IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXP REALTY & LIBERTAS

By Tim & Julie Harris · November 25, 2025

✨ Good evening, {{first_name| agents}}! Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 🍽

This Thanksgiving, we’re doing something different — something timeless.

Most of us grew up with a picture-book version of the Pilgrims: buckle hats, tidy tables, a friendly feast.
But the real story of Thanksgiving is far more powerful… and far more relevant to anyone building something extraordinary in their life or business.

Today, we want to share that story with you — the true story — and the lessons it holds for every real estate agent who still believes their best years are ahead of them.

Grab your coffee and settle in. This one matters. 👇

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Long before the Mayflower, the Pilgrims spent over a decade working brutal jobs in Holland. They weren’t rebels. They weren’t wealthy. They were families simply seeking the freedom to live without persecution — financially, spiritually, and personally.

Life in Holland was harsh, and their children were losing their English identity. So they made a radical decision:

➡️ Leave everything behind for the possibility of a better future.
➡️ Risk the Atlantic for a life where they controlled their destiny.

It was the original American mindset.

The 66-day Mayflower voyage was miserable: storm after storm, sickness, spoiled food, rats, no privacy, and at one point, a cracked beam that nearly sank the ship.
But they pressed on — because turning back meant returning to a life without freedom.

They landed off-course in Cape Cod, drafted the Mayflower Compact (a seed of American democracy), and began building Plymouth in the dead of winter.

That first winter?
Half of them died.
Parents buried children.
Shelters collapsed.
Hope thinned but never broke.

Then, in the spring, something astonishing happened.

A Native man named Samoset walked into the settlement and said, “Welcome, Englishmen.”
He introduced them to Squanto, who spoke fluent English and taught them how to survive — how to plant corn, fish the waters, and live in a land they barely understood.

This led to a fragile but peaceful alliance with the Wampanoag people, led by Massasoit — a partnership that shaped America’s earliest years.

By fall 1621, the harvest came in.
Not an abundance… but enough.
Enough to survive.
Enough to hope.
Enough to believe.

So they celebrated — for three days — with the Wampanoag.
Venison, fowl, corn dishes, shellfish, games, and gratitude.

This was not a perfect tableau.
It was a hard-won celebration of endurance and community.

Sixteen years later, in 1637, Tim’s ancestor Peter Tufts arrived in Massachusetts.

Think about that timeline:

1620: Pilgrims land
1621: First Thanksgiving
1637: Peter Tufts arrives, joining the wave of settlers shaping early Massachusetts

The Tufts family became landowners, community builders, and part of the early fabric of New England — the same lineage that eventually led to the university name.

The story of Thanksgiving isn’t someone else’s history.
It’s part of ours — and now part of this community too.

When Julie and I were brand-new agents — broke, exhausted, and building a business from nothing — we had one Thanksgiving where the entire meal came from the bargain aisle.

Store-brand turkey.
Canned vegetables.
A tiny table.

And I told Julie:

Gratitude, we learned, doesn’t come after success.

Gratitude causes success.

Here’s what the Pilgrims would tell you if they could speak to you:

1. Take Risks — Greatness Requires It
They crossed an ocean with no guarantee.
You can pick up the phone, knock on a door, or re-engage a past client.

2. Be Resilient — Most People Quit Too Soon
They survived when half their community didn’t.
You can survive slow markets and tough seasons.

3. Plant Seeds — Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
Every lead, follow-up, and relationship is a seed.

4. Build Community — You Need People
Just like the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims needed each other, you need a professional community too.

➡️ Join us inside the masterminds at https://HarrisMastermind.com
If you want encouragement, accountability, skill-building, and direction — that’s where you find it.

5. Practice Gratitude — As a Business Strategy
Today, write down 10 people you’re grateful for and send them a simple message.

The fastest way to future business is to show appreciation for past relationships.

As you gather with family, friends, or even if you’re spending this holiday quietly:

Remember that the Pilgrims didn’t give thanks because life was easy.
They gave thanks because they endured.

And so have you.

May your year ahead be abundant, courageous, and full of gratitude.

— Tim & Julie Harris

If you’re ready to make 2026 your breakthrough year, don’t wait.
This is your chance to partner directly with Tim and Julie.

Let’s go! It’s time for you to upgrade your real estate brokerage experience.

👉 Go now to https://WhyLibertas.com/Harris or text Tim directly at 512-758-0206.

Opportunity doesn’t wait — and neither should you.

The 2026 real estate market will be a beast. 😱
Most agents will struggle — but the winners already know what works.

Tim & Julie Harris share the exact playbook:
✅ Proven lead generation
✅ Repeatable systems
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