If you can dream it, you can do it."

That’s the quote for which animation pioneer Walt Disney is best known, and it’s a fitting message for REALTORS® as they head to Anaheim, Calif., Nov. 11–14, for the REALTORS® Conference & Expo.

This year’s conference comes five years into a tough housing market, making it a good time to recall that some of the greatest achievements in business occurred during grave economic times, says Bill Taylor, cofounder of Fast Company, who will speak at the conference.

During the Great Depression, the company that would become United Technologies gave birth to the aviation industry. The year 1973 marked the start of the OPEC oil embargo—and the year FedEx launched its highly successful delivery business. In fact, many of the world’s largest corporations, including IBM, Proctor & Gamble, and GE, were started during periods of great financial uncertainty, Taylor says.

Offered by Edward E. Cambas through Realtor.org

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