ombining work with home 1. Organize your real estate
life for the real-estate desk with the proper equipment.
mom is a never-ending You need some basics including a
battle between business and dedicated desk area for just you
family obligations. One of the that won’t be used by other
ways to balance this ongoing family members. You will also
issue is for the real-estate mom need room for your laptop or your
to create a home office. Here, own dedicated desk top computer
she can have a place to focus on separate from the one the kids
her business while being close to use. To organize that area get
her kids. The key to optimizing some of the basic necessities,
this strategy is organization. without letting your area become
too crowed: a good filing system,
Organization comes in many forms. a garbage can, and basic office
To begin with, as a real estate supplies such as pens,
professional, you need to have highlighters, paperclips, a
the proper tools at your stapler, and paper. Get rid of
disposal. While this probably the clutter and leave plenty of
sounds simple, lack of room to spread out your files and
organization can be a death knell work.
to your business. It doesn’t
have to be, with the proper 2. Different in-baskets for
planning and execution; your home personal and business. You’re a
office can exceed your mom as well as a real estate
expectations! professional, so be sure to have
a place your kids can drop
To help you get started, here are permission slips and other school
four tips to organize your related material in for your
real-estate home office: review. Sound impersonal? It
isn’t – and in one quick glance,
you’ll know what school items being said, however, they also
need your attention. The other, need to understand you’re
of course, is for your real working. Set limitations with
estate business, so you have a them so they know how to approach
spot to put essential paperwork you in non-emergency
until you have a chance to file circumstances. If you’re in the
it. middle of a conference call in
which you cannot be interrupted,
3. Set up a planning tool, let them know this. You can even
such as Top Producer. This is so designate a signal – it can be as
essential, I cannot stress it simple as a closed door, or a
enough. You absolutely need this bandanna on the doorknob – that
so you can easily view both lets them know Mommy can’t be
personal and business functions. interrupted unless it is an
From the meeting with your emergency. Explain to them what
child’s teacher to the meeting an emergency entails to you,
with that new client, all in one because remember – to a child, if
place, easy for you to see. Not they want your attention, it’s
only helpful, but vital, this always an emergency!
will completely erase the chance
of you double scheduling These tips are just the beginning
yourself. Nothing is worse than of the steps you can take to get
having to choose between your your real estate home office
children and an important organized and running smoothly.
business meeting. As you spend more time working
from home, you’ll discover what
4. Setting Limitations. is successful for you and what
Your kids are important. Part of isn’t. A home office can truly
the reason you’re at home is so bridge the gap between career and
you are accessible to them. That family – if done properly, with
the correct expectations in continuing to get your career
place. It will allow you to where you want it to be.
remain the force in your family
you need to be, as well as
About the Author:
Real Estate and Life Coach Cheri Alguire has partnered with hundreds of Real Estate Professionals to help them become more successful in business and in life. Coach Cheri offers Group Coaching for Moms, Working Mothers and Pregnant Women in Real Estate, on how to balance careers with family responsibility. Learn more at http://www.realestatemoms.com, and visit Coach Cheri's Real Estate Moms blog at http://www.realestatemoms.com/blog.
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