2005, Bluetooth CEO: Next year you’ll be able to stream music to your car stereo from your phone. Analyst: Are you stupid? My ears are burning. @reckless and @BluetoothSIG former CEO @WirelessMike describe @RESOstandards in a parallel universe. 🧵 1/many podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcas…

Headed out to RESO Fall Conference this weekend, looking forward to seeing you all in person!

Four MLS execs have purchased my strategic planning book for their entire board of directors. I'm humbled, and I'm taking their advice to create bulk buy discounts: 20% discount for 10-19 books (board, management) 30% discount for 20-99 books (board, committees, management, staff) 50% discount for 100+ books (conferences, events) These orders take a few weeks to deliver through Amazon's discounted bulk-ordering process. So if you need the books ASAP, just purchase the full-price books through traditional Amazon retail. If you're looking for the larger discount, the links are at maptools.info and I'll be happy to set up your bulk order. Thank you again: I know your team will be better aligned to start the strategic planning process with this prep work in place.

It's time to think big:

After 1 day of sales, MAP TOOLS is up to #26 on Amazon for strategy books. If you're looking to prep your team for alignment before strategic planning begins, take a look.

1/2 day in, moving up! Buy today to support @wwp. maptools.info

Tomorrow is THE day: Sept. 30. Buy all three books or just one. All profits from tomorrow’s sales goes to Wounded Warrior Project. 3 authors. 3 books. 1 day to support a GREAT cause. 👉 amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3U… #331 #WoundedWarriorProject @gregrobertson @KevHawkins

My favorite part of writing a book was recalling the work I've done with many of you: Redfin, Google, Cooperation & Leverage - Carpe Diem eXp - Fannie, Freddie, Listings, & Loans - ERP and PwC - Don't Die - Simon Sinek on Real Estate Agents - RAMCO’s Guardrails - The 30-30-30 Global Target - Abu Dhabi and the Government MLS These stories bring color to the strategy sequence, covering work with with GSEs, search engines, national brokerages, foreign governments, trade organizations, and public portals. Wednesday is the day: all profits from sales on September 30 go to the Wounded Warrior Project, along with the new editions of books by authors Greg Robertson and Kevin Hawkins.

3 different books. 3 different authors. One day to support a great cause. September 30. Supporting Wounded Warrior Project. #331 #authors #realestate #woundedwarriorproject @gregrobertson @KevHawkins

I’ve got some good marketers as partners. 😁

I asked a small group of colleagues to preview MAP TOOLS. Here's what they said: "Strategic planning fails more often because of bad order than bad ideas. SWOT tells you what's true. MAP TOOLS tells you what to do about it." - Stefan Swanepoel, NYT, USA Today & WSJ Best Seller, Founder and Executive Chairman, T3 Sixty & Real Estate News "This framework stops organizations from committing planning's cardinal sin: charging ahead with 'what' before they understand 'why.'" - David Charron, Founder and Fmr. Chief Strategy Officer, Bright MLS "Read this book with a specific challenge or opportunity in mind. Follow the steps. I did. It worked." - M. Ryan Gorman, Fmr. CEO, Coldwell Banker, Co-Founder, GHY Impact Capital "This framework delivers important questions to ask about all facets of an organization during the planning process." - Rebecca Jensen, CEO, Midwest Real Estate Data "By focusing on sequence, Sam gives teams a framework for finding a clearer, more deliberate path to success." - Greg Robertson, Founder, W+R Studios and Giant Steps Advisors "Sam is a clear-headed, thoughtful leader who understands how to move organizations forward." - Brad Inman, Founder of Inman News and Livelong Media "DeBord’s practical framework helps leaders plan with purpose and place their organizations firmly on a path to success." - Matthew Ferrara, Philosopher, Business, Strategy & Real Estate Industry Expert "Most strategies don’t fail from the lack of ideas; they fail from the lack of order. MAP TOOLS is the order." - Dave Garland, Managing Partner, Second Century Ventures and REACH MAP TOOLS will be available soon on Amazon. All profits from sales on September 30 for MAP TOOLS, @gregrobertson's The Art of the CMA, and @KevHawkins' The Real AI Guide will go to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Learn something. Get something. Give to a good cause. Three books. Three authors. One day. September 30: • The Art of the CMA • Map Tools • The REAL AI Guide for Real Estate Agents Supporting Wounded Warrior Project. #331 #authors #realestate #WoundedWarriorProject