Take Flight Weekly | Jim Miller

On this 231st episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will hit pause on the NAR Settlement discussion and move into topics that are now top of mind for the brokers and leaders I am talking to at Jameson Sotheby's International Realty and across the United States and Canada. First and foremost, it's "Harvest Season" in most if not all markets. I'll take you through the que...

On this 230th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will take you through the bedrock principles of marketing and selling a property. The changes coming to our industry has put a renewed focus back on execution. You'll be able to use these bedrock principles and concepts as you revamp your listing presentation and processes over the coming weeks and months. The successful launch of a prope...

On this 229th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will break down what you'll need to address in your business to prepare for the changes our industry will experience this summer. Today, we'll start with the buy side and we'll focus on what you can do to best demonstrate your unique value proposition to prospective buyer clients by mastering the Initial Buyer Consultation.

On this 228th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will give you my updated thoughts on the NAR Settlement and I will outline how you should prepare for the changes that are coming to the industry mid-summer. I've always asked you to "Trust the Process" and if there was ever a need to have a process to trust, it's now. In my little part of the internet, over the course of t...

💼 Navigating the NAR Settlement: Insights and Action for Real Estate Pros 🏡Watch 📺 / listen 🎧 to all Take Flight podcasts on YouTube! ✈️🎙️ In this 227th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I'm discussing the NAR Settlement and its potential impact on our industry. As a coach, mentor, and friend, I'm sharing my thoughts based on 25 years of experience in real estate brokerage. The...

On this 227th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will discuss the NAR Settlement and discuss my thoughts on how it will impact how we do business moving forward. I must say, none of us know exactly how this will all play out so I come to you today in an uncomfortable position. I don't normally like to discuss things that I have not stress tested. So much of what I will talk about today...

On this 226th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will challenge you to answer the question: "Is your real estate business being noticed by your clients? Do they know you are open for business?" Most entrepreneurs will answer the question "YES!" without hesitation but with some deeper thought and analysis after today's call, you might just change your answer. You may...

On this 225th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will go into the archives and pull out one of my most popular MMPTs. In August of 2022, I wrote an episode around "The Lowest Common Denominator Business Strategy" and I'll go back to it, make some slight edits but in whole it is still a concept that you can use to continue to shape your business. The goal of this episode is to...

On this 224th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will discuss the current landscape in the real estate brokerage industry which and some of the recent reactions I've seen pop up with more and more frequency. First of all, I need to apologize. Through my Take Flight V4.0 episodes in 2023, at times, I may have come across as though building a real estate brokerage business is easy. It&apo...

On this 223rd episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will discuss an opportunity that most sales professionals miss while growing their business. Most sales professionals do not completely track and/or analyze where their business originates. I'll introduce during this episode a new term, for me, called a "Seed Lead" and I'll discuss its importance and where it fits into your...

On this 222nd episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will deliver one of my most important pep talks where I will truly explain the why behind Take Flight. I spent all last year bringing you, step by step, the updated details of "Take Flight". I'll take you deeper into the why and how I built it. This MMPT will answer the question I get every January and February. Even after havin...

On this 221st episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, we will discuss a topic that is on the mind of most "goal achievers" . As January draws to a close, it’s a common for those who eagerly embarked on New Year’s resolutions and intentional goal setting exercises, to reflect on their progress and momentum or lack thereof. The statistics surrounding the success rates of these well-intentio...

On this 220th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I'll l discuss a topic that is, in theory, so easy to do but is also so difficult for most to complete on a daily basis. The 3 year vision you created when you built out your business and life plan needs a daily check in. The absence of full "buy in" to your goals and vision will slow down your progress and make the entire goal at...

On this 219th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I'll lay out the daily planning method that I've been using since 2020 which has allowed me to stay focused on my goals through a relentless commitment to win each day. This daily planning method will help you stay in touch with your clients on a regular basis, remind you of the tasks that you do regularly, schedule your day in advance...

On this 218th episode of my MMPT, we will start the sequence of building on the Take Flight content that I put out in digital course format in 2023. I've stated over and over that all success starts with the proper mindset and in 2024, I want all of you to start thinking like a successful CEO. 2024 is the year you become the CEO of your business. A CEO's primary responsibilities are comp...

On this 217th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk and final episode of Take Flight, V4.0, I'll take you through a 30,000 foot review of Take Flight which is intended to be a business and lifestyle operating system. Most of you that listen are in the real estate brokerage industry but it can just as easily be used in most entrepreneurial endeavors. To anchor some of the key concepts of the p...

On this 216th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will start the process of bringing Take Flight V4.0 in for a landing by showing you how this sales and operational strategy creates critical mass in your business. The business definition of critical mass is defined as your growing business is at the point where it becomes self-sustaining and no longer needs "additional" investment t...

On this 215th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk and the final topic for Section 5 (Marketing and Personal Branding) of Take Flight V4.0, I will provide you a checklist of the people, tools and processes you need to build a marketing and personal branding strategy that will elevate your business. Marketing and personal branding is exactly that: personal. It requires your dedication, effort and...

On this 214th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will discuss the final portion of my "People Hire Who They Know, Like and Trust" portion of the Marketing and Lead Generation section of Take Flight V4.0. We covered the fact that people hire a broker/advisors that "knows" the hyper local market in which they want to live and start to "like" those that same broker...

In this 213th episode of my MMPT , I will build on last week's episode #212 to continue to show you how you can use the phrase "People Hire Who They Know, Like and Trust" to segment your marketing efforts as you attempt to build your personal brand on social media profiles and other platforms. This week we go over why people hire who they like. As it relates to marketing and your pe...

In this 212th episode of my MMPT pep talk, I will show you how you can use the phrase "People Hire Who They Know, Like and Trust" to segment your marketing efforts primarily as you as attempting to build your personal brand on social media profiles. Over the coming weeks, we will discuss this important phrase while I break it down in 3 sections over 3 MMPTs. This week we go over why peop...

On this 211th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will walk you through a process I came across randomly in 2013 that is a foolproof way to identify your marketing strengths. I continue to stress test it each year by looking for a better option but have yet to find it. The goal is to find 3 lead generation strategies that will garner your complete focus and to drop new clients into your trans...

On this 210th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I'd like to give you some perspective on your marketing and its importance towards growing and/or maintaining your business. I'll do this as we start Section 5 of Take Flight V4.0. Section 5 is the final section of this year long course and it’s called: "Marketing and Your Personal Brand". It's built to compliment Sectio...

On this 209th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will wrap up Section 4 of Take Flight V4.0 by discussing the importance of setting proper expectations up front with your clients to ensure successful transactions within your business. The goal of Section 4: Deliver and Leverage is to create a remarkable experience so that all of that hard work turns into client loyalty and additional opportu...

On today's 208th episode of my Monday Morning Pep Talk, I will provide you a simple response/script that will help you remind your satisfied clients that you are happy, willing and able to assist their family, friends and colleagues with all things real estate. You spend money on marketing trying to convert new clients, you work really hard during the transaction to create a remarkable experi...