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Sarah and I have had a busy year, and we're incredibly grateful for it. With an abundance of work, we've kept ourselves and our team busy throughout the year thanks to your support. After months of non-stop activity, we're finally wrapping up the last of our listings, while simultaneously laying the groundwork for next year's business. Between now and then, there will be toffee to deliver, meals to prepare, pies to bake, and families to cherish. We hope you'll be able to gather your friends and loved ones close to enjoy the holiday.
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"Hey Julie," the text message said, "We have the last remaining spots for the Top 12 Most Trusted Real Estate Agents in your state for 2024." (2025 wasn't important?) "After that you won't get this opportunity again. What would you like to do?" (Nothing.) These automated texts show up more and more frequently thanks to AI bots, but when you drill down on them, they're nothing more than a "pay to play" scheme. I don't know about you, but if I'm paying an institution, OR a media outlet, Or a client to BUY trust, it seems like the very opposite of what I'm supposed to do, which is to EARN trust, not purchase it. On Wednesday, I accompanied my husband to the Stanford Law School where he was interviewed regarding an infamous case he's worked on for the better part of 30 years. I don't usually tailgate when it comes to Cliff's appearances, but I'd decided last minute that I needed a "mental-health" day and invited myself along. (The outing didn't disappoint.)
The Standford campus is beautiful, Cliff was absolutely great (I'm biased, but he was), and we were treated to lunch in the faculty dining room after his talk, accompanied by several bright, eager, young law students interested in criminal justice. It was a badly needed reprieve, and the field trip succeeded in altering my outlook and attitude. As a side note, the week had been personally challenging for me, having received an unexpected and fairly scathing reprimand that felt entirely unfair and unwarranted . . . |
AuthorJulie Gardner, has been writing The Perspective for 19 years and has published more than 850 humorous but always informative, essays on life and real estate. 
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