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(The 2.0 version who no longer believes in hustle culture!)
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Why Every Agent Needs To Build Their Personal Brand
When creating a personal brand, most of us liken the process to simply the identity part - how things look. But the true power of brand extends well beyond getting the look, feel and colour palette right. These are the guidelines I follow when it comes to ensuring my Brand is my biggest asset.
What We Can Learn From The Seasons Of Life
TRIGGER WARNING! If you’ve ever had to say goodbye to a beloved pet, this will hit home. As they say, there are many seasons in this life. This was one of the hardest for me. — here’s what I learned.
How I Manage My Energy As An Introverted Real Estate Agent
I love working in real estate but as an introvert, there are times I feel like quitting because this job can be incredibly draining! If this sounds like you, the points I share in this post are going to resonate and give you some goalposts on how you can best manage your energy in the week to week.
This Is Why You’re Not Further Ahead
Having an intuitively formulated Why Statement has brought me so much clarity in recent times. I highly recommend you find the time to deep dive into what is truly driving you and form your own Why Statement. Here’s how I crafted mine.
Dressing For Success: Could Your Style Be Turning Clients Off?
What we wear matters. Whether we like it or not, clients are judging us on how we present and making a split second often unconscious decision about whether they want to do business with us or not. Here’s how I play the style card to send the right impression.
Signs You’re Burning Out And What To Do Next
Whether we like it or not, burnout happens. When you’re driven to achieve, it’s inevitable stress will creep in at some point. The trick is learning to catch it before it becomes full blown burnout. This is why I created a Burnout Plan.
My Biggest Takeaway From The Project That Ended My Relationship
Completing my first major development project was a bitter-sweet experience. Despite the project’s success - the realisation my relationship was over was a devastating moment. Here’s the biggest takeaway I learned in all of this.
An Insight Into My Overseas Client Base
How I go about managing international relationships and ways you can break into a market abroad.
The Events That Led Me To Start My Buyer’s Agency Business
These are the events that played out in order to lead me to the opportunity that would ultimately change my life and career forever.
Why The Industry Is Obsessed With GCI And Why You Shouldn’t Be.
For as long as I have worked in real estate, our industry’s obsession with GCI or gross commissions earned has irked me. Why is it that to be considered a success in real estate, one has to close the most deals at the highest values? It’s time we recognise ethics and client satisfaction just as much as we validate earnings.
Why The Top Performers Focus On Mindset
Why is it that some of us reach those career milestones somewhat effortlessly whilst others struggle for years trying to make a go of it. The answer - Mindset. This post shares the particular challenge I had when I transitioned from Seller’s Agent to Buyer’s Agent and what I needed to do in order to make it a long-term success.
Is Your Social Media One Big Brag?
The social media sugar hit you get from a good brag-post can be intoxicating but are we doing unrepairable damage to our personal brand just to feel a fleeting moment of validation? This post explores ways we as agents can better position ourselves online to strike the right balance between brag and genuine humble success.
When You Stop Concentrating On The Competition, This Happens.
They say real estate is one of the most competitive industries in the world of business. I’ll admit, I’ve witnessed the bitchiness, the underhanded play, the backstabbing. But does it really have to be this way? It is only when we learn to focus on our own game that we can progress to new heights of self-satisfaction in our career journey.
The Greatest Real Estate Career Myth Uncovered (and it’s not what you think).
Are you afraid of losing momentum if you take time off? We all know prioritising our health is essential but for me, the thought of putting my career in second place was a non-option - until I was forced to. This is a story about the impact of taking a whole two months off real estate.
When You Find THIS, Your Career Will Take Off.
Finding clarity in your career is no easy task. For me (and most professionals) it is a never ending journey of self-discovery and reflection. Learning to accept the things you do like, and those you don’t, and then having the courage to course-correct where you need to in order to find that state of flow can take years. This is how I realised I’d been playing the wrong side of the real estate fence for way too long.
How I Built Confidence In My 30's
I wasn’t always the sure, confident person you see today. It took a combination of setbacks, introspection, therapy and true self-awareness to really come into myself as a woman who knew what she stood for and what she wanted.
5 Properties I'll Never Buy
When I’m searching for a client’s Dream Home, a pool is often high on the wish list, BUT, when it comes to buying an investment property, I’m the first to strike out a property with a pool. This post describes why, and identifies other Red Flags in properties you should steer clear of.
How A Middle Class Upbringing Impacts Your Wealth Journey.
Shifting from Scarce to Abundance is not easy when you’ve grown up middle-class. The 6 principles I share in this post not only helped me re-shape my money mindset, but paved the way for me to reach my childhood goal of becoming a self-made millionaire.
The Rise And Fall Of The Boys’ Club
As a 5 ft woman of asian descent, I accepted I was always going to have a target placed on my head for mistreatment, bullying and condescending behaviour in the workplace, and so it came as no surprise when men in the industry “tried it on” as I like to put it. Here’s how I learned to manage it.
Career Or Family. Do I Really Have To Choose?
Can we really have it all? There’s no denying that career obsessed humans face the constant struggle of balancing the work act versus the family one, and in a world where professional accomplishment seems to be valued above successful child rearing, are we really forced to choose one or the other?