Good Morning, everybody!  Sully shared a great thought last week, so I thought I would pass it along for all to ponder:

“We have to abandon the idea that schooling is something restricted to youth.  How can it be, in a world where half the things a man knows at 20 are no longer true at 40—-and half the things he knows at 40 hadn’t been discovered when he was 20?” – Arthur C. Clarke

Nowhere is that more true than in our business!  Just think about websites and PDA’s, short sales, online forms, buyer brokerage…I could go on and on.  It’s kind of interesting to think what real estate sales may be like in 2020.

I’ve always believed that our ability to learn at a faster rate than our competitors is the only true sustainable competitive advantage.  And, why I’m so appreciative that our team is so collaborative.  That willingness to stretch our brains, learn new things, apply different ideas and approaches is all an essential part of what keeps us growing stronger, both as individuals and as a company.

Set a goal for yourself this week to learn something new.  Take a class, read a book, attend a webinar.  Then, set another goal to teach something new to somebody else – because you *really* learn the most by teaching.

Have a great week!!  Liz