Gary Keller kicked off Mega Agent Camp early this morning with positive words for the more than 3,000 agents prepared to hear him discuss the fundamental models and systems that still apply in this ever-changing market.

Check out what Gary had to say about getting focused on the things that matter most to your business:

Here are some additional highlights:

• Think BIG, start small. In order to achieve your goals, get to the essence of your professional craft and perfect it.
• Leads. Listings.Leverage. Until you get those right, everything else is a distraction.
• Agents are not in the business of real estate but in the business of lead generation.
• The key to success in this market requires you to ramp up your lead generation so that you take in 30 – 40 percent more listings!
  The models haven’t changed in the shift – only the tactics that you take to maintain those models to reach your goals.

Check out Mega Tech Keynote Speaker Juliette Powell, author of 33 Million People in the Room – we had a chance to interview her right before she went on stage.

Here are some additional social media notes from Juliette on how to get into the conversation:

• The key to building your social capital is to add value to your community. The more value you add, the more they start talking about you.
• Where do you begin? With the people around you. They have a huge influence on how you see yourself and what you are capable of.
• I want to hear from someone who’s on the inside; someone who gets it.
• Position yourself to become the ‘it’ person. Social media has a low barrier to entry, and gives you the potential to become a ‘microcelebrity’ – a person of influence and expertise within a particular community.
• When the market goes down, the value of relationships goes up. The more relationships you’re involved in the better positioned you are.
• Studies show that engagement correlates to financial performance.

Welcome to the 14^th Annual Keller Williams Realty Mega Camp! 

Mega Camp brings together the best in the real estate business and we could not be more excited about all that’s in store for you this week!

Inspiring speakers who have overcome untold odds will share stories that put our lives in perspective. Experts on social networking will unlock lead generation strategies you can use now to generate business online. Industry insiders will share insights how you can position your business to stay ahead of your competition.

For those who were not able to join us this year, stay tuned to our blog as we do our best to keep you informed and tapped in.

This is a time for all of us to light the fire within!

Pre-Mega Camp activities kicked off today in Austin, Texas with small profit share Masterminds led by the KWRI Executive team. The following are quotes heard at sessions led by Mo Anderson, vice chairman, Mark Willis, CEO and Mary Tennant, president and COO:

“If you wanted to start a business tomorrow morning with no capital and no risk involved, how many options would you have? Profit share is that business.” –Mo Anderson

“Leverage, which means succeeding through others, is the magic potion in the Keller Williams model. Without it, we are not really Keller Williams. Culture is primarily a matter of how we need to treat people if we are going to succeed through them. Education is critical, because we’re not going to succeed through people who aren’t growing. But if we put the majority of our thought into the question of, ‘How do make sure that the people in my inner circle succeed today?’ They will take us to levels we never thought possible. It’s why Keller Williams Realty has grown this year when the the industry has gone backwards by 10 percent.” -Mark Willis

“We’ve given $237 million back to our people in profit share since 1997.” –Mary Tennant.

“We have to help everybody to think enough of themselves to know that they are worth it, they deserve it, and it’s theirs for the taking.” –Shaun Rawls.

“Profit share is the most highly leveraged activity I know – and it pays really well.” –Gary Gentry