Character counts... like doing the right thing when no one else is

This is my son, Noah. I'm so dang proud of him. Here's why: I've always tried to teach my kids to be the type of people who bring their cart back to the cart return station when shopping. It's not that this small act somehow changes the world... let's be honest, it doesn't. But raising a kid who grows up with a sense of initiative DOES make the world a better place.

Raising kids who bring the cart back makes me a proud mom—and I think it exemplifies the way I do business as a Realtor.

I've tried to teach my kids to never wait for other people to do the right thing. The right thing is the right thing even when no one else does it.

The world needs more leaders who do the right thing... because it's the right thing. Not because it's popular or easy.

Sometimes, that starts in a Costco parking lot.