An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career.
Test Your Business By Taking a Vacation
(4 minute read)
Why it matters: One of the hardest thing for workaholics to do is take time off. Often the issue is one of control. “If I’m not here, things will fall apart!” Get some perspective on this from Nico Hohman, a real estate pro who learned a valuable lesson about how important vacations are to your mental health and testing the resiliency of your business systems.
For a More Creative Brain, Follow These 5 Steps
(6 minute read)
Why it matters: Feeling a little flat in the new ideas department? Check out this five-step formula for provoking your brain into fresh perspectives. As James Clear writes, “…the ability to generate new combinations hinges upon your ability to see the relationships between concepts.” Check out this practical and interesting read.
How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions
(10 minute read)
Why it matters: While this piece doesn’t specifically relate to real estate, it does provide an insightful breakdown of a five-question framework which is applicable to almost any decision you need to make: “What are the net, net consequences of all my options? What are my core obligations? What will work in the world as it is? Who are we? What can I live with?” Learn how to work them in this piece from Harvard Business Review.
