Profiles: Meet Realty Northwest Broker-Associate, Tina Morkert

Name:
Tina Morkert

Contact Info:
Cell: 406-210-1123, Email: tina@realty-northwest.com

Position:
Broker Associate and Creator of Realty Northwest

How long with Realty Northwest:
Since 1998, when it was born.

What I like best about working at Realty Northwest:
My favorite environment for work consists of the following ingredients: an unusual mixture of creative individuals working fiercely as a team to bring the very best products and services to the market, a drive to always improve and innovate, a passion and caring to meet and exceed our incredible clients' wants and desires, and a fun, exciting workplace! That's what I love!

Favorite Realty Northwest moment:
I've loved and learned from them all.

What I like to do when I'm not working:
Spend time with my delightful life partner, play piano, paint, enjoy each moment and laugh!

What I like most about living in Montana:
The inspiration that the scenery in beautiful northwestern Montana brings is really incredible. Also, there's nothing better weather wise, than a Montana summer. My friends in Montana are truly irreplaceable as well. And, I love that you can wear jeans, a t-shirt and ropers every day of your existence and drive a pick-up truck with a jockey box and grandpa topper! Love it!

My favorite Montana memory:
My favorite Montana memories must be of dating Ben Mummert, the outfitter, and chasing mountain lions (just for the chase, to exercise the dogs), through the mountains as fast as we could go. I was in excellent shape! It was an adrenaline rush like no other when you finally get to the tree with the dogs diligently baying their little hearts out to let us know where they are and the lion languidly lounging in the tree above with not a care in the world, so majestic it stops your heart. They are by far the most bone chillingly calm, cool and collected animals on the earth, and the most ruthless. Then I'd take photos and we'd pull the unwilling dogs back to the truck, another stalk successful for those dedicated creatures. The cat probably was upset by the amount of exercise it had been subjected to, but I'm sure had plenty of survival tasks to complete that evening! It was a bonding with nature that most humans rarely experience, I think.

My favorite Montana photo:
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Defining moments in my life:
Oh, there are so many! A) When I was 19 and 20 years old and decided that my life is the sum of my choices with all of the responsibility for the outcome landing squarely on my shoulders and reaching deep within myself to clearly see why I made the choices I made and if they truly came from within or were the product of muddy filters in place due to my environment and upbringing. I systematically went through my beliefs, habits, goals and decision-making processes and threw out all that was not from within, removing layers of filters applied by others whose thoughts vary drastically from my own. In a sense, it was like a spring cleaning of the soul. Then I decided to look at the world through a filterless, childlike naivity (to the extent this is possible) and judge solely from within. This was a life-altering course of thought that brought tremendous change in my life. My ruling thought at the time: Choose mentors in life that have exercised methods in the area of my wish to grow that have led to success in those areas. My true belief is that one can certainly learn from others and gather advice(look at their outcome in these areas first), but that all decisions should be based on your own mind and heart. All we need is within us. B) When Paige Wilson, one of my favorite humans of all time, said to me, 'Tina, let's make a deal. I won't help you, if you don't help me.' Why, at times, we decide to interrupt the flow of other's lives when they have carefully thought through their plans, thinking that we can help them to make a better decision about the life they live every day, I will never know, but it happens. C) When we formed a book club with three wonderful women and myself in some of my toughest years. These three incredible women taught me a wealth of information that I will cherish always. They taught me to love, replace my anger-fueled drive with one of love for my fellow man/woman, and many other invaluable lessons. We still share in our thoughts and they have become some of my most valued friendships. Our age differences are up to 36 years, with our most wise and incredible member turning 70 beautiful years this year!

Where I see myself 20 years from now:
In 20 years, I shall be creating, that activity which most gives me joy! Oil painting, learning more Mozart and Doors on the piano, sculpting, working out every day (keeps you young!), and loving life as I do today. In 40 years, I intend to be a wild lavender-rinsed gal of 74 fabulous years, living with other eccentric, active-minded old broads (hopefully my girls mentioned above and perhaps my mother) in a home somewhere beautiful with 3 pool boys (maybe we'll have a pool and maybe we won't), incredible scenery and libraries in every room of the house. I'll be doing research at a nearby university or hospital and will have finished medical school and have saved lives in my day after a beautiful real estate career in my youth. A glorious study in human nature and the lives of semi-retired people trying to find their way into retirement who have lived beautiful lives! I'll be sitting in my rocking chair on the patio, looking at my incredibly anal collection of electronic memories created along the way: photos, video, journal entries and laughing and smiling and enjoying a Cosmo.

Who I look up to and/or admire:
I admire Rodin, Michelangelo and Beethoven for the single-minded focus, honing their talents and creating such exquisite art from the very depths of their souls. I admire Bill Gates for his strategic recognition of human talent and the ability to acquiesce those folks into his pastures. I admire the Dalai Lama for his compassion. And there are just so many authors that have inspired me and changed my life that the list would be endless!

If I had the resources and ability to change anything in the world.?
This feels a bit like a Miss America Pageant. . . but ok, it would be delightful if all humans could see their true potential and spend their days joyfully creating rather than in the suffering that so many are subjected to. I would work to alleviate all forms of suffering that inhibit the creating process, even though I must admit that some forms of suffering actually inspire creation.

My favorite author(s):
There are SOOOOOO many, but the books that most glaringly spoke to my soul were those written by Ayn Rand, a brilliant and very opinionated INTJ author.

Favorite quote(s):
Again, there are SOOOOO many, but as applies to the real estate world. . . Peter Drucker's 'The quality of your service is not what you put into it, but what the customer gets out of it.'

Favorite musical artist(s):
Again, there a SOOOOO many, Beethoven for classical, KT Tunstall for new artists, Madonna for marketing goddesses, Christina Aguilera for feisty broads, Chris Cornell for groovy tunes, Andrea Bocelli for male vocals, BB King for blues, Ella Fitzgerald. . . etc., etc., etc.,

Favorite song(s):
There must be trillions. . . . Take Five.

Favorite celebrity(s):
Madonna, again, she's a marketing goddess!

Favorite actor/actress:
Audrey Hepburn

Favorite tv show(s):
I don't watch tv.

Favorite movie(s):
The Green MIle

Favorite sports figure(s):
Tiger Woods

Favorite food(s):
Chocolate when I'm bad, Green food when I'm good.

Favorite dessert(s):
Anything Ro Fundum creates!

Pet Peeve(s):