The Assistant Files by Elizabeth Gilbert
Tips, Advice, and Insight for Real Estate Administrative Professionals
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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Take a look at this Gary Vaynerchuk video and let me know in the comments if you would have been one of the people standing up. (Caution: explicit language; it wouldn’t be Gary V if he didn’t cuss.) I have…
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A short time ago, I created a video about being reactive versus being proactive, and one of the things that can really make a difference in your work day is being proactive about your tasks and your email Several of…
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If you feel like you are faking it ’til you make it as an Executive Assistant, especially when it comes to technology, then this episode’s for you! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS
A common frustration among Executive Assistants is that there just isn’t enough time to accomplish everything they need to do in a day. Indulge me for a moment while I challenge your thinking about this. You see, the admins who…
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Let’s just agree on one thing. The reason you feel overwhelmed is because you think you are overwhelmed. Ever hear the agents around you quoting the BOLD law – “What you focus on expands.” Well it’s true. Do you find…
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Seth Godin writes: 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,…
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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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