-internet-vs-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"And one other “thing” – Information vs. Knowledge (or Internet vs. Agent)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past week our company had its annual sales rally<\/em>, for lack of a better term. It consisted of the requisite motivational speaker who was charged with inspiring us to achieve greatness, greatness which apparently can only be realized after purchasing $600 worth of inspirational tapes, a State of the State address by our CEO, and a State of the Union address by our parent company’s CEO.<\/p>\n

Anyone who knows me well knows that I generally abhor these things. My mortgage bill, my ongoing desire to eat a periodic meal, and the constant pressure to keep feeding the offspring those iTunes credits are motivation enough for me.<\/p>\n

When I do find myself, through happenstance, momentary lack of good judgment, or as a result of being hog-tied and stuffed in a colleague’s trunk, at one of these pep rallies, I always apply the “one thing” rule. If I can leave having gleaned “one thing” that can be of value to me and my business, I feel it was worth the price (rope burns and the imprint of a spare tire on my forehead).<\/p>\n

This time, I gleaned two things. Today, I’m Rocky Balboa at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.<\/p>\n

Live and Breathe Your Goal – Check!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our motivational speaker spent much time reminding us that successful people are the ones that have a goal, are unequivocally committed to that goal, and never, ever stop thinking about how to achieve that goal. Yep, that’s me.<\/p>\n

When I am not worried about something, I tend to worry about why I don’t have something to worry about. When I am not thinking about real estate, I am dreaming about it. I had a college English teacher who once said that people who are creative during the day don’t dream. Hogwash!. Last night, for instance, after a rich and full day of Sunday fun which included showing property, sitting an open house, drafting a marketing piece, writing an offer on another house for a client, a half-dozen phone calls made and another dozen or so taken, I worked (“created”) all night. In my sleep, I sold two more homes, Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This past week our company had its annual sales rally, for lack of a better term. It consisted of the requisite motivational speaker who was charged with inspiring us to achieve greatness, greatness which apparently can only be realized after purchasing $600 worth of inspirational tapes, a State of the State address by our CEO, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1580","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-disintermediation","7":"category-marketing","8":"category-real-estate","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2018,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2018\/recognizing-greatness-by-means-of-outrageous-insult\/","url_meta":{"origin":1580,"position":0},"title":"Recognizing greatness by means of outrageous insult…","author":"Greg Swann","date":"October 9, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's play a little game of practical morality. 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