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Need An EA? Hire A Leader
Chaos wrangler. Systems creator. Culture booster. Time bender. Trust keeper. Executive Assistant. If you’ve experienced a great Executive Assistant (EA), or are lucky enough to be in partnership with one, you know the incredible value this role can bring to you and your business. -
Learning To Be Resilient — Part 1
Life isn’t always like a box of chocolates. It’s more like turning the millstone. We’re constantly grinding, battling uphill, getting bitter and burned out all to have a chance at fulfilling our purpose. No matter what you do, your path ahead is going to involve some type of grind, and if you want to succeed at the highest level, you’ll need to become resilient.
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Don’t Manage People, Lead Teams
Gary Keller says, “You can manage things and you can lead people, but you can rarely manage people effectively, and you can never lead things.” In many organizations, positions of leadership include the title “manager.” But what does it really mean to “manage” others? -
Six Steps To Staying In Touch Using Handwritten Notes
We bet that when you reach out to your database, you’re likely using email, social media, and text messaging to stay in touch. And it’s easy to understand why—these methods are mostly free, fast, and waste no ink. But are these approaches having the impact you need? -
Use Price Repositioning To Improve Conversations With Sellers
Pricing can be a great opportunity to help sellers stay ahead of the market and get their house sold quickly. You want the seller to know that you deeply understand both their circumstances and the state of the market. -
Think Better With Edward de Bono’s SIX THINKING HATS
Transforming our mindset around meetings can be as simple as putting on a different hat. Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats makes just this argument. The Six Thinking Hats are directions that we can channel our thinking into when approaching a situation. -
Know Your Lead Gen ROI To Thrive In Any Market
Lead generation is the base of every real estate business, no matter the market. So, tracking the results of your lead generation different activities will show you which approach is key to unlocking growth. The best way to know how successful your lead generation activities are is by determining their profitability, or their return on investment (ROI). -
Best Year Ever: Think Ahead With Time Blocking
For 2023, let’s make a commitment to take a purposeful approach to conquer our to-dos and achieve our biggest goals. We’ve already discussed how to build our plan and create our success-list, and now we’re going to show you how to put those tools into action with a final skill: mastering the time block. -
Best Year Ever: Reach Your Goals With The 411
The 411 is a productivity tool that helps us organize and visualize our priorities for the week, month, and year ahead. It represents 4 weeks, 1 month, and 1 year of goals. Using the 411 for both your work and personal life can allow you to break down your biggest goals into bigger, achievable things. -
Best Year Ever: Think Big With The GPS
We’ve explained how Goal Setting to the Now can help you connect your future goals to the actions you need to take in the present to reach them, but we’re thrilled to show you another valuable tool that can place you (or your business) on the path to extraordinary results: the GPS.
