Real estate agents today are now faced with the challenge to stay connected while maintaining their focus and personal touch to their clients.

Staying connected is rather easy than keeping the relationship personal and being focused on what is needed to improve the business. With all the gadgets and social networks there is, most people manage to stay connected to contacts they want to be updated with.

Below are the top 3 tips on how a real estate agent juggle and fit all their itineraries without being insane.

1. Focus on your biggest opportunities instead of getting caught up in busy work.

It’s so easy to get caught up in the business of day to day activities that we lose sight of what’s really important in our life. All the little things that need to be done cry out for our immediate attention and before we know it the whole day is gone. The problem stems from a mistaken belief that if we are “doing” lots of stuff, that we are being “productive”. It turns out that how much we do is not necessarily important; it’s also what we do that counts. The specifics of this will be different for each agent, of course. You will have to figure this out based on your own approach to real estate sales, your expertise, and where you have the most success.

2. Take care of yourself and your clients by setting clear boundaries.

If you close your eyes and imagine the ideal “successful” agent, you will probably find yourself imagining a person who is not only busy, but also on their phone constantly. We want to be available to our clients and serve them as best we can, yet on the other hand we also have to take care of ourselves both physically and mentally. If we mistakenly believe that being a real estate agent means that we have to sacrifice everything to serve our clients and get the listing, then our health will start to suffer. Then, consciously or unconsciously, we may begin to resent our clients, our work, or our life in general. This means setting clear boundaries when it comes to taking client calls and checking emails.

3. Build recovery into your work routine.

For most regular jobs, a person works Monday through Friday then gets the weekend off. For real estate agents, the weekend is where all the action happens. Yet, during the week is when all the paperwork and follow up calls happen. So it becomes very easy for agents to work 7 days a week without set days for them to rest. Combine this with constant phone calls, emails, and inconsistent commissions; it’s no wonder many agents live under constant stress. The important thing is to build a period of recovery into your work schedule, one in which you completely disconnect from cell phones, email, and work altogether.