Featured in Realtor Magazine's 30 Under 30 Centennial Issue

It was a great honor to be featured in Realtor magazine's 30 Under 30 in June 2009. And now, in 2010 I had the opportunity to visit Chicago, IL for a photo shoot in their Centennial Issue: A Decade of Success. Amongst other winning, talented and young real estate professionals, I participated in a photo shoot on location in Chicago’s Historical Union Station. It was a great rewarding experience that I will never forget.

The 30 Under 30 contest seeks out the most promising and innovative 30 Realtors in the nation, each under the age of 30. These are Realtors® who embody youthful success in real estate and are chosen based on their future potential, business acumen, leadership within their industry and community, as well as innovation and creativity in marketing.

For this year's issue, REALTOR® Magazine revisited some of the winners to find out how their business has fared, attitudes have evolved, and what advice they'd offer to people starting out in real estate today. What they found was that while the economy has tested our confidence, through ambition and perseverance we have retained many of our qualities that made us stand out from the beginning.

It was great to hear that more agents are embracing internet marketing and social media marketing strategies such as through Facebook and Twitter to grown their business, as I consistently do. And, it was a pleasure to exchange advice amongst each other on how to continue driving through the tough economic downturn.

Here is what some agents had to say:

"This business is not for the faint of heart," Inman says. "It's designed for the special few who love to talk for a living while developing relationships with perfect strangers. If that doesn't scare you, then you should have some success."

"You are constantly with clients during a very exciting time in their life," says Stokes, "and it is rewarding to be a part of such a major change."

I congratulate each of us, and thank Realtor magazine for their support and future support of young real estate professionals.

For more information and to read above current real estate perspective from the honorees on REALTOR® Magazine’s “30 Under 30”,Visit www.realtor.org.

To hear more about myself and my experience, Visit: http://www.srar.com/node/709

I'M BAAACK!! Journey to reinvention.

As we get older and grow into the confines of society time becomes scarce and we find ourselves putting off the dreams, goals, and projects of our youth. One can be distracted by the numerous tasks and to-do's that constantly accumulate and seem never-ending. Goals set are achieved and than modified to reflect the change in values that occur.

Over the past year I have felt the highs and lows of achievement and failure. Professionally I have reached sales production goals, received national awards and recognition for the innovation and story behind my success. These were huge goals of mine that I felt would make me happy. While I'm proud of the recognition and opportunities that have come my way as a result of my success, I find that it came with a price. I worked long and hard hours, missed family events, outings with friends, and had less time for myself. I neglected my health and body too. I found myself spending too much money on meaningless materials and let materials and money define me.

As I continue to be introspective I realize my values have changed. My life needs to revolve around family, friends, and helping others become happier people. I need to spend time enjoying things I like to do and things that make me happy. If I need to take time off to spend with family, then I should. I create my own destiny and success. Success is subjective to each individual. Don't let the status quo's definition of success define whether you are successful or not.

I explained to a friend of mine some of my thoughts and new perspectives on life and he suggested that I join 43Things.com
. It's a cool site that has you write down 43 things you want to do with your life. A Harvard study proved that if you wrote down your goals they are more likely to come true than if you didn't. Check my list out at 43ThingsMarkSellsLA and make one yourself. It won't hurt and it'll actually make you feel good. It's made me feel good already and brought a little more focus in a world that you can easily get lost in. We all feel down sometimes. We are humans.

Mark's 'Good Buy/Bad Buy' Premiere

Mark's episode of 'Good Buy/ is scheduled to air August 16th. Please check your cable/satellite provider for the time (on Dish it is 9:30 am and Direct is 12:30pm).

Mark Gonzales Press Inquiries

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Mark Gonzales Wins REALTOR Magazine's '30 Under 30'

Congratulations Mark Gonzales on his exciting win over at REALTOR Magazine's '30 Under 30' competition!

From their website:
Our Class of 2009 is focused, energetic, and upbeat. Its members are driven by youthful optimism, no doubt. But they’re also embracing innovation and seeking out knowledge when they don’t know the answer. If there’s one thing this year’s honorees share, it’s an ability to adapt quickly to the fast-changing real estate environment without losing an ounce of passion for what they do. In any generation, that’s a true gift.

Go to the '30 Under 30' Class Roster
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