Eating the Elephant
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time…One task. One follow-up. One win at a time.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time…One task. One follow-up. One win at a time.
Over the past year, my family and I took on what felt like one of the biggest projects of our lives — a full home renovation. I didn’t expect my personal renovation experience to mirror the challenges property owners and managers face. But throughout the process, the parallels became impossible to ignore.
Life is big and busy with no guarantees on when the ride is going to end. My birthday on the horizon has given me a lot to think about. Time is moving, in case I’d forgotten. Whether you’re 4 or 40, I feel like these milestone birthdays are a good time to “renew your vows” with the world. For me, that means, to BE IN IT!
At a well-run property, success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens when you’ve built a strong, interconnected support system—people who know their roles, respect each other’s strengths, and work toward the same goal.
When the opportunity came to join the ASM team, it felt like a natural progression. ASM brought me on board to continue doing what I was familiar with—laundry! But I quickly discovered there was going to be more to this job, than simply doing the laundry.