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Aug 31
2009

Are you an Otter? Fight the Crocodile!

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Posted by: Jonathan Saar on Aug 31, 2009 01:00

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Good morning everyone. I love watching Planet Earth and found an episode particularly interesting this weekend. There was a section that discussed the otter as a social creature and how well they work together as a group.

 

Here is what was cool. What do you think? One on One, Otter versus Crocodile. Who do you think would win. The answer is obvious. Don't count the otter out yet. Here is how the otter faces such a formidable opponent--teamwork. As a group they work together to harass and antagonize a crocodile that is coming to close to its family group. The crocodile although hungry, gives up on trying to catch a meal.

 

Lesson for today--Are you an otter? How much do you contribute to your multifamily team? What is the crocodile in your company's daily challenges? Is it the economy? Occupancies? Or maybe something within ourselves?

 

Whatever the case may be, there is a lot to learn from such a wonderful creature. The only thing that matters to an otter is keeping the team together and facing adversity and challenges head on. How do you act like an otter in your daily work with your property management company? Thanks for reading, and have a great Monday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfPB3pEipjg

Otter Vs Crocodile--just ignore the music 

 

Written by Jonathan Saar-Director of Marketing The Training Factor 


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written by Mark Juleen, August 31, 2009
Is there a "Like" button on here somewhere like Facebook? smilies/grin.gif
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written by Brent Williams, August 31, 2009
Mark - Feel free to try this link - toward the top is a "rate" area where you can show how much you like the blog! smilies/smiley.gif http://www.multifamilyinsiders...tegory/850 (I know, that's not the ideal system!)
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written by Tara Smiley, August 31, 2009
Jonathan - When the heavenly music in your head plays as the ethereal light and epiphany occur, what exactly is the soundtrack? I'm only asking so that i can downloud it and try to recreate the above blog-magic. Fantastic!
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written by Jonathan Saar, August 31, 2009
Thanks Tara-it wasn't the weather channel this timesmilies/cheesy.gif

Thanks for the compliment. The analogy really hit home with me when it came to me last night and I had to share.

Thanks Mark for "likeing" the post--take care folks
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written by Kim Andreadis, September 01, 2009
Very creative analagy, Jonathan. I laughed, yet there is truth in humor.

I see the crocodile as indifference and mediocrity. We, here at Multi Family Insiders are the otters.
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written by Jonathan Saar, September 01, 2009
Thanks for your comments Kim. I am glad you laughed. Humor helps us explore a view life in different ways. Thanks again! Have a great Tuesday.
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written by Jen Piccotti, September 01, 2009
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, I think we can say that a video (and awesome soundtrack) is worth a million words! Your concise analogy laid the perfect foundation for this very powerful clip. There IS strength in numbers, and we can truly accomplish a great deal when we make the decision to work with our team members and tackle challenges together. Great post!
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