The Assistant Files by Elizabeth Gilbert
Tips, Advice, and Insight for Real Estate Administrative Professionals
Do you ever get clubbed over the head with an idea so powerful it nearly knocks you out? And usually that idea is probably something you’ve heard before, but you hear someone say it in such a way that it…
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I came across this piece of advice today, “Accept chaos as a pre-existing condition, and avoid struggling against it.” As executive assistants in real estate, we are going to experience chaos on a daily basis. There’s no getting around it….
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Did the title of this post catch your attention? I first heard this concept through an interview with Gene Rivers on The ONE Thing Podcast and I it really caught my attention and made me think. My first thoughts were, “Well I’m…
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What is a strategic partnership? According to a 2013 article on Forbes.com, “A strategic partner is another business with whom you enter into an agreement that aims to help both of you achieve more success.” What I’d like to point…
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I came across this post in the Executive Assistants Mastermind – KW Mega Teams Facebook group which asks about the DISC profile: I’m a Director of Operations with a High S. The more I grow into my position, the more I…
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Here’s the truth. No one ever accomplished anything by sitting on their couch watching TV. We already know this, but sometimes, we need reminding. We forget you see. I need reminding too. That’s why I printed this graphic and framed…
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No one ever says they want to be a real estate executive agent. When I graduated high school, I didn’t know what to pick for a major. I figured I had a lot of fun in my high school English…
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We all want to be set up for success, but sometimes those pesky agents just wind up shooting us in the foot. They don’t set out to cripple us, and yet at times they do. Here are nine ways your…
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I am a HUGE consumer of content. So much so, that I give myself anxiety because I’ll moments where I realize there’s not enough time to consume it all. I have a list of articles I want to read in…
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How’s your day going? What comes to mind when I ask you that? Do you think of everything that has gone wrong today? Do you think about everything you have left to do today and wonder how you’re going to…
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