Team Work

Team work is a wonderful thing.  It is funny because we work in a business that is mostly about the success of the individual, however, it seems that it always takes a strong team surrounding those who excel.  As an avid bike rider and one of the only people in the world who actually watches the three week long Tour De France bike race on TV, I can tell you for sure that without a team the single individual winner would not have won. I have been watching this event ever since I was a kid and it is always the case the rider with the best supporting team will win.

This year was no exception and in fact it truly demonstrated the need for a team.  The eventual winner was the guy who had team support the entire 3 weeks and 2600 miles. He was the most consistent rider, never being to overly aggressive and yet never allowing his competitors to jump to far ahead.  He plugged away every day solid on his bike, allowing his team to do their jobs and ride for him and with him.  Every day when the end was near the team leader was able to have the strength remaining to finish off the stage.  If he did not have the support of his team for the entire stage and for each and every stage he could not have had the strength in the end to stay in contact with all the competitors. In fact he had finished second on two different occasions, both times his team was not strong enough to support his efforts and he knew it.

He is not the "best" climber or the "best" sprinter, in fact he might not even be considered the "best" rider overall, but he did have the "best" team support for the entire three weeks and thus finished in Paris on top of the podium as the winner, and in my mind as the"BEST" rider and the one who should have won and who deserved to win.  While he was overwhelmed with winning, this quiet Australian could not thank his team enough.  He was all smiles and proud of his own individual accomplishment of finally winning the tour after 10 years of trying, but he did not take the credit, he gave that to his TEAM. I am sure that he trained the hardest and worked the longest.  He studied the course the most and knew the competition the best but even with all that he knew if it were not for the other 8 riders on his team he would not have won.  

Real estate is no different. The top agents always have the top supporting cast, being a top agent is one thing but being the "Best" agent is quite another.  The best agents know that without the support of many many people on their respective teams they wouldn't be the best.  At the end of the year when the awards get handed out, it is interesting to see who thanks whom. It takes the truly best agents, the ones with true character to know that they have achieved such high heights only with the help of the other agents in their offices and on their teams.  Being in an office which is about TEAM WORK makes all the difference int he world.  

Coming to work every day and seeing my agents slap each other on the back, help each other out whenever needed, going out of the way to ensure everyone succeeds makes me proud to be part of the team. Each agent striving to reach their own individual success, yet knowing all along that without each other they can only climb so high.  With each other and with the team the sky is the limit. Coldwell Banker Fountain Realty is a fabulous team, we talk about team work, we practice team work and we are good at team work.  We strive to be the "BEST" team in order to have the "BEST agents. 

Work should be fun

I get great pleasure from seeing the people I work with enjoy their jobs.  It makes me want to come to work every day when the team around me wants to do the same.  I suppose it helps that we live and work in an area where real estate is still being bought and sold daily.  Regardless of the circumstances, my desire to come to work and be part of a team is enhanced by those who surround me.

It is like a breath of fresh air to have a team made up of people who are energetic and eager to learn, try new things and even try old things that they have forgotten about.  It is funny because even this old dog is learning new tricks.  I have found my time in Jacksonville has thus far been simply a blast. Prior to moving here I was a bit apprehensive after being in the Triad for 23 years. My apprehension has proven to be misplaced.

I am here to report it all worked out very well.  Our team is made up of agents and staff from all over the United States, all age groups, new agents and seasoned ones and a great knowledge base.  We seem to all learn from each other.  This is a fun environment to both lead in and to be part of.  I have not heard even once that someone wasn't at least going to try a new idea.

One of the best things about a real estate career is that you can learn something new each and every day. No two transactions are the same, once you think you have it figured something new pops its head up.  I encourage anyone to give real estate a try.  It is hard work, and it is a career which pays you totally by the amount of work you put into it.  It takes self motivation, self desire, a great attitude and the ability to hold yourself accountable.  If you have all those traits there is no reason you can not be a huge success.

We at CB Fountain don't have the largest team in town but we do have the best team in town.  It is a pleasure to work here and a joy to come to work every day. If you are thinking about a move give us a call.  Come talk to me about the many benefits of our team.  Come think out of the box with Coldwell Banker Fountain Realty.