Brooke Wolford

By Brooke Wolford

I was recently in a task force meeting for the Minneapolis YoPros.  It really got me thinking about the true value of YPN and what I feel it’s all about.

To me, YPN is about bridging the generation gap.  Not to stereotype my generation, (which I am not quite sure where I fall…X, Y, Z…who’s keeping track?) but typically the younger generations are more knowledgeable about technology and communications.  A lot of us feel like we have ADD and we are constantly moving to the next best thing.

With that said, there is a lot that can be learned from older generations.  I thought about an agent in my office.   She has been around for 30 years.   She knows the ins and outs of the business.  She has seen the good times and the bad and she survived.

She recently got her first Facebook account. It was cute. She seemed a little iffy at first.  I would constantly see her replying to someone in her status update. It would make me chuckle a bit. But believe it or not, she is workin it! She is now posting blogs, articles and other valuable content to her page. I have been really impressed by her. Continue reading »