{"id":6279,"date":"2008-12-26T16:50:25","date_gmt":"2008-12-26T23:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2008-12-26T16:50:25","modified_gmt":"2008-12-26T23:50:25","slug":"over-100-you-better-improve-my-friggin-bank-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/6279\/over-100-you-better-improve-my-friggin-bank-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Over $100? You Better Improve My Friggin’ Bank Account!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was inspired to write this post as I read the comments on Brian Brady’s recent post on Cyber Pros…<\/a> The conversation turned to the relative value of various barcamps, seminars, and conferences. As you might’ve guessed I have some thoughts on the subject. Go figure.<\/p>\n

I’ve attended seminars etc. since the mid-70’s. Back then, and until the internet created its own mushroom cloud of ‘experts’, they existed for the sole purpose of sending you back home better off than when you arrived. In those days the seminars were taught by the giants of the industry. I spent much of my late 20’s attending seminars in awe of the speaker. Unfortunately that’s not so these days.<\/p>\n

From 1976 through about 1999 I was able to rely on coming away with much more than fool’s gold or networking opportunities when I laid my money down on seminars, or conferences. The gold standard (pun intended) was in 1980 when I completed the intense\/expensive six day long CCIM courses, all five of them then. The info I learned and applied in those five weeks was phenomenally effective, salient, and results oriented. They were there to teach — and let the chips fall where they may. The failure rate for CI 101 back then was about 50% — with an open book final. That’s real. They didn’t, and still don’t tolerate posers.<\/p>\n

I don’t know a single soul from those courses to this day. <\/p>\n

Of course, if I’d taken them recently, that wouldn’t be the case. I’d of been better off having networked with classmates. But given the choice of either or? Give me the information, the knowledge, the ability to successfully apply<\/strong> every time. Though I attended investment real estate seminars like a groupie back in the day, nothing impacted my ability to produce positive results for my clients and my business more than the CCIM classes. Nothing, not even close. <\/p>\n

I’ve been to a couple barcamps. The cost is usually so low, from free to $100 or so, that if I take away the proverbial ‘one nugget’ plus the cool networking, I’m a happy ‘camper’. I Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was inspired to write this post as I read the comments on Brian Brady’s recent post on Cyber Pros… The conversation turned to the relative value of various barcamps, seminars, and conferences. As you might’ve guessed I have some thoughts on the subject. Go figure. I’ve attended seminars etc. since the mid-70’s. 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