My brother and I had the good fortune to attend the NAR 2008 conference in Orlando last week.

Awesome experience with everything there showcased that you could possibly want to assist you with your career in real estate. Educational classes and motivational seminars as well.

The last day before we drove back to Fort Lauderdale we sat in on Joe Theismans presentation. I'd be amazed if you do not know who Joe Theisman is. I am NOT a sports fan and I know who he is!

These celebrity performances are pretty cool to attend and Joe has a really cool story about his name and the Heisman trophy.

Joe was a great motivator for us except that we made a mistake prior to the presentation....We went out and ate a HUGE Greek lunch! Stuffed and exhausted from our whirlwind convention experience we went back to the convention center to see Joe as the last speaker of the convention. We sat about three rows from the front. First they said no photos and then Joe said photos are OK. I tried and tried to get a good picture of him, but the exposure was not working for me, no matter how many settings I tried.

Next thing I know Joe is walking right towards us with intent. My eyes get as big as golf balls and Jeff sits up straight! He starts talking to Jeff, well almost yelling at him positively though because unbeknownst to me, Joe had caught Jeff falling asleep while he was talking. Jeff was AWAKE Now! Next he's talking to me, looking for my name tag that was covered. I gave my name when asked and Joe took two steps back and I lifted up my camera and snapped him with white blindness.

He was a good sport about it and trust me we were both wide awake for the rest of the presentation.

We enjoyed his encouragement and stories of the obstacles he encountered through his life and how he was determined to overcome each one. We all have the resilience in us. Like Joe said, make a choice and keep that focus till you win.