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Duties of a personal assistant.

How many times have you wished you could clone yourself to be in two or more places at once? No more rushing from one meeting to another and constantly feeling like you’re on someone else’s time schedule. Since that is not (yet) possible, the next best thing may be hiring a personal assistant.  Duties of a personal assistant, while they won’t make major decisions for you or stand in at family functions, they can help you increase your mental bandwidth and create balance between your work and personal lives.   The duties of a personal assistant are as varied as their clients, and oftentimes become more defined as trust builds between the two. At a minimum, they will organize your files so you’re not always scrambling to find things and create a schedule that you’re actually able to stick…

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Read more about the article Managing the lives of UHNW individuals.

Managing the lives of UHNW individuals.

Estate management is like any other career – to get to the top you must work tirelessly to cultivate new skills and hone those you already have. If you’re planning on working for UHNW individuals, this likely includes formal education such as business, butler, or culinary school, as well as years of experience. It also requires the meticulous attention to detail as you make sure every moment of their lives run smoothly – from ensuring their homes are stocked with their favorite foods to planning vacations and black-tie events. Perhaps most importantly, you are their representative in the outside world, acting with the utmost discretion and decorum at all times.  That said, there are incredible perks to managing the lives of UHNW individuals can far outweigh any challenges.     You Will See the World – For the UHNW individual,…

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Three Tips for Managing Multiple Properties.

Being a property manager is probably one of the most challenging careers out there. It requires the patience of a saint, the juggling skills of a circus performer, and the stamina of a professional athlete. At the end of the day, however, it is much like any other endeavor: challenges loom larger when we’re overwhelmed, and making some simple changes in our daily routine – and our attitude – can yield amazing results. Here are a few foundational things you can put in place for managing multiple properties that will help you excel at your job and keep your sanity.     Choose Your Partners Carefully. Whether you are part of a larger company or a solopreneur, working for a single principal or many tenants in a high rise, you will need a team of vendors and service providers who…

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