We must be mad to be in property management— or perhaps property management has just driven us mad. The truth is that often we need a reality check or someone, anyone, to tell us that we are doing the right thing because doubt begins to cloud our perspective. One thing to consider in the scheme of property management, and life, is that the most expensive item when measured in our busy world today is time. It’s priceless, yet we all need to set aside time to recharge our batteries with a dash of reflection and a pinch of motivation. The ability to motivate others is a valuable skill. Understanding how to motivate others [helping them reach their goals and potential] is a talent that everyone needs. Often, we use the same methods over and over until the team’s eyes glaze over and they no longer hear our efforts to “pump them up” because they've heard the same variations too many times. To remedy this, you must first captivate, then stimulate, and then swoop in with motiva