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Is there a place for ego in real estate? Kate Strickland
Let’s talk about ‘ego’. The concept of ‘ego’ can translate to many different things. For the purpose of this article I am referring to the drive to think about yourself in a positive light, your level of self-promotion and a sense of your own importance. People often talk about ego as if it’s an evil beast; however, from where I’m…
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How my pit crew has helped me get to where I am today: Kate Strickland
Growing up as a competitive athlete I have always worked to implement the most efficient tactics to reach peak performance. Operating at a high level is not about working harder and exhausting yourself – it’s about working smarter. But what does that even look like? In business, we should be working towards this same ideal. If you consider any elite…
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How to avoid loneliness at the top
Despite the fact that many contemporary leadership environments now have become a flat leadership structure, millennial open-office collaborative affair, the essence of leadership is still the same. The buck stops with somebody. When the hard decisions need to be made, when the responsibility for everything needs to be taken, when taking the risks at the highest level is required and when…
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Eddie Cetin: I got 99 problems, but a database ain’t one…
As a real estate agent your database is your daily go-to. Powering your business forward, it should allow you to see hot vendors, ready-to-go buyers and appointments at a glance to help you get the most from every day. However, this doesn’t mean creating an overly-complex database with an impossible number of categories; in fact, too many categories can lead to overwhelm. If – after a…
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Writing it down: Jet Xavier
Now before you stop reading, switch off and think, ‘How can something like journaling improve my business?’, let me show you how. What journaling does is alleviate some of the key roadblocks to success in real estate: stress and anxiety, negative mindsets, lack of discipline and consistency. Journaling is a powerful tool to clear the mind. Tim Ferriss says, “I’m just caging my monkey mind on…
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Managing your biggest barrier to success: Mark Engelmann
Business owners and leaders often understand the financial implications of engaging an offshore team. Firstly, it is more cost effective to have a low-cost resource doing the non-revenue generating, or low-value, work; secondly, the opportunity cost that it creates by freeing up the local team to focus on revenue-generating work is also very clear. However, the commercial benefits alone are…
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Productivity = Performance: Caroline Bolderston
‘PRODUCTIVITY’ is a bit of a buzzword, not just in the real estate industry but across all sectors – corporate, government, sports… But what does it really mean? What does improving your productivity do for you and your business? Productivity is about getting the most from the daily, weekly and monthly activities that are the drivers of your current and…
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Eddie Cetin: Game on!
Tech companies – and clever principals – are exploiting agents’ natural inclinations towards play and competition by gamifying their team’s digital experiences, enhancing bottom-line results in the real world. So, whether riding high on the victory of a hard-won listing or slumping over their laptops, discouraged by losing business to their opposition, how can your team play along? Odds on, you’re already…
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Lessons from La La Land
2017 was a big year and one that confirmed that there is nothing more certain than death and taxes… and change. And change has well and truly arrived. Bear with me while I skirt around a few big-ticket items in order to set the scene. Hollywood. I’m sure 100 per cent of us can say that our opinions of Hollywood as a business have…
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How to have a great conference experience at #AREC2018
If you’ve made the decision to come along to #AREC2018 this year (and we hope you have), you’ve made a great decision to invest in your career by taking some time out of the office – to learn some new things and meet some new people. We know it’s a significant investment, but well worth it. Use this handy guide for…
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Mark Engelmann: The Top 7 Reasons Why Outsourced Teams Fail
We know that, anecdotally, across the industry 50 per cent of businesses who try outsourcing fail to reap any benefits. But why does this happen when so many succeed? Here are the top seven reasons why out-sourced teams fail: 1. SUPER HERO NEEDED When you start to think about the cost savings associated with an outsourced team, I wouldn’t blame you for getting…
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Jet Xavier: 7 Steps to greater wellness and wellbeing
A recent wellness and wellbeing industry white paper came up with some disturbing findings – 65 per cent of the industry is often stressed, 47 per cent often deal with physical symptoms of anxiety and 46 per cent find work often impacts on relationships. It’s time to act. 1. THRIVE The industry is all about striving, not thriving, and there is a…
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EOFY tax tips for real estate professionals: Mark Chapman
For many Australians, navigating the tax system can be quite overwhelming. To help take the stress out of their tax returns and maximising your return, here is my advice that will help make it easier: Did you know that real estate agents can deduct: Real estate licence – renewals Stationary/business cards Advertising Hammer (for erecting signs) Motor vehicle expenses Mobile/telephone…
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Pancho Mehrotra: What Does It Take To Change?
Drawing on the example of Australian Open Winner Roger Federer, Pancho Mehrotra looks at the psychology of change and why we find it so difficult. With the benefits of change in real estate so potentially significant, it’s time to take that first small step to overcome our fear of failure. I have been asked many times how long it takes…
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Alison McGavin: How to recover from mistakes and regain trust
Every single person reading this article has made a mistake at work. If it’s a large mistake you might need to start over again with your work colleagues. And whether a lot of time has passed or just a little, Alison McGavin explains what you need to do to get your working relationships back on track. No one likes to be…
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Experience is what you get when you don’t get the result you wanted: Rik Rushton
One of the key challenges in today’s fast paced world is the search for ‘perfection’ in our day to day life. We train ourselves to believe that; “Once I get the job role I want, with the income I need, doing meaningful work and receiving the significance I deserve from my company and peers…..then I will be happy!” or “Once I…
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How to learn new skills the easy way – Pancho Mehrotra
It is as astounding how many people struggle to learn something new. But, just like a toddler starting to walk, we are all capable of mastering new skills if we go about it the right way. Pancho Mehrotra of Frontier Performance explains. I have often seen trainers getting people enthusiastically involved in the training, yet when these people leave the seminar they…
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How to Experience Winning In Every Situation: Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Former WTA tennis professional Michelle Jaggard-Lai knows what it is to have a competing mindset. While some of us are born competitors and some believe they can learn, others feel they just don’t have it in them – yet, says Michelle, all of us are capable of achieving more. Success is not always about winning. As an ex-professional tennis player,…
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Balancing Family and Real Estate: Jet Xavier
Have you made a New Year’s resolution to spend more quality family time? Jet Xavier shares some practical tips for giving 100 per cent in both your work and family life using practical examples from some of today’s successful agents. Many parents in real estate struggle to find the right balance between doing fun things with the kids and working…
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Phishing: How to Protect Yourself and Your Real Estate Agency
Phishing is similar to fishing. Except instead of trying to lure fish, perpetrators attempt to lure unsuspecting people into providing sensitive information or data. The kind of information targeted commonly includes passwords, bank account numbers and credit card numbers. Data protection and safeguarding of sensitive client information is of paramount importance for real estate agencies. This is to protect your customers as well as the reputation and future viability of your real estate agency. How Do Phishing Scams Work? These scams are conducted over email, phone calls, social media or through text messages. It usually involves a scammer pretending to represent a legitimate business such as a bank…
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Bridging the Skills Gap
REFLECTING ON YOUR own professional experience and performance over the last 12 months can help you develop the right actions and create the right type of change. But first you need to work out where your own gaps are. Vasili Hadzellis explains. ONE OF MY favourite songs of all time is ‘Man in the Mirror’ by the King, Michael Jackson.…
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The irresistible pull of gravity
In business and personal relationships it’s not necessarily the loudest or the most confident person in the room who is the most influential. If you find yourself worrying about not having the “right personality” to stand up in front of people to present your solutions or ideas, Julie Masters explains how to use gravity instead to pull your audience in.
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Unforced Errors: Mark McLeod
When it comes to the major sporting contests, it’s usually not the sophisticated plays that win championships, but rather the players who make the least mistakes.
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Beating the Christmas blues: Sherrie Storor
You and your market may be thinking about a break over the festive season. But you don't have to lose all the momentum that you have generated throughout the year.
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Taking the ‘I’ out of gift giving
What are the best gifts for clients? Avoid anything corporate and think outside the box, says Elite Agent Magazine Editor, Kylie Dulhunty. Hands up who loves receiving a gift? Now, keep your hand up if you love getting a pack of black business socks from Auntie Maude every birthday and Christmas. I didn’t think so. Sure, they’re practical. You can…
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Time to Rise and Shine: Jet Xavier
The old ‘hustle and grind’ message perpetuated through current social media platforms and those driven to succeed at all costs seems to be failing people. It is only working for those willing to risk almost everything – from health, family and relationships to retention of staff, good culture and leadership, and much more – to get to the top. The…
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Tom Ferry on the Innovative, Motivated Agent of the Future
TRANSCRIPT Claudio Encina: So, Tom, tell me, you were one of the forefronts in technology. I remember going through all your summits. You were always one of the ones who was predicting the trends and they came true. I remember even that little flip video that you said, “I went to Australia, and I couldn’t find it anywhere. I had…
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Sharon Fox-Slater: How Risky Is Your Business?
Cyber risks, public liability, management liability, strata and Director’s and Officers’ cover are just some of the insurances that any real estate business should likely be carrying, along with other covers like employment practices, motor vehicle cover, business travel insurance and workers’ compensation. Many agents have found, with increased risk around them, it really pays to talk to an experienced…
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How to Grow Your Business in Less Time
1 MODEL SUCCESS If you look at many of the top agents in Australia, the one thing they did was find somebody who was very successful and work for them. This way they learnt from the best and grew their business on the experience of the super-agent. Not always easy to do, but if you are serious there’s no shortage…
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
Many things work against the agent when it comes to achieving a life in balance, most notably onerous administration, clumsy technology and internal systems that burgle your time, taking you away from the people and activities which bring you joy. It’s this very lack of time – a poverty of personal resources – which makes us feel under pressure and…
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Hustle and Heart Will Set You Apart
WHAT CAN WE LEARN from this year’s Transform #supersix? At the conclusion of the program Tanja M Jones identifies the three core ingredients most essential for personal transformation. OVER THE PAST twelve weeks, as one of the head coaches alongside industry greats Tom Panos and Claudio Encina, I have had the privilege to witness six human beings take on the…
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Fair Work Commission Hands Down Award Review Decision
The Fair Work Act 2009 requires the Fair Work Commission to undertake a review of all modern pay awards as soon as possible after the four-year anniversary of commencing operation (which was 1 January 2010). The purpose of the review is to make sure the award continues to be a fair and relevant set of terms and conditions for employment. Following…
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Kondo: The Joy of Decluttering
Kondo says tidying must happen before moving house. Not only does a well-maintained home become more attractive to buyers, but it also helps clients find their next perfect home based on what they really need to take with them. After reading Kondo’s best-selling books, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying and Spark Joy, I’ve condensed her main principles into five steps that…
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Why Am I Here?
AFTER 17 YEARS IN REAL ESTATE, business coach Jacob Aldridge has sat through more than 6,800 meetings. You’ve probably been to a few yourself. If you’ve ever found yourself asking ‘Why am I here?’ you need to check out these five steps to making meetings more productive and valuable to all participants. HAVE YOU EVER been to a meeting that…
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Success on Your Own Terms: What Real Estate Agent Type Are You?
When it comes to helping agents reach their potential, Dane Atherton is peerless. The record-shattering operation at Harcourts Coastal shows that as Managing Director he knows what it takes to create a cluster of high-performance agents. Dane offers a unique insight into the agent experience. Reflecting on his current agency practice, drawing on his experience of training thousands of sales…
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