When I started my blog, Real Estate In Stilettos, two years ago, I had no direction and no plan. I just know I wanted to blog about being a real estate agent in Toronto. Seven months into my blogging, and I was a little lost in terms of engaging with my readers and finding my passion within the blog.
Read moreHow to Handle Rude People While Maintaining Your Professionalism
In my line of business, dealing with sometimes difficult people can be a challenge. But, when they are rude, it is even more of a challenge as maintaining your professionalism is always top priority. How can you really tell someone off by maintaining your cool? Ahh, now that is where this post can help you!
Read moreZoning Out With Headphones to Increase Productivity at the Office
Before you criticize, let me explain myself…
I love music. I find that music calms my soul and helps me to think clear. I always have music on, whether it’s the radio in my shower or my iPad with Apple Music in play, it’s the first thing I do when I wake up: turn on my music.
Read moreOvercoming Business Obstacles for Entrepreneurs
If you’re an entrepreneur and creative business person, I have a feeling that you can probably relate to a handful, if not all, of these business roadblocks. And if you are just starting out, it’s a great read to prepare you for what is in store when you start your own business.
Read moreHow To Get Back on Track After Summer Holidays
Summer is always so relaxed and can be distracting when the weather is absolutely gorgeous outside!! It’s almost impossible to get back into a routine after the kids are back in school and the weather starts to cool down for fall.
Read moreThree Ways to Detach Yourself from Social Media
We all know the downside of social media— namely that it makes people feel alienated rather than connected, thereby betraying its own name. We are well aware that social media has the power to negatively impact our thoughts, emotions, and desires – it can cloud our visions and perspectives, distorting our view of “reality”; it can create false fears and magnify our insecurities, making our attention span as short as our tolerance level.
Read moreAre We A Generation Addicted To Likes?!
I’ll be the first to admit as soon as I wake up in the morning I check my Instagram account and email inbox. I simply cannot help myself. There is no denying we are a generation obsessed with social media. We can’t avoid it. As much as I wish I was a little “less attached”, I think social media is an extraordinary tool for business and even for your personal life, if used well.
Read morePreparing Yourself for Self-Employment
Self-Employment can be such a touchy subject that tends to send thrills up our spine with the overwhelming thoughts about money and being on our own!
But if you really want it – you will muster up the courage and overcome your fear of branching out on to your own. So many questions are part of this process! How do you know where to start and how do you know if you are going to make it are two of the biggest questions that run through our minds.
Read moreHow To Launch Your Online Side Hustle
You’ve finally decided you want to start a side business, but you just don’t know how to start it. You don’t mind working at your day job, but you know you don’t want to be working there forever. For those of you who don’t know what a side hustle is, it’s when you do extra work on the side of your full-time work to earn a bit of income. And if you do it right, this can eventually be your main hustle.
Read more5 Sunday Night Rituals for a Successful Week
We all go through the same pain of Mondays being full of surprises that throws our week off schedule. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I’ve been using this tactic for the past few years now and found that nothing woks as best for me. If you read my past blog post on scheduling my week, you will know by now that Sundays are my planning days!
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