January 2019
JOURNAL ENTRY #9
January 20, 2019

January 2019 for me personally, was the most significant month of my life so far; with Rhiannon & I giving birth to our first child - a baby boy, Orlo Matthew...

2019 came around quickly for us; with the spring market starting a little late and then running right into the end of 2018 - a little unlike what can usually happen with a softening of the market during December, while people focus on family and rest; as they should.


January 2019 for me personally, was the most significant month of my life so far; with Rhiannon & I giving birth to our first child - a baby boy, Orlo Matthew; on the 16th day of the month. Learning of Orlo's impending arrival onto earth was the main catalyst for us beginning this business at the time we did - I wanted to give Rhiannon the flexibility to work when she wanted to work rather than having me rely on her so heavily (as I have done for many years now). I wanted to be able to have infrastructure and a team around me so that we could function well without one of us being present in the business - I look forward to being able to step away for some family time every now and then over the future time as our baby boy grows and finds his way.


On a business front; we finished January at 17 unconditional sales since beginning Ecology Property on September 1st 2018. It was a slower time for unconditional sales with a lot of our sales getting locked in prior to the end of the year & a lot of settlements taking place throughout January. On the upside; we still had & continue to have, a great number of superb properties available as the buying market starts to get back into the swing of routine life for the year ahead (albeit a little funny currently on the lending front, a change that needed to happen I feel - but that's a whole other topic!)

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!
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