Shortly after I entered the real estate market as an agent, I remembered a lesson my father had taught me. He told me if I had a goal I wanted to reach, that I should put a quarter in my shoe and every time I felt it I should remember my goal and keep after it. In setting my goals to provide the best resources and results for those who were buying or selling real estate, I put my quarter in and got to work. A few months later, I started wearing through a pair of shoes. Then the thought hit me...if a quarter is good, the street beneath my feet would be even better.

Not long after as I sat working with a developer and happened to have my legs crossed, the developer noticed the holes in my shoes and said, "surely you can afford to have those resoled!", to which I smiled, leaned forward and told him the story behind the holes.