A.M.P.lified Voices by Tara Samuels Issue #19 | July 6, 2022
Tara "The Multifamily Mentor Matchmaker" Samuels, CAS
?I Help Match People with Mentors & Help Companies Hang on to Their People ?? National Speaker ?? Project 66 Creator: a Journey to Improve My Self-Talk (inspired by Atomic Habits)
I'm a Relationship Building Architect who has earned a Black Belt in Networking.
This?weekly newsletter?will shine a light on everything I love:
My Family (Personal and?Multifamily) | Networking | Home Staging | Quotes | Podcasts & Life Lessons from Ted Lasso
I'll highlight an?A.M.P. Champ of the Week,?something I?learned?from a Book,?takeaways from?As Seen on LinkedIn,?someone who has?Made an AMPression?on me?(in or out of the multifamily industry)?a?Podcast Pick,?and?Lasso Learnings (from Ted Lasso the show, not the rope)!
It will be written as I think - scattered, but with intention and purpose.
I'm not trying to win a Pulitzer Prize for best writing. But I am trying to win the honor of being my most authentic self -----> week after week!
Take a chance. Send a connection request today to someone featured in this newsletter thus increasing your network,?one connection at a time!
My Favorite Quote of the Week:
(1)?????A.M.P. Champ of the Week
Cassie Grannum, Leasing Consultant at ECI Group
Nominated by:
Qu’Teaus (Lynett) Smith, Property Manager/D&I Specialist with ECI Group
Three Words That Describe Cassie:
·???????Refreshing
·???????Honest
·???????Dependable
What makes Cassie a ChAMPion in your eyes???
Cassie is an A.M.P. Champ in my eyes because she always does what is right even when nobody is looking! She is dependable and is always willing to help when needed and is always the first to volunteer. When you have that type of integrity and stance about yourself you are already a gem! Cassie is a rockstar leasing agent and you can tell it comes naturally. I can’t wait until she is given the opportunity to the next level! The industry is lucky to have her.
(2)?????As Seen on LinkedIn??
I’ve been a Trevor fan for some time now!
He’s knowledgeable about all things marketing but not in an arrogant way.
He’s SUPER nice but not a pushover.
Funny enough, he and I are both ambiverts!
And now, he’s “A.M.P.ing Up” his LinkedIn posts with regular video discussions centered around #multifamily #marketing #leadership and #team.
His first guest was Emily Burke at Moved, a newer company in the multifamily space.
And despite his “insecurity” about his headphones, he did a fantastic job summing up takeaways from the National Apartment Association (NAA) Apartmentalize conference!
No surprise, Emily loved the intimate conversations and genuine connections she formed during her first experience at NAA.
He asked her who the new “hot vendor” she was excited to team up with and she loved Community Boss.
Keep posting more videos, Trevor!
(3)??Someone Who has Made an AMPression on Me?
One of my life’s missions is connecting people.
Why??Because we can all learn from one another.
And that's exactly how A.M.P. (Apartment Management Professionals) was born!
I love dissecting words and looking for greater meaning like the word Apartment.?
Since I highlighted some items from the new book I’m reading, I decided to focus on this question.
What book has left the biggest impression on your life?
This week I chose to spotlight?Paul Rhodes, Senior Manager, Maintenance Learning with Brookfield Properties.
His response to this question:
Read the rest of his interview below.
(4) As Read in a Book
As I mentioned on LinkedIn last week, I have been chomping at the bit to get my hands on one of my favorite podcasters, Jenna Kutcher’s new book.
No matter what, I was likely to buy a copy, but the title spoke to me:
“How are you, really?”
Digest that question for a minute or ten or sixty.
How are YOU – REALLY?
Sure, in passing we do the polite “Hey, how are you?”
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Typically as an automated response to cut awkward silence during the transactions of our daily lives.
In fact, I did that twice this morning at the Atlanta airport.
Once with the barista at Starbucks and the other with the cashier at the Atlanta Bread Company.
Did either lady really give a shit how I was?
I doubt it.
Did I really give a shit how they were?
Well, maybe.?
If I’m being honest, not really.
Back to the book.
Here’s a quick side note about my reading habits:
1)????I don’t like e-readers.?I have to have an actual book and, I prefer hard covers.
2)????I always read with a yellow highlighter in hand!
So, here’s a few paragraphs where I went nuts with the highlighter.
And I bolded the lines where my jaw hit the floor!
Page 5:
“It’s no surprise we’re exhausted. ?Before we’re even fully awake, we start scrolling through everyone else’s opinions and ideas and solutions – our new feeds, our Facebook page, our Instagram feeds.?We crowdsource our life to push us towards something else, to distract us, to lose those 3:00am thoughts in the comforting chaos of the latest craze.?We set goals we think we’re supposed to, we buy the bestselling planner, we create the resolutions that sound nice to (and for) everyone else, and we hope for the promise that on Monday it’ll all be different.”
Page 6:
“In this book, I’m going to gently shake your shoulders and remind you to wake up your life, to start listening to yourself and trusting yourself more.?I’m going to tell you to be ready to question what you thought couldn’t (or shouldn’t) be questioned, and to lean into your curiosities because they’re about to get noisy.?I’m going to ask you the question that you should be asking yourself, each and every day: How are you, really??And I’ll help you dig deep for the answers.”
Page 12:
“But in moments of quiet, we feel discontent, exhausted, frazzled, or even trapped.?Something’s missing and we just can’t put our finger on it.?We don’t know what it is.?We’re equal parts overwhelmed and bored.?Ambitious and feeling guilty about it.??Overstimulated and lonely.?We’re exhausted from dragging the mental load of it all to and from the car pool, the grocery store, the office, the gym, and back into bed at night.”
Page 15:
“How many times do we move throughout our day and ignore the first inkling of that’s not okay??How many times do we swallow down that feeling instead of following it up with an idea that could potentially help take the not okay and make it okay??This response to talking ourselves out of our feelings is ingrained in most of us, from the very first moment we fall down on the playground and a loving caretaker wipes away our tears and tells us not to cry.”
Page 16:
“…so many of us are walking this planet as strangers to our own selves, not knowing who we are or what to do about it.?We’ve numbed the feelings along the way and stopped asking ourselves the important questions:
What do we value?
What do we hold dear?
What do we absolutely never want to do again?
How are we, really?”
My takeaway:
It’s time for me to get REAL about how I am, really.
It’s time to check-in more often with myself.
It’s time to take inventory of my feelings – unapologetically.
It’s time to recognize that happiness should not and will not always be my final destination.
I hope that you too realize it’s time for you to do the same!
(5) Lasso Learnings (from Ted Lasso the show, not the rope)?
Lasso Lesson #15
Show Up.
Holidays mean something different to everyone.
I celebrate Christmas and there have been times that I have been down in the dumps on what’s normally an otherwise joyful holiday.
I’ve also been divorced, twice, and I can speak from experience when I say that the first holiday (especially Christmas) as a divorced person can really suck.
In Season 2, Episode 4, Ted really tried to mask the heavy feeling of celebrating his first “Zoom” Christmas with his son and ex-wife.
Sure, seeing someone virtually is better than not seeing them at all but nothing beats seeing your kids going nuts and ripping open their gifts in person.
Rebecca, with her intuitive Spidey senses knew that Ted was likely throwing a pity party at home so she did what any good friend (ahem, boss) would do.
She showed up.
She didn’t call first.
She didn’t ask permission.
She rescued him from a day of whiskey and looped showings of It’s a Wonderful Life and took him on a gift-giving spree across the city.
Sure, it doesn’t replace the time he wished he could be with his son.?
But giving to others is the best gift there is!
And selfishly, when we give to others, we win.?
So, the next time you or someone you know feels like shit, just show up!
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Until next week my friends…
Director of Operations @ GoldOller | Maximizing Efficiency with Analytical Expertise
2 年I worked with Cassie at my prior company for a brief period of time and she was such a pleasure to work with. I love seeing her shine today. She’s one of a kind. ????
Landlord Owner @ Mystic Island - Property Manager Retired! formerly with Lincoln Property Company
2 年Tara you know I always look forward to this, great issue as always! Favorite takeaway = “So, the next time you or someone you know feels like shit, just show up”! ????
Host of the Maintenance Mindset - Senior Manager of Maintenance Learning Brookfield Multifamily - Founder; Directional Maintenance Services
2 年Tara "NetworkingTakesWORK" Samuels, CAS Thanks for the mention! My latest favorite book is Daring to Lead, Brene Brown. I'm also enjoying The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard Feynman. (I love his thoughts on the best method of teaching people.)
Connecting the Dots / Girl Dad / Dinosaur Wrangler
2 年Thank you so much for the shout out Tara! Love this round up and AMPlified Voices, such a great group!
Wife & Mom | Creator of Connection | Curious About All the Things | Dot Connector | Trainer | Driven by Purpose
2 年Loved this as always. Anxiously awaiting our zoom coffee date that won't be as good as in person, but at least I've gotten good at asking how people really are because I really do care. ?