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This is where I’m sharing all the juice - real estate goss, business advice, career tips, wealth-building insights, lifestyle hacks, and deeply personal stories from my experiences over two decades of life as a real estate professional.
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LATEST POSTS:
When You Find THIS, Your Career Will Take Off.
Finding clarity in your career is no easy task. For me (and most professionals) it is a never ending journey of self-discovery and reflection. Learning to accept the things you do like, and those you don’t, and then having the courage to course-correct where you need to in order to find that state of flow can take years. This is how I realised I’d been playing the wrong side of the real estate fence for way too long.
The Rise And Fall Of The Boys’ Club
As a 5 ft woman of asian descent, I accepted I was always going to have a target placed on my head for mistreatment, bullying and condescending behaviour in the workplace, and so it came as no surprise when men in the industry “tried it on” as I like to put it. Here’s how I learned to manage it.
Career Or Family. Do I Really Have To Choose?
Can we really have it all? There’s no denying that career obsessed humans face the constant struggle of balancing the work act versus the family one, and in a world where professional accomplishment seems to be valued above successful child rearing, are we really forced to choose one or the other?
Why I Snubbed The Franchises And Became An Independent Agent
The decision to work under a franchise or go out one your own as an independent agent will heavily determine the course of your career as an agent. Before you make the life-changing choice, consider your options carefully. There are pros and cons on both sides of the fence and this post will explain how I came to make my decision (3 times).
Why The Real Estate Industry Is Obsessed With GCI
For as long as business has been around, we have been benchmarking our view of success in direct correlation with how much we earn. The more we make, the more successful we are considered. Yes, there is truth in this, but as independent women we must create our own personal reference points for what success means to us. Because success can be anything you want it to be.
