Musings
Keeping it Real
I hope that the year has started well for you. I received a large number of (positive!) responses to last week’s email newsletter and I know that for every one response there are a number who were thinking something similar. I can tell you that I was certainly in two minds whether to send it… Read more »
I didn’t meet my goals last year…
I didn’t meet my goals last year.It doesn’t matter what they are right now, what matters is that I didn’t meet them.It wasn’t because of the market, or the weather, or the school holidays.It wasn’t because of health, or staffing, or interest rates.It was because I didn’t apply myself as I might have.I had allowed… Read more »
The 2024 Wrap Up
Last Message for 2024 It has been a busy and hectic end to the year, and at the time of writing this (Saturday 14th December) there is no sign of things letting up. Before I go further, I would like to wish you a safe and happy festive season. Take care of yourselves and your… Read more »
Prefer or Tolerate
One of my ways of keeping sane (or driving myself crazy a different way maybe) is a Bonsai practice. As someone with artistic tendencies and a wide ranging knowledge of plants that began when I was a child, it is a practice and a hobby I am well suited to. It is easy to spend… Read more »
Looking for silver linings
When difficult things happen you get to test yourself and your ability to react in the way you say you will. You get a chance to practice what you preach. This week we say goodbye to one of our teams that we really loved working with. Everyone on our team has respect for them. They… Read more »
Give yourself a pat on the back
I was down at school earlier in the week, my son is a musician and they had the ‘musicians assembly’ (it feels like a school event a day at this time of the year – just to make life all that much busier). One of the students did a beautiful version of John Legend’s ‘All… Read more »
Pick up where you left off
Have You Got That ‘Thing’ That Beat You? Have You Got That ‘Thing’ That Beat You? Here is your inspiration to revisit and have another go. This time last year I met my match on the (half) marathon circuit. After a fabulous Devonport half marathon, completing it faster than I hoped (in under 2 hours),… Read more »
Takeaways from October 2024
I know that a lot of people are interested in what we are up to, so here are a couple of my takeaways from October. Firstly – I was away for the last week of it. This in itself is remarkable, that I can take a week off and the place keeps running. A testament… Read more »
Attending conferences isn’t usually my thing…
Attending conferences isn’t usually my thing – add in some overseas travel and it’s a recipe for some stress on my part. Airports, altered time zones, days away from home – not my favourite things. But last week I took a big step to challenge that. I travelled to the US for a massive real… Read more »
The slightly spiritual challenge of being in business
Seriously, well done for getting past the headline. I think that in the early days of my real estate career had I seen that headline I would have kept scrolling or hit ‘delete’. But my outlook has changed, and certainly when I speak with other business owners (not necessarily just real estate business owners), whether… Read more »
The Best Agency Award Goes To….
In social psychology and sociology, an in-group is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member. By contrast, an out-group is a social group with which an individual does not identify. (Thank you Wikipedia). One of the forces that large corporations benefit from is the ability to create a large, strong… Read more »
Losing my voice..
The day I thought I might lose my voice. That was Saturday morning. But let’s take another trip down memory lane. I used to be a full time musician. It was only for a short period of time – my musical skills are not such that I was going to rise to the top percent… Read more »