Are you a real estate agent who is looking to improve your work-life balance?

2020 and beyond

The year 2020 has been a real roller coaster ride for the real estate industry. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2020, the outlook for the rest of the year was blithe. Thanks to the sudden surge of remote work and record low mortgage rates. According to Forbes, the housing market was on fire.

Real estate expert and economist, Danielle Hale, expects this increasing momentum to continue in 2021. According to Hale, robust demand, a recuperating economy and attractive mortgage rates will propel real estate sales.

Adapt and Adept

The pandemic has altered the pace and phase of the economy. The world as we know it is no longer the same. Working from home, in front of a laptop, is the “new normal”.

Consumers have changed their buying behaviors. The governments discourage trips to a brick-and-mortar store for health reasons. Consumers go online. The term “add to cart” has become a household name. The digital channel has become a primary media touch point instead of the traditional tri-media.

For a real estate agent, staying abreast of the latest trend and technology in the digital world is as pivotal as keeping your house listing updated. Social media has become the main medium where you need to be present. Social Media Marketing is now the primary ingredient in the marketing mix.

You have kept open houses to a minimum. Virtual house tours is now the way to go. You need to be technically adept with video production and optimization, too.

It goes without saying that to be successful in a closing a deal nowadays, you need to adapt to this shift of the business landscape.

Improve Your Work-Life Balance – Hire a Virtual Assistant

As a real estate agent, how do you improve your work-life balance in this set-up? One way is to hire a real estate trained virtual assistant. You would need all the help you can get with Social Media Marketing, too.

Summit VA Solutions provides Virtual Assistants who are:

• Real Estate Trained
• College Graduate
• Background Checked

Summit VA Solutions Virtual Assistants can help you elevate your business and improve your work-life balance by providing:

• Social media marketing
• Email management
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Transaction coordination
• Calendar management
• Lead generation
• Lead management
• Broker compliance
• Prospecting
• Transaction management
• Appointment setting

Delegate tasks to a Virtual Assistant and focus on what really matters. Hire a Summit Virtual Assistant. Call Summit VA Solutions at 877-561-2778 today for free consultation or online at https://www.summitvasolutions.com​.​ Learn about feedback from clients.

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Why do we strive for work-life balance? What is it anyway? Is it just a marketing ploy conjured by a group of brilliant minds outside the so called ‘rat race’? Is there really such a thing as work-life balance?

Work-Life Balance (WLB)

The term Work-Life Balance was coined in the 1980’s. As defined by Forbes magazine, Gen Xers (children of the Baby Boomers) witnessed how stressed out their parents were with long hours at work. This has significantly made an impact on their relationships and the overall atmosphere at home.

Hence, when it was time for the Gen Xers to join the ‘rat race’ they longed for better employment benefits such as paid vacation, maternity and paternity leaves. On the other hand, employers, aside from paid leaves, also began offering perks to cultivate a happy work environment. They added recreational activities into the work place like game rooms and ping-pong tables.

Significant scientific studies have also been published on work-life balance. Type ‘WLB’ on Google search. You will discover a good number of scientific journals on work-life balance.

What Does Work-Life Balance Mean To Me?

Work-life balance has been defined by many authors since its conception. Here is how I understand Work-Life Balance:

1. State of equilibrium

Work-life balance is a state of equilibrium. WLB is about finding harmony between work and personal life. It is not about giving equal allocation of one’s time for work and personal life, i.e. one is to one.

2. Subjective

WLB is subjective. What could be too much to one may be too little to another. There is also satisfaction in achieving a great many things. To accomplish great things, one has to toil and put great effort. As the old adage says, Rome was not built in a day. The key is finding the optimal point between stress and rest. One can only be productive if one is well-rested.

“Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little.” – Edna Ferber

3. Is in constant motion and evolving

The balance between work and life is in constant motion over time. What one finds as work-life balance in his 40’s may not be the same as when he was in his 20’s. Perhaps after college, one’s motivation is to climb the corporate ladder as high as possible. This would then require a lot of days of staying late in the office– especially when one shares an apartment with his peers making the house not conducive to productivity. Aside from having to come up with and roll out quality marketing plans, one would also have to endure the gridlock to and from the central business district. One might find this totally okay while another may find it too stressful.

When one reaches his prime, his priorities may also change. By now, he can already come up with a quality presentation-ready marketing plan in a day or two. Hence, he may find staying late in the office totally unattractive, unsmart and unproductive.

Strive to thrive

There is no silver bullet to achieving work-life balance. Finding harmony between two seemingly opposing poles is no easy-peasy. Further, work-life balance is personal and evolving. WLB is a life-long endeavor. It is not a myth but a life goal. Find time and go to your core. Assess your priorities. Commit to it and effectively manage your time.

With the ongoing pandemic, improving our work-life balance becomes all the more challenging. Let us not be weary and be content with just surviving COVID-19. Let us strive for work-life balance to thrive.

Strive for Work-Life Balance and Hire a Summit Virtual Assistant

Are you a real estate agent looking to improve your work-life balance? Give Summit VA Solutions a call at 877-561-2778 or email info@summitvasolutions.com. Let us discuss how we can provide you assistance. We have real estate trained, college graduate, background checked and DISC trained virtual assistants who can help you elevate your business and improve your work life-balance.

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