Community Weekly On-line Friday, November 12, 2004 Hi !*FIRST_NAME*!, This week's update contains the following articles and information for you: From Bankruptcy to $850,000 in Savings The By Referral Only Halloween Celebration The Florida Main Event – Early-Bird Hotel Reservation Refer a Colleague to By Referral Only Your Feedback is Important From Bankruptcy to $850,000 in Savings George Sears McGee, with Austin Silent Market Group Real Estate and Mortgage Consultants in Austin, Texas, recently shared his story at The Main Event: George Sears McGee Member since 1995   “In 1995 I’d been in the real estate business for over 10 years. I’d invested in a lot of real estate. Unfortunately I was bankrupt – I had $1.5 million in deficiency judgments. I was working 80 hours a week, my marriage was extremely challenged, I had virtually no vacation or down time, or even time to think about it. “Since I joined the community I’ve earned three or four times more than I ever did before, consistently. Right now I have four assistants. I rarely work weekends and I take a three- or four-day trip once a month. Along with having close to $850,000 in savings, my marriage is in its 27th year and never been better. My relationship with my four children is great. “I work with repeat and referrals in over 80 percent of our work situations, which makes work almost fun as opposed to constantly having to prove my trustworthiness like before I got into By Referral Only. So, much more fun at work and at home since I began implementing a lot of the By Referral Only systems.” George also shared some great information on the CD enclosed with your November Results in Action kit – information that made Joe Stumpf say, “Talking with George realigned all of my thinking.” What did George say? Find out by clicking here. back to top The By Referral Only Halloween Celebration “Village People” Keith Alger (Membership Services Manager), Jen Brown (center, Strategic Results Coach), Maggie Brown (right, Director of Member Experience), and Kelly Srack (front, Membership Services Coordinator) make misery merry in “the Haunted House” after winning the Best Group Cube Decoration. back to top The Florida Main Event – Early-Bird Hotel Reservation The cutoff date for the special room rate for the December 6-8 Florida Main Event is tomorrow, November 13. For hotel information and reservations click here. To register for The Main Event click here. back to top Refer a Colleague to By Referral Only Do you have a colleague who could benefit from doing business the By Referral Only way? It’s easy to refer them to By Referral Only; simply click the “Refer a Colleague” icon on the right-hand side of the Community Resource Center page, or click here and send us a quick e-mail. Your endorsement to other quality professionals in your network is the lifeblood of our business, so please don’t keep us a secret. back to top Your Feedback is Important How are we doing? Your feedback is very important to us. E-mail your input directly to the By Referral Only Leadership Team by clicking here. Please visit us at www.byreferralonly.com. If you would like to take yourself off this list, click here and send. back to top