The Assistant Files by Elizabeth Gilbert
In cooperation with Ops Boss Coaching
Depending on where you are located, you’re going through varying degrees of lock-down. And depending on the people closest to you, you’re witnessing how people are processing what’s happening in all kinds of ways. On Monday last week, I decided…
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One of the most difficult things about being an Executive Assistant is finding the time to get it all done. Our jobs can be very demanding. There are days when it seems like everyone (our lead agent, our team agents,…
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I was able to make it to several break-out sessions this year and here are my notes from each one. I didn’t write down everything everyone said so some of these notes are more detailed than others. I tend to…
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A reader of this blog recently asked me, “What is your ONE Thing? I have a difficult time thinking of what my ONE Thing should be. What are some of your past ONE Things?” I’ve read the book The ONE…
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F.M. Alexander is famously quoted as saying, “People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” If being a successful real estate assistant is in your future, you’ll want to set about mastering…
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I had a couple of experiences with customer service agents in two different companies that serve, for me, as the example of what not to do. The first was at the Sprint store. A friend of mine had a stroke…
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Have you ever had a moment when you read something and it connects with you in such a profound way because it feels like someone finally understands you? That the person who wrote those words must be exactly like you…
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Here’s a fun little exercise that you can do when you’re feeling like you don’t know what you should be doing or you’re lacking clarity around something. This isn’t my original idea. I’ve heard it from several different people, and…
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It’s a very exciting time when new agents join your team. You now get to share with them your team’s culture and set them up for success. Whether your new hire is brand new to real estate or just new…
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I first picked up a dumbbell in a high school weight lifting class for girls. At that point, my exercise had consisted entirely of ballet lessons four days a week, so doing something like lifting weights was a bit of…
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