Our homes used to be our refuge from the world – the place where we decompressed after the stress of the workday and shifted our focus to personal relationships and activities. Now they have become our world, creating an overlap that makes all those conversations about work/life balance seem almost moot. Read more
Few professions require you to wear as many hats or juggle as many tasks as property management. A typical day may consist of meeting with architects and contractors about renovations in the morning; looking for an arborist to remove a downed tree in the afternoon; and fielding complaints from tenants throughout. And that’s when things are running smoothly. You also have to serve as the collections agent when the rent is due; sheriff when someone needs to be served an eviction notice; peacemaker when negotiating between warring tenants; and crisis manager after a significant storm. It’s enough to make you wonder how anyone ever did this job before smart phones and tablets. Clearly, property management is not for the faint of heart, but for those who thrive on a fast-pace and a fair amount of chaos, not to mention…
One of the greatest side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a lack of control. Almost overnight, millions around the world lost their jobs, while millions more faced major disruptions to their daily routine. The most stressful aspect of this is the continued uncertainty as we wait for the highly anticipated “new normal” to materialize. According to mental health professionals, uncertainty is a huge cause of stress, because the past experiences we usually rely on to make decisions are no longer applicable. In fact, we may even cling to anything familiar, even if it’s no longer working for us, just to feel grounded. Waiting for the silver lining in all this? Well here it is: many people are actually seizing upon these fluid times to create their own new normal. According to Business Insider, new business applications had…
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