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TROPIC RECOMMENDS

Here are all the cool things we’re loving at Tropic HQ right now

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Getting your hair cut isn’t One of our favourite shows We're flicking through Some hot albums are
supposed to be this in recent memory is The some cool international blasting from Tropic HQ’s
refreshing and relaxing, Defiant Ones on Netflix, a print magazines our speakers of late, including
but it most certainly is at four-part doco about Dr editor Gavin picked up Arctic Monkeys, Beach
Suede Hair Skin Body on Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s while in Singapore and House, DJ Koze and, at the
Shields St. Clients are journey to the learning from a book request of our marketing
treated as VIP guests in the multi-billion-dollar sale of called Ikigai, which opens and advertising guru Lauren
Suede studio, with owners their Beats headphone with the Japanese (a Brit), some Take That
DJ and Nikki delivering company to Apple. We also proverb: "Only staying tunes in honour of the royal
capital city vibes with a can’t stop watching active will make you want wedding. We drew the line at
Cairns twist. Childish Gambino’s This Is to live a hundred years". allowing Lauren to play the
America film clip. Spice Girls.

A DAY IN THE LIFE
Nicholas Slatyer from Belle Property Cairns

Tropic digs into the diary of a local identity to reveal their daily habits

I’m inclined to be a bit of a night owl 9am I like coffee (maybe too much) so do them on the way home and leave
and can run on about 7 hours sleep but I will generally grab a second from Billy’s enough time for a run before it gets dark.
have changed it up a bit in 2018. Maybe most days at around 9am. One of the Evening; No doubt about it, some days in
it is a function of being on the wrong great things about real estate is that no this industry can be a bit of a challenge.
side of 40, but early to bed and early to day is the same. Internal meetings with A quick walk on the beach (and maybe a
rise is this year’s strategy. Property Managers and accounts, beer) certainly makes everything right in
5.30am I try (quite successfully) to start property appraisals, meeting buyers, too the world again!
my day at around 5:30am. I’m pretty many phone calls. Pretty standard stuff Nicholas is principal of Belle Property
routine in my mornings – generally the but I enjoy it. Sometimes I send my Cairns.
same breakfast of fruit, yoghurt and a daughters (Isla & Andie) pictures on MORE: belleproperty.com/cairns
coffee gets me up and going. Skype so they can see what I get up to.
12.30pm I try to have lunch in the office
7am I live and work with my partner most days as it’s quicker and likely
Renae and we try to get on the road by
7am to beat the traffic into the CBD healthier but maybe once a week will
from Trinity Beach. Just 10 minutes later head to Perrotta’s for a quick bite.
can cost half an hour sitting in the car. 3pm I sneak another coffee at around
this time just to bring the afternoon
7.20am First thing to do in the office is home with a bang.
plan our day, get the diary sorted,
confirm appointments. Nothing that 6pm As a general rule, I don’t work too
will save the world, but it has to be late and finish up around 6pm. If I have
done! appointments on the beaches I try and