Moving Forward
By Guest Blogger, Patty Nizzi
So our wonderful social media team at Reece and Nichols has recruited me to provide some online content. Originally it was suppose to be about the Kansas City real estate market, then about prospecting, then online trends. At the end of the day, my real inspiration this month came from my son Cooper. He is in third grade, just turned nine, and is diligently studying the United States Presidents. I will spare you the story of running to every Barnes & Noble in town to find the right book on the right president. Suffice it to say, we settled on Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The first thing we all knew was his brother, Teddy Roosevelt, was in the Night at the Museum movies – one of our favorite characters in both movies.
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
But I digress. Coop’s assignment was to read the book, do a report, and then bring in a pumpkin to decorate to look like their President! It’s great learning and a very interactive project. Coop told me that FDR was very smart and had “tons of famous sayings.” Crazy that the one below was the quote Coop picked to be the little balloon sticking up from his FDR pumpkin (see the photo, hard to read but I hope you get the idea).
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”
We live and breathe change in our real estate world — most days it’s exciting, many days it’s just hard and frustrating. The evening Coop and I were working on the pumpkin project was one of those hard and frustrating days for me at work. During the next six weeks we are preparing to learn a new forms and transaction system. We are upgrading our software throughout Reece and Nichols. And we just merged our two intranet platforms into one business dashboard.
Yes, I do fear that we have our hands full just helping buyers and sellers in today’s market. But what if we did not upgrade? What if we stood still because it was easier and took less time and energy? Could we continue to provide a Remarkable home buying and selling experience?
Together, with our team of focused Broker/Managers and dedicated sales associates, we won’t stand still. We are committed to moving forward while helping our sales associates grow their businesses. And helping our clients get where they want to go – and maybe it’s that very thought that makes more days than not exciting.
Patty Nizzi is the VP of Strategic Initiatives for Reece & Nichols Realtors, overseeing marketing and technology initiatives throughout the company. This post is a first in a series of monthly contributions that Patty will be making on this blog.
Well put Patty. I only hope our agents embrace our new system with gusto!
Am impressed with our new site. Thank you for all your hard work.