Over the past year-and-a-half, I’ve found myself teaching in front of many different crowds — some bigger (50+) and some smaller (>5), but no matter the size, I am filled with butterflies every single time. Yesterday was the largest audience yet: I gave a presentation for 300 of my industry peers.
My friend Tommy curated the event for the Chicago Association of Realtors. When he asked if I’d share about how I created “So You Want to Buy a Condo,” I enthusiastically agreed. It took a few weeks for the fear to set in. I am fairly comfortable speaking to millennial first-time homebuyers, but to stand before a group of Chicago realtors was a whole new ball game.
I set two alarms the night before, and Andrew promised me a wake-up call. What if I oversleep and miss the event? What if the room is too warm? What if I pass out in front of everyone? Welcome to my anxious thought life. If you’ve followed along with my blog, you’ll notice a pattern.
Miraculously, none of my fears came true. Yesterday was one of the leading moments of my career thus far. I felt celebrated, appreciated, loved and accepted. My realtor friends were there, my managing broker was there, and many admirable industry greats were there. I gave my short talk about condo seminars and then got to sit back and listen to two amazing guys, Tom and Phil, teach on other forms of lead gen. After a Q&A session, we stood at the front of the room and talked to audience members. There was a line of people that wanted to talk to me. A line! Me! What?!
The very best part was that my dad was next to me the entire time. He’s the reason I am in real estate, and he’s my #1 fan — — to see him beaming in the front row made my heart melt. I was so proud to introduce my dad to my colleagues, and he even got a special shoutout from Tommy as he welcomed me to the stage.
I was texting one of my girlfriends later that day about the event. Her words — God powering MSC — are absolute, 100%, undoubted truth.
[…] is my best friend. It meant the world to me that she was there, and reminded me of last spring when my dad came to watch me speak at the Chicago Association of Realtors. I may not live with them anymore, but I still need them all the […]