Kirsty's Blog

1. Be an idea champion: Show initiative, suggest new ideas and offer to take charge in implementing them. 2. On time is late (10 minutes early is on time) 3. Go the extra centimetre: Don't worry about the extra mile, the extra tiny little bit is all you need to do to stand out, grab your boss a ...

Ever said a word so often that it just becomes a mash of sounds and almost loses any resemblance to its meaning? I’ve been doing that today with the word “powerful” The reason it’s crept into my head was after reading an article about David Geffen, referred to at a time as “the most powerful per...

After reading the following article “Googling yourself is so hot right now” http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/Trends/20071218-Googling-yourself-is-so-hot-right-now-.html?source=cmailer I wanted to be one of the first to stand up and say – I google myself all the time! And I think anyo...

(WILL and GRACE are eating lunch, while reading the apartment ads.) WILL: $2,900 for a loft in Noho. $2,300 for a loft in Soho. GRACE: It's too much to pay for any... 'ho. WILL: Ok, here: "Charming one bedroom, Chelsea adjacent, well-maintained, $1,500." Sounds great. GRACE: Ok, let me decode: "...

Buying yet another pair of pink shoes this weekend (my name is Kirsty and I have a shoe problem) I was delighted to see something so simple and yet so nice. As the young male salesperson packed up my shoes, he made sure he removed the price and sale stickers from underneath each one. It took him...

Name your top 3 favourite movies of all time. My list changes all the time, but right now I’d probably name The Princess Bride, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and ohhh… 50 First Dates. Are our lists the same? I doubt it. With your list though, I want you to try and picture the very first sce...

I recently returned from speaking at a huge real estate conference in Las Vegas. One of my favourite parts of speaking at big conferences like that is listening to the other speakers. The highlights of this conference for me included Seth Godin (one of my favourite bloggers and authors - http://w...

I've just recently returned from speaking at a real estate convention in Las Vegas (baby) where I had the opportunity to network with 30,000 real estate professionals (I said opportunity - not ability!) As per usual at these events the business cards were a-flyin'. I got quite a few comments on m...

Bright eyed and bushy tailed I arrived at work my first day as a real estate sales consultant aged 19 and full of all the confidence in the world. The other more experienced agents were so nice and handed me scores of buyer leads to chase up on my first day. I was over the moon and so I glued tha...