The Assistant Files by Elizabeth Gilbert
Tips, Advice, and Insight for Real Estate Administrative Professionals
Have you come to understand now that you are a builder? Not in the sense of building houses or apartments or commercial buildings, but in the sense that you are building a business. And more specifically, you are building the…
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One of the best things I ever modeled our business after was having the transaction manager or transaction coordinator handle the inspection negotiations. This video is an interview with our transaction manager Courtney Downer about how we arrived at having…
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I heard Gary Keller say, “Have a perfect day by noon.” What he meant by that was, by noon every day, you should have accomplished your highest priority. That does not mean you will have every item on your never-ending…
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In Gary Keller’s Quantum Leap presentation at Family Reunion 2017, he talks about becoming. As in, who do you need to BE in order to live a fulfilled, successful life? Essentially, how you fill in the blank for “I am…
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One of the breakout sessions I attended at Keller Williams Family Reunion 2017 was “Client Events as Your Lead Generation Source.” It was a panel discussion led by Tosha Corrigan. The panelists were Seth and Alyce Dailey, Marie Hoffman, Kimber…
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Seth Godin says: “I’m not sure that anyone has a calling. I think, instead, our culture creates situations where passionate people find a place where they can make an impact. When what you do is something that you make important, it doesn’t…
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It was a great pleasure to have a conversation with Tony Baroni’s office manager,Cheri Meirose. We talked about a lot of things including the relationship between assistant and lead agent, the value of trusted vendors, and how the hiring process…
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If you’ve ever felt like your Mega was doing it all wrong, you’re not alone. As assistants, most of us are hardwired to learn the rules (or models in this case) and implement them. Our Megas on the other hand…
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When I was in high school in the early ’90’s, my friends and I would carry around spiral-bound planners and argue who had the prettiest planner. We didn’t use stickers or washi tape to decorate our planners. We were minimalists…
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Shopping in retail stores around Christmas drives me nuts. I completely understand that you have a ton more people shopping than you normally would, so of course waiting in line to check out is going to take longer. Here’s my…
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