If you woke up this morning, turned on the news and immediately wanted to go back to bed, this morning’s State of the Company Address with Mark Willis and Mo Anderson was the perfect antidote for the morning blues.

Mark started by repeating Clint Swindall’s message from yesterday’s Keynote Address: “Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react.”

As Mo pointed out … there are three things to understand about any problem:

  1. Every problem has a purpose
  2. Every problem has a promise
  3. The quickest way through a problem is straight through

After Mo’s introduction, Mark Willis got down to the numbers for 2008, and the results might surprise you.  In one of the worst year’s for real estate in modern history, KW has continued it’s unprecendented growth relative to it’s closest competitors, and the market in general. 

So what is the focus for 2009?  Growth through the basics of the KW model.  KWRI is committed to assisting all market centers in growing their market share, and being a disruptive force in the market.

The 2009 goals:  80,000 agents, a net gain of 20 market centers and $40 million in profit share for Keller Williams associates!

The State of the Company Address finished with the most important message - Mo’s Culture update.

This never fails to be a moving experience.  It is always amazing how many agents from all over the country, stand up and help their fellow agents in times of need.  Mo highlighted just a few examples, and they were impressive.

Keller Williams associates giving to family members in need.  Top agents spending time helping other agents land big commercial listings.  And finally, an entire Market Center coming together to donate money (over $15k in a single day) for the liver transplant of the granddaughter of a fellow agent.

And in the end, that is the binding force that makes Keller Williams different.  It’s why we grow, it’s why we succeed … because we do it together.