The big question: Did you learn anything? Why yes I did, thanks for asking. I learned that Bloodhound readers\u00a0are kind, generous, caring, funny- I already knew they were smart.<\/p>\n
I also learned that there are a whole\u00a0crew of real estate professionals out there who are rowing the same boat as the Bloodhounds. We are dealing with a market that\u00a0has experienced huge changes for many reasons.\u00a0\u00a0We are hard working and absolutely professional. We love what we do, we are passionate about real estate, and we crave information to make us better.\u00a0The biggest similarity I found is that we all yearn to\u00a0conduct our business with as much freedom as possible.<\/p>\n
Freedom- or living an unchained life-\u00a0isn’t simply an idea to us, it’s the only way to exist, and that’s the unifying belief that everyone at this conference held. We might be going about finding our personal freedom differently, but that longing to be as free as possible is what brought people to the conference. I also think that it’s what repels some readers.<\/p>\n
Freedom is a frightening thing to some people. I don’t know why, so don’t ask me to elaborate on that, I only know that\u00a0some people seem\u00a0uncomfortable with the idea that someone could choose to seek out as much freedom as possible. Or maybe they are uncomfortable with a different\u00a0path\u00a0to freedom than their own. Or perhaps they think that they should dictate what freedom should mean to everyone. Like I said I don’t know what motivates people to dislike the idea of Unchained, but I choose not to care.<\/p>\n
Bloodhound readers are smart. The feedback that is being given to Greg and Brian will not be ignored. Unchained will be better next time because the folks who have dedicated themselves to giving all of us professional\u00a0freedom are the same folks who also dedicate themselves to the pursuit of excellence and we can all benefit in the process, but only if you exercise your freedom to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The big question: Did you learn anything? Why yes I did, thanks for asking. I learned that Bloodhound readers\u00a0are kind, generous, caring, funny- I already knew they were smart. I also learned that there are a whole\u00a0crew of real estate professionals out there who are rowing the same boat as the Bloodhounds. 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