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Things have changed No one’s inbox is immune – email is definitely the preferred communication for work, and we’re all getting hundreds of emails a week. How do you make yours stand out? While I can’t ensure your email will get replied to in a reasonable timeframe (I’m no magician), I can help you create professional, effective emails that should help you break through the clutter. Read on for five basic pieces of advice that will help you navigate the email world efficiently

It doesn’t have to It’s a classic scenario – you’ve got important plans you made weeks ago, when a client wants a last-minute showing. You: a) Cancel all your plans immediately and book the showing. This could be it! b) Tell them you’ll book something for next week, and risk losing the sale. c) Wait… there’s another option? You’re not alone if you find it tough to navigate your personal and work life balance. There are thousands of articles out there on how cell phones, soci

The right questions to ask yourself There’s endless options when selecting the right brokerage for your career, no matter how new or experienced you are. Do you go with the tried-and-true big names? Or try a smaller firm? The right office depends on a number of factors, from where you are in your career, to your manager, to your personality type. Wondering how you can tell what company is right for you, and what factors you should be considering? There’s pros and cons of work

5 tips to inspire confidence While your clients might not be mind readers (although, that would really help with an offer price…), chances are, they’ll feel rushed or uneasy with the process if you’re not organized. When things are busy, there are lots of details to remember, and if you’re feeling rushed, every worry and anxious thought gets passed on to your client, no matter how many ‘Most Likely to Win an Emmy’ awards you won in high school. I get it – real estate is stres

Automation: not just for robots Find yourself stuck with what seems like endless small tasks for your clients? My friend, it’s time to automate those small jobs! The best way to do it? Spend the time (or have a professional do it for you), and set up a process that takes all those repetitive little tasks, and has them happen automatically. It’s like magic, but you know, real. There’s lots of little things we get sucked into every day, so I’ve outlined a few categories and exa

Put in time now, gain it back later I know, I know – it’ll only take a second to send that client info over. And then, just three minutes, maximum, to confirm the showings for tomorrow. But hey – we both know you’ll be at your laptop for another three hours – not three minutes. The fact is, there’s just always one more thing that can suck you in. So – how do you fight the compulsion and deal with all those small tasks that take just one more minute? Well, I’ll tell you – and

Or at least plan to read this I get it – creating long, complicated plans for work can be boring, time-consuming, and way too overwhelming. Isn’t it more productive to actually do the work? The importance of a great plan can’t be overstated. It helps you stay on course, eliminate the stuff you don’t need to be doing, and gives you a guide to look back on so if you happen to veer off course, you know how to get centered again. Every great business should have four plans: 1. Bu