Why Attend Convention?

I have recently returned home from my annual trek to the Wyoming Association of REALTORS  annual convention and trade show.  The 7 hours I spent alone in the car gave me plenty way too much time to think.  I was thinking about a generalization brought to my attention by one of the convention instructors.  Members of  my generation (generation x) and younger colleagues (generation y) are the minority at conventions and other similar “real life” networking events.  Why?  As a generation we are not “joiners”  we tend to keep our work lives and our personal lives separate. Generally speaking…. baby boomers tend to combine  the two.  Without getting too deep  into the psychological  theories of why we are the way we are…. I will simply make a few observations about my own generation.  Gen Xers are those born between 1965 and 1977.  For the most part our parents are Baby Boomers.  Gen X is the original latch key generation because our parents were both working.  As a result Xers tend to be very independent.  Many of my Gen X  friends simply don’t see the relevance of attending conventions.  I can see their point but I was “sold” on all the benefits of convention before I knew any different.  Here are a few of the reasons why conventions are relevant to me and my business and I would guess many of these are universal and would apply to many industries.

- networking with other agents generates referral business

- getting ideas from other agents means you do not have to learn everything the hard way

-Surrounding yourself with successful people brings success

-Applying what you learn in the top notch courses is a huge benefit to your customers and to you.

-Being actively involved in your industry’s  trade organization is an extremely rewarding experience.

-It’s FUN!

Attending conventions on both the state and national level have been a significant investment of my time and money, but I can honestly say that there has never been a greater return on my investment.

Your Town Workshop

If you haven’t already planed to attend please come and bring a friend to the Your Town Workshops starting this Thursday September 24th. There will 4 meetings to be held Thursday evenings starting at 7pm.

We will be discussing how to make a positive change in Lovell. We are going to decide on one annual community event and one project to improve our town. We are looking for widespread community input and involvement.

I am excited to go the meetings and seeing what we come up with for these two wonderful projects.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Wyoming Health Fair: This Week in Lovell

This is the week to stop by the friendly, neighborhood Lovell New Horizons Care Center Multi-purpose room and participate in the Health Fair!  Do yourself a favor and have a blood screening any morning between 7 and 10, today through Saturday, September 19.  Screening results will be available on Saturday, September 26 between 9 AM and noon at the Lovell Community Center.  There will also be Health Booths, Kids Booths, Demonstrations and Free Screenings.   The Wyoming Health Fair slogan, “Helping You Help Yourself…Be Well” says it all.  The Lovell Health Fair is sponsored locally by the North Big Horn Hospital.

Hope to see you there!

09/09/09

September 9th 2009 is a special day. 09-09-09 represents the last set of repeating, single-digit dates that we’ll see for almost a century (until January 1, 2101), or a millennium (mark your calendars for January 1, 3001), depending on how you want to count it.

It is known that if 9 is multiplied by any other number, from 2 to 9, the two digits of the answer will add up to nine.

For instance, 2 x 9 = 18. 18, made up of 1 and 8.

-Sept. 9 also happens to be the 252nd day of the year (2 + 5 + 2)

-The day itself falls on a Wednesday and both Wednesday & September have 9 letters.

Just some odd ball facts about an otherwise ordinary day brought to you by your friends at Johnson Home and Land!

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