"The proudest moment of my career was..."

Well, the challenge continues. Today's topic is probably the hardest one for me so far this week. I have been very fortunate to have many "good feeling" moments through out my career so far, which hit 10 years a few days ago, but which moment was the proudest moment?

What was the proudest moment of my career?


I started looking back over the last ten years trying decide. Was it one of the times I have handed someone the keys to their new home? Was it selling a home for someone that was in a financial strain and needed to sell before being foreclosed on? Was it my very first sale or the BIGGEST sale? Was it a family that I helped settle an estate after a loved one passed or a divorcing couple going their separate ways? Was it the single mother buying her very first home or the newly wed couple? Maybe it wasn't a sale at all?


Then I thought, what about the first time I saw my name on a sign or in a paper or magazine? What about that first call from someone that I had never met, but they were "referred" by a friend? Was it my daughter walking around the house when she was just a year or two old repeating "ANDYSOLDIT dot com?" Sure, all of these made me feel good, but I don't know that they would qualify as my most proud.


"The proudest moment of my career was..."  when my name was called at a CENTURY 21® awards banquet for the very first time to receive the Century 21® "Quality Service Award" and having a room full of people that didn't know me, standing and clapping.


This isn't an award solely based on the number of sales or sales volume. This award is given to agents in which their clients have been surveyed about their experience with their agent, the job that agent did and the service that was received. This award is given to a very small percentage of Realtors® within the Century 21® family and I have been blessed to receive this award every year since 2004, now receiving the "Quality Service Pinnacle Award".


It's great to know that if you serve your clients well, they'll return the favor.