By Warren McNeil,

For the past little while I have really been wanting to write something about the team advantage and what it means to be part of a team. Over the past few days our team has been down in Niagara Falls to receive some team-based real estate training. We were very fortunate to go with our entire team. We felt this was benefical to us because we were able to take better advantage of all of the different breakout sessions and take in more information then we probably could of if we went by ourselves.

During the main keynote, the main speaker showed a video on team work. Please take a second to watch this amazing and hilarious video.

This video really hit home for us. Besides being very entertaining, it really demonstrates the power of a team. The first guy who started singing by himself didn’t make much of a song but as each singer came in, the song started to take more shape.. This is how we view our real estate team and the way it benefits our clients.  We know that we can’t be everything to everyone but our team can be. The team advantage allows for us to share ideas as well as keep each other accountable. This in turn provides for a stronger environment for us to work in as well as enables us to better serve our clients. This is why we chose to work as a team.

Another experience we had was when Michael “Pinball” Clemens came on stage. What a powerful and engaging speaker. Pinball was a very successful CFL football player and coach for the Toronto Argonauts.  He talked about his family, his experience as a player and coach. He was very modest and didn’t brag about his past successes. As a matter of fact, the reason he stopped coaching football was because he wanted to put his family first. I think the best thing I got from his talk was that when we work as a team,  anything we do, effects what our team mates do.. For example, if I am not pulling my weight, then it is not only effecting me, but my other team mates as well. When we build up our other team mates, then we build ourselves up. I really liked the way he interacted with the audience on this point and I can see how he would have been an amazing football coach.

This quote from Pinball says it all:

If a team is one and you and I are on the same team, it means that I am you and you are me.

Check out this video and the above quote can be found at about 2:40 of the video.

If you ever get the chance to hear Pinball speak I think you will find that his message is powerful and motivating. He will definitely help you understand the power of having a strong team. A team that has team mates helping each other  succeed. A team that is working for the same goals and not working independently.

A team should be a single cohesive unit that incorportates the efforts of every member to create a positive outcome and not working independently of each other.

Thanks for reading!

We are a full-time real estate team in Waterloo Region, Woolwich & Wellesley Townships. We enjoy assisting buyers and sellers with the purchase or sale of real estate in the Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Elmira, Wellesley, Wilmot, Drayton and  everywhere in between. If you would like us to help you with your home search, please check out our brand-new free search website or if you are thinking of selling, get a free market evaluation.

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