Rising to the challenge of better performance in real estate
through understanding our mental wellness

The Rise Initiative is a not-for-profit registered charity working to build awareness and education about mental health and wellness in the real estate and property industries. We lead, educate and facilitate mental wellness resources for the real estate profession and their families and exist to promote wellbeing in the real estate profession supporting everyone to grow, succeed, and thrive.

Why do we need to talk about mental health?

I’M FINE!

We’re all born with a brain, but do you really know how yours works?

The United Nations defines mental health as “a state of wellbeing in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”.

At the Rise Initiative, we love this definition of mental health actually being a sense of wellbeing rather than illness. Our goal is to empower the real estate industry to better cope with the normal stresses of life, help agents and property managers to work more productively and to create a better industry based on thriving, connection and contribution rather than hustle and grind. 

When you know what is going on inside your own head, achieving your goals and feeling good becomes so much easier. 

Why we
need to act

Over the past six years, the Rise Initiative has been monitoring key benchmarks around the mental health of the real estate industry. The results may surprise you. 

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HOW WE RISE

Conference Speakers

At the Rise Initiative, we have some great conference presentations for both real estate agents and property managers that explain how our brains work, how they’re impacted by our work and how to ‘hack’ them to feel better and achieve more. It’s a great way to introduce the topic of mental wellness to your teams. We can also recommend some great trainers and coaches whose core material teaches real and practical skills and have some incredible ambassadors whose personal stories provide a deeply human element to any conference.

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LEADERSHIP RETREATS

The real estate industry thrives on relationships, agility and adaptability. Today's industry leaders must possess not only business acumen but also the emotional intelligence and resilience necessary to navigate this complex landscape. At the Rise Initiative, we believe in redefining leadership. A healthy and motivated team is key to creating a successful real estate office. Learn how to support your staff's mental wellness, nurture their potential and empower them to thrive in their roles. Connect with fellow industry leaders, share experiences and collaborate on innovative solutions.

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Mental Health Tools

We’ve created the multi-award-winning Real Care app that is free for every agent and property manager to access. It includes counselling and emergency help, plus an office toolkit to share life-saving and performance-enhancing resources with your team.

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How to get involved in Rise:

The Rise Initiative provides education and tools to support real estate agents and property management professionals to better understand the importance of mental wellness in our lives and demonstrate how it can improve their performance at work, home and in our relationships. Help us to reach more people by becoming involved today. Here’s how:

Franchises & Major Groups

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Offices

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Individuals

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LATEST NEWS

Blog
April 22, 2024

Mental wellbeing: an essential leadership issue for every principal and director

Recent updates to state and federal legislation mean the mental health of your team is no longer an optional ‘extra’ for real estate employers.  Fair Work legislation in every state…
Blog
March 7, 2024

Rise Wellness Webinar: You Become What You Believe

There is no shortage of strategies for success in the real estate and property industry. Most real estate agents know they need to prospect to be successful, most leaders understand…
Blog
February 7, 2024

Rise Wellness Webinar – Brain Hacks for Real Estate

Mental health - just like physical health - is a spectrum. Sometimes we have great days, some days we struggle. So how do you know what's normal, whether you are…

WHY WE NEED TO RISE

One of the things that’s essential for a high-performance team is psychological safety.

Leanne Pilkington

Make your wellness program part of your business plan, and keep adding to it.

Maria Findikakis

We have to find the time to have fun. In the midst of every crisis lies a great opportunity.

Nathan Casserly

There is so much that impacts our wellness that we don’t understand, that we don’t think enough about.

Dan White

I challenge all of us to build an environment based on mutual respect.

Holly Longmuir

I value time more than material things. I value my friends. I value my health.

Piers van Hamburg

The last few years have taught us we can’t control everything. But what we can control is our mindset.

James Labiris

In our anxiety, in our scariest moment, that is when we find our super power. And that power is resilience.

Jahan Kalantar

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