February 2019
JOURNAL ENTRY #10
February 27, 2019

The highlight of the month for me (on a work front) was seeing David Bennett sell his first listing with us.

I’m starting to realise why not many real estate business owners offer a personalised, consistent monthly update blog post - I’m always so behind with writing these! I won’t let it get the better of me though :-)


February has come and go now & while the market offered it’s challenges, I feel that we grew through it & finished the month feeling more knowledgeable and more established.


The highlight of the month for me (on a work front) was seeing David Bennett sell his first listing with us at 9 Coral Sea Drive in Middle Ridge at Auction under Auction conditions on the 9th of February for $795,000; a superb effort in my opinion, especially given the property had already been on the market previously for three months prior and was getting little traction in the marketplace - David’s sheer determination and work ethic got it done & the result is a credit to him.


Rhiannon & I continue the journey of being the best parents we can to our little boy, Orlo; it’s an adjustment to the routine, but it’s so rewarding. Every day I feel so blessed to wake up and to look over and see his bright little eyes and perfect skin.


We applied sold stickers number 18 & 19 in February with a further two unconditional sales. A quieter month by our normal expectations in regard to sold results, however the positive to come out of it is that I feel as a business owner I’ve had a little time to catch up & i’ve taken the "spare" time to learn a huge amount in February - I really believe the lessons learnt in February will really help us forge ahead in the coming months.

Other Journal Entries

August 2019

By JOURNAL ENTRY #16 • August 28, 2019
I've decided I will share a handful of touch points for the first year in summary - the things that stand out to me most with a brief thought of mine attached to each point.

July 2019

By JOURNAL ENTRY #15 • July 26, 2019
It's funny how rapidly approaching the one full year in business mark has hit me in a way of reflection which has lead to planning for the next year.

June 2019

By JOURNAL ENTRY #14 • June 25, 2019
“Ahhhhh” is the best word to describe how I feel about June 2019 for Ecology Property - the month that all the pieces finally feel like they all fit together. Four more sold stickers went up in June + we signed another three fresh contracts as well - new listings as always were in the works too; but the main and most noticeable thing for me in June was just a feeling of harmony + congruency in the team. I feel like we’re all in a good little rhythm and that we can now take things to the next level - it almost feels like we’ve completed building the foundation of the business in a way. The great commentary around our little brand keep flowing in + the positive feedback from the marketplace about what we’re doing is super reassuring. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of people saying "oh, is that your company? You sell great properties" or "Is Ecology the one with the really nice signs" - it might seem like a little throw away comment for most, but hearing those things keeps my tyres pumped up in a big way. We also finished off and took delivery of some branded gifts including organic cotton tea towels + laser etched Tasmanian Oak serving/cutting boards; if you’d like an Ecology tea towel for home, sing out! :-) Looking forward; we’re wanting to do a bit more around marketing the brand itself, up until now it’s all been very ‘organic’ business which is super, but we feel we could improve on our growth by putting some more content and materials out there in the world. I’ve also started chats with a wonderful coach for myself to help me with both my day to day and also with some strategic framework so our business is as efficient + effective as possible; this coach has mentored a number of people who I respect the most in this industry so I can’t wait to progress on our ideas. Coming up to the twelve month mark now (two to go), so we are working towards a goal of 40+ sold stickers in our first year, a number that brings me a huge amount of satisfaction + pride upon looking back on the year. Good times and good times ahead!