The Law of the Garbage Truck

I just had to share this story with my fellow real estate virtual assistants and virtual assistants. This is so true. Take a moment to read and then read it every time something happens that is a negative.

Enjoy from one real estate virtual assistant to another.

“The Law of the Garbage Truck”

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly…!

So I asked, “Why did you just do that? That guy almost ruined your car AND sent us to the hospital!”
That is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.

As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

Don’t take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.

So take your own garbage out …but not out on others

Connecting Neighbors & Real Estate Virtual Assistants

As a real estate virtual assistant you have the opportunity to learn programs that will help your real estate agents - who are your clients - implement programs into their business.

A really fun site to keep the real estate agents communities create their own social networking site is www.connectingneighbors.com.

My client who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area has several and we keep her communities up-to-date on what is going on in the area as well as provide them with a resource that is invaluable.

If you are interested in attending a workshop to add this program to your real estate services offered you can send me an email to kim@kimhughes.com and I will get you in or you can go ot their website and register.

Real Estate Virtual Assistant Uses Cool Tools!

One of the most valuable business tools I own is a Blackberry Curve SmartPhone. Because I am real estate virtual assistant I understand how important it is to have email, text messaging, instant messaging and the ability for my clients and my team to call me anytime, anywhere.

I love my Blackberry Smartphone and because I am a virtual office I can work anywhere, virtually.

If you do not subscribe to the Blackberry newsletter then you are missing out on information that can help you be a better virtual assistant, especially a real estate virtual assistant.

Check out the latest tool offered - Flickr and get tips to make your phone work for you.

Here is the latest information the Blackberry newsletter offers on the coolest tool - Flickr

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