A Culture of Innovation

I overheard someone tell our stars yesterday "What an awesome idea...I would LOVE to do something like that!  But there is no way we would get corporate to let us do it."

Sigh.  That makes me sad.  Especially because she would totally rock this kind of project.  

But it also gets me charged up about working for Go Realty.  The beauty of working for a company that supports innovation is you get the chance to try new things.  Instead of spending months analyzing and mapping out a project, we started trying.

We had this idea about doing a reality show to capture the next generation of real estate agents and provide them unparalleled training.  We set out one weekend to see if we could get 10 good people.  If we didn't get the right people we would regroup and try again.  Or try something different.  The risk at that point was minimal, totally worth the time and effort.  

In less than a week, we got 4 amazing people!  Seriously, couldn't have scripted it any better.  So we went for it and tried some more.

We worked at lightning speeds to launch the first episode and had overwhelming support from all over the US.  We're trying some more.  

But, alas!  An obstacle.

We have always wanted to teach these guys mad real estate skillz, in a stupid fast amount of time, and film it, and produce a cool show.  Problem is, we found out today the contestants want to focus their attention on passing the test.  (interesting. hmm. good instincts. guess that is pretty important)  Okay fine, how do we do it all?

How do we help them prepare for the licensing tests, produce a compelling show, have fun, AND get them ready to launch a successful career from day 1?  Oh...and let's not forget they are all competing for $10,000 so we have to pit them against each other and keep score.

We'll keep trying and you keep watching.  I can't wait to see what we come up with...

Sometimes you just have to ask for HELP!

Get on Facebook and Twitter-ask for HELP...I have been talking about this adventure for a bit and my support was ready to help. I knew if I could get it out on FB I would reach a large group of my friends...I knew that most of the people I could reach were going to be a foundation for future opportunities. I LOVED IT. I was getting messaged from friends that just were one word-DONE! So awesome to know that they did that for ME!!!

I was raised to think "outside of the box." I try very hard to teach my children through my actions and my art to think and see life differently. This Reality Show is exactly that. Arming me with knowledge from a textbook and a foundation of support to work with is brilliant.

Shout it out to all that will listen was my next plan of attack. Why not try to reach out beyond my immediate friends? After a few hours, I started to think WILD ideas...Why not hit a few big names on Twitter? They just might press the link and see what we are up to. I think the concept that we are part of is genius.How about the major network TV stations? The media is always talking about unique ideas and ways to succeed with small businesses. They are always looking for a bright spot in the real estate market. Why not GO Realty? They need to see what we are doing here. So I tweeted. WHY NOT?? I kept thinking of more and more people that I wanted to share this with. So I tweeted more!

But...I never got anything completely done. Dinner was made...dishes not put into the dish washer...Laundry washed...but not folded and put away...it was a mountain in the middle of our room.
As this journey continues, I am going to have to make time to put away the LAUNDRY!!!

Choose your race...then you run!!

Out the front door I ran...I ran with a mind full of new hope for the adventure that was right in front of me. My silent steps were filled with wonder and excitement. Who would be ready to join me? My support, my people, my network, my village...They each popped out of their homes ready to run with me before the sunrise. Each stride we took reassured me that I was entering this adventure with my community and support right next to me.
Shooting the introduction was fun and full of wonderful people. My people made it easy to forget that the camera crew was rolling film. We are in this together. I am so very lucky!
There are times in all of our lives that you just have to "choose the race...then you run!" GO JILL GO!!!