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Don’t run on empty: Holiday reset for smarter property decisions
Investors are being encouraged to take time to relax and recharge over the holiday season and return in 2026 with renewed energy, giving them the edge for their next purchase.
Rise Initiative founding member Kylie Davis said that even with over a decade of real estate experience, navigating the stresses of buying and selling a property can be challenging.
“I am completely amazed at how triggered I am on all levels about the work that’s involved in selling a home,” Davis said.
“If I’m feeling like this, knowing everything that I know, what must it be like for people who don’t know what they are about to go through, who are just sort of diving in and coping the best they can?”
Davis said that after 2025, being a big property year, investors needed to make the most of the holidays, taking the opportunity to unwind and reset.
“Wellness isn’t optional, and it’s not just nice to have,” Davis said.
“It’s something that we have to have on our radar constantly in and out of our practices so that we are looking after ourselves.”
When it comes to wellbeing, Davis compares it to a phone battery: it takes longer to recharge the more drained it is.
“It's a really important thing to think about, too, that you don’t need to run down to zero to deserve a rest,” she said.
Davis said that to get the most out of their holidays, investors should aim to ease their workload and wind down progressively, rather than trying to stop immediately.
“What I have learned in my career is that switching off like that is almost impossible,” she said.
“I always make sure when I’ve got holidays booked that I give myself three or four days to scale down so I don’t try to go cold turkey, because cold turkey never works.”
Davis said that investors could use simple strategies to ‘recharge’, including reading a book or going to the beach with family and friends.
On a daily basis, she said that performing small tasks like journaling or going for a walk, and being mindful when seeking distraction, will help lighten the mental load and reduce stress.
After taking time to recharge over the holidays, Davis advised using a similar strategy and building up the workload once ready.
“Give yourself a week of switching off before you start to try and use the brain again,” Davis said.
“You’ll find yourself thinking of really creative solutions to problems you couldn’t solve all year.”
Additionally, Davis said that the holiday season was the perfect time to start new wellbeing habits and to write down goals for the new year, regardless of how small they may seem.
“These things don’t have to be big, scary, audacious goals that you can complete by the end of February. They can be microhabits,” Davis concluded.
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