In this High Performance Podcast for Real Estate Agents, Josh Phegan and Alexander Phillips note that the hardest and best decision you make in your business is to put on that first assistant. The cost may seem prohibitive, but is offset by your ability to do more transactions while maintaining momentum and consistency. Alexander outlines tasks an assistant can relieve you from doing so you can focus on prospecting and seeing clients, and lists attributes to look for in a new hire. They also discuss how to nurture, temper and grow a new hire to become more valuable, gain skills and experience, and achieve their own goals. Adding on more assistants is next, again realizing benefits versus cost, and how they motivate you to increase profits. Josh stresses the importance of meetings, team building, and instilling a sense of personal investment in the business.