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Making the Most of a Unique Niche

July 12, 2019 jennypalmer

One of the panels from my recent summit is a great complement to this week's Summer Success Tip on building your business through a niche. If you're wondering how some of the most successful Sotheby's agents leverage niche marketing, you'll enjoy watching Jeff Wilson, Friley Saucier, and Ashley

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Fireside Chat with Mckinze Casey

July 7, 2019 jennypalmer

Want an inside look at how to build your business through strategic direction? During my recent summit in Chicago, Mckinze Casey shared how she balances personal priorities with an award-winning real estate career. Think about switching to an entirely new market AND reinvigorating your career after taking a year off

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Caroline Chambers: Balancing Business and Life

May 1, 2019 jennypalmer

Jim is simply the best in the business. I started as a broker 3 years ago at another large brokerage in the city. While I learned the basics and necessary skills to execute a real estate transaction, I quickly learned I was not a “transactional” agent. My business was and …

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Mark Markarian: Delivering on Core Values

April 10, 2019 jennypalmer

The process of moving to a new brokerage or any company for that matter, can be a difficult one.  You have to walk away from what you know – good or bad – in hopes of finding something better.  The general process includes promises made and benefits discussed until you …

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Julie Halter: Tapping Your Own Superpower

March 11, 2019 jennypalmer

Jim’s ability to connect and identify what is holding you back is profound.  His own experience with hitting rock bottom and building himself back up and beyond is what makes Jim a true leader by example and action.  When I started working with Jim, of course I was expecting my …

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Friley Saucier: The Value in Staying Connected

March 1, 2019 jennypalmer

Like many things, coaching can be a fine art. It is a role played with wisdom, a passion for sharing, integrity, gratitude and an ability to teach for understanding by the student.  There are life coaches, sports coaches and even business coaches. A good coach will understand a student’s needs …

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Laura Peery: Personal and Professional Growth

February 5, 2019 jennypalmer

Jim has been my personal coach for a year and has been instrumental in helping me exceed my goals, grow as an individual, and successfully align my personal and business objectives.

He  encouraged me to set my goals higher and further than I thought possible, gave me the resources and …

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  • Your Personal Brand is Not Optional
  • From Clarity to Results: What to Do With Your Q3 Audit
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  • Halfway Home: Your Mid-Year Check-In
  • Why Your Next Vacation Might Be Your Best Business Move
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  • I Run My Life with These 10 Guiding Principles
  • Your Summer 2025 Self Development Syllabus
🛫 YOUR BEST BUSINESS MOVE This wasn’t just a 🛫 YOUR BEST BUSINESS MOVE
This wasn’t just a vacation. It was a reset. And it changed how I look at business.

In Episode 285 of Monday Morning Pep Talk, I share 10 lessons from 11 days off-grid:
→ How to unplug without losing momentum
→ Why boundaries build respect
→ What stepping away taught me about high performance

If you can’t take a real break, you don’t run your business — it runs you.

Plan the break. Build for it. Earn it.

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#AskJimMiller #MondayMorningPepTalk #RealEstateCoach #AgentLife #HighPerformanceLiving #BrokerMindset #SothebysInternationalRealty #JamesonSIR #TopAgentTips #LuxuryRealEstate #TimeFreedom #BusinessDiscipline #RealEstateStrategy #EntrepreneurMindset #WorkLifeRhythm
🌍 Why Your Next Vacation Might Be Your Best Bus 🌍 Why Your Next Vacation Might Be Your Best Business Move. If you can’t step away from your business, you don’t own it — it owns you.

In #MondayMorningPepTalk 285, I share 10 powerful lessons from 11 days off the grid in France — and how intentional travel can refocus your mindset, your priorities, and your long-term strategy.

This is not a travel story. It’s a high-performance reset.

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#TakeFlight #TopProducerTools #HighPerformanceHabits #RealEstateLeadership
#BusinessDiscipline #WorkLifeIntegration #JamesonSIR #SothebysRealty #BrokerSuccess
"ACTION IS THE FOUNDATIONAL KEY TO ALL SUCCESS." — PABLO PICASSO

Top producers are not waiting for inspiration—they’re moving. Ideas without action go nowhere. Success is earned through consistent, intentional effort that creates momentum and builds confidence.

Action is where clarity becomes commitment. It’s where your thoughts take shape, and your business takes off.

If you want predictable production, start with one intentional thought—and follow it with bold execution.

#MondayMorningPepTalk #AskJimMiller #TakeFlight #ActionWins #MomentumBuilders #ExecutionMatters #RealEstateCoaching #EntrepreneurSuccess #HighPerformanceHabits #StrategicThinking #BusinessGrowth #PicassoQuote #PabloPicasso #QuoteToAction #DoersWin #PredictableProduction
✈️ When I built Take Flight, it wasn’t about ✈️ When I built Take Flight, it wasn’t about giving advisors more to do—it was about helping them focus on the few actions that actually move the needle.

Every Monday, I send out a tactical email with real-time strategies that align with my Monday Morning Pep Talk podcast.

It is built for high-performing advisors who want structure, clarity, and results—week after week.

📩 DM FLIGHT to get added to the list.

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Congratulations to the advisors at Jameson Sotheby Congratulations to the advisors at Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty
recognized in the 2024 RealTrends Verified Rankings, honoring the top real estate producers in the U.S.

#NothingCompares #RealTrends2024 #JamesonSIR #TopProducers #SothebysInternationalRealty #LuxuryRealEstate #ChicagoRealEstate
I RUN MY LIFE with These 10 Guiding Principles Th I RUN MY LIFE with These 10 Guiding Principles

These are the fundamentals I live by — the guardrails that keep me sharp, focused, and moving forward, no matter what’s happening in the market.

They’ve helped me lead, manage, and coach through the highs and lows of building three successful businesses. And they can do the same for you.

A guiding principle is exactly what it sounds like — a belief that helps you make better decisions when things get noisy.

Use them as your internal GPS.
Install them. Commit to them. Let them do the heavy lifting.

Because when your life and business are built on solid ground, everything else gets easier.

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🧭 10 Guiding Principles That Run My Life & Busi 🧭 10 Guiding Principles That Run My Life & Business
If your days feel chaotic or your business feels off track, this is the reset.
In #MondayMorningPepTalk 283, I share the 10 principles that keep me aligned, productive, and intentional — no matter the market.
These are not tactics. They’re my personal operating system.

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#RunItLikeABusiness #TakeFlight #TopProducerTools #HighPerformanceHabits #RealEstateLeadership
#BusinessDiscipline #PredictableBusiness #JamesonSIR #SothebysRealty #BrokerSuccess
☀️ Want a weekly coaching email that helps you ☀️ Want a weekly coaching email that helps you build better habits and upgrade your routines?

Each Monday, I send a high-performance briefing to help real estate professionals grow with more clarity, consistency, and intention — especially when others drift.

What you can expect:
• Clear, actionable strategies to apply that week
• Proven systems for consistent growth
• A path to building a business that’s predictable and enjoyable

This week’s focus: Your Summer 2025 Self-Development Syllabus — a curated plan that includes standout books, must-listen podcasts, a Sunday/Monday reset ritual, and a challenge to complete 10 hours of foundational AI training. It is simple, practical, and built to give you the edge.

DM me “Sign me up” and I’ll add you to the list.

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☀️ Your Summer 2025 Self-Development Syllabus ☀️ Your Summer 2025 Self-Development Syllabus is here. Summer is not your off-season — it’s your pivot season.

Episode 282 of #MondayMorningPepTalk gives you a tactical growth plan to turn July and August into your competitive advantage:

🔹 5 books to upgrade how you think and lead
🔹 3 podcasts to sharpen your skills weekly
🔹 A Sunday/Monday check-in ritual to stay intentional
🔹 A 60-minute morning routine that activates your mind and business
🔹 A 10-hour AI challenge to level up for what’s next

Whether you're closing deals or catching sunsets — this is your chance to become more, not just do more.

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🌞 Your Summer 2025 Self-Development Syllabus S 🌞 Your Summer 2025 Self-Development Syllabus

Summer is not a slowdown — it’s a setup. In Episode 282, Your Summer 2025 Self-Development Syllabus, I walk you through a focused framework to help you use the next 90 days as a launchpad for growth. ☀️

While others coast, top performers reset, refocus, and recommit. This episode gives you the structure to do just that — across mindset, business, health, and leadership.

Want to finish the summer stronger than you started? Start here — with clarity, purpose, and a plan. 🏖️

#MondayMorningPepTalk 282

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#BusinessOwnerMindset #RealEstateSuccess #LuxuryRealEstate #JamesonSIR #SothebysRealty #IntentionalBusiness #CoachTheCoach #RunItLikeABusiness #DisciplineEqualsFreedom #ConsistentAction #StrategicThinking #SummerGrowth
What. A. Month. 🎓 Two graduations. Two incredi What. A. Month. 🎓

Two graduations. Two incredible daughters. One proud (and slightly exhausted) family. 

✨ Aly crushed it at the University of Wisconsin and is staying in Madison to begin her Doctor of Audiology program this fall.
✨ Lizzy wrapped up her time at Latin School of Chicago and is heading to Boston College to study finance (look out, Wall Street ).

Here’s the coolest part — in 32 combined years of school, we can’t remember a single time we had to push them to study or show up prepared. Their ambition? 100% theirs. We just provided snacks, hugs, and the occasional reality check. 😄

Huge love to @amyc_adams (aka Mom) for project-managing school logistics like a symphony conductor with her calendars . 

Next stop? Aly’s birthday in Paris on the 10th. 🇫🇷 Let the celebration begin.  You both earned this next 2 weeks. 

@alymiller24 and @lizzymilller — you’ve already done big things. We can’t wait to see what’s next.
 
We love you more than words.

– Dad & Mom ❤️

#ProudParents #GraduationSeason #NextChapter #GirlBosses #ClassOf2025 #CollegeBound #FutureLeader #WisconsinGrad #BostonCollege #SistersDoingBigThings #girldad
🗣️ If you don’t know these 3 stats, you’r 🗣️ If you don’t know these 3 stats, you’re flying blind in this market.

Top advisors do not guess—they track what matters.
These three stats shape your conversations, your strategy, and your credibility:

📊 Months of Supply — reveals buyer vs. seller leverage
⏱ Days on Market — tracks urgency and hesitation
📉 List-to-Sale Price Ratio — tells you if pricing is aligned

These are not just numbers—they’re the vital signs of your business.
Track them monthly—if not weekly.
Lead with data. Speak with confidence. Build trust.

💭 Ask yourself: Am I reacting to headlines—or leading with local insight?

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#MondayMorningPepTalk #AskJimMiller #TakeFlight #RealEstateAdvisor #EliteAdvisor #MarketTrends2025
#RunItLikeABusiness #ListingAgentTips #RealEstateLeadership #DataDrivenDecisions #AdvisorCredibility #JamesonSIR #RealEstateCoaching #ConsistentAction #ClientAdvising #PricingPower
📣 Most advisors report stats. Top advisors tell 📣 Most advisors report stats. Top advisors tell a story.

In Episode 281, I share how to move beyond the spreadsheet and turn market data into strategy your clients can actually use.

Buyers want clarity.
Sellers want confidence.
Your job is to lead—using numbers that make sense.

We cover:
✅ How to translate urgency and pricing power
✅ Why local examples (like Lincoln Park or Lakeview) matter
✅ How to turn stats into trust-building conversations

If you want your market knowledge to land, this is how.

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🎯 "YOUR HABITS SHAPE YOUR FUTURE." — James Cl 🎯 "YOUR HABITS SHAPE YOUR FUTURE." — James Clear

High performers are not lucky — they’re intentional.

They don’t hope for better outcomes.
They build habits that lead to them.

Every morning routine...
Every follow-up call...
Every weekly plan...
Each one stacks toward long-term success.

James Clear didn’t just write Atomic Habits —
he outlined a blueprint for elite consistency.

The truth?
You already know what works.
You just need to repeat it — daily.

✅ Master small behaviors
✅ Stay consistent under pressure
✅ Let habits define your identity

This is how top advisors create a business they can trust.

#JamesClear #AtomicHabits #EliteAdvisor #RealEstateCoaching #AskJimMiller #TakeFlight #HighPerformanceHabits #BusinessDiscipline #AdvisorMindset #ConsistencyWins #BuildBetterSystems #PredictableProduction #HabitStacking #StrategicExecution #EntrepreneurSuccess #ClarityThroughAction #CoachForAdvisors #LeadWithDiscipline #AdvisorsWhoExecute #DailyExecutio
📌 Market stats are not just numbers — they ar 📌 Market stats are not just numbers — they are narratives. In Episode 281, The Best Way to Communicate Market Stats, I share how top advisors move beyond data dumps and use numbers to build trust and lead with clarity.

Sellers want pricing strategy. Buyers want context. Your job? Deliver both — with confidence and insight.
If you want to position yourself as a true market expert, you must speak in a way that translates metrics into meaning.

The Best Way to Communicate Market Stats | #MondayMorningPepTalk 281

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📘 Most advisors don’t need another system. Th 📘 Most advisors don’t need another system. They need one they can actually stick with.

⏰ In Episode 279 of Monday Morning Pep Talk, “Time Optimization — Do What Works For You,” I break down why consistency beats complexity.

📌 Time optimization is not about perfection. It’s about building a rhythm that fits you—and committing to it.

Top advisors do not chase complexity. They focus. Simplify. Protect their time.

☁️ Ask Yourself: Am I forcing a system that doesn’t match how I work?

If the answer is yes—this is your sign to simplify and recommit.

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🛫 Want a high-performance coaching email each w 🛫 Want a high-performance coaching email each week?
Each week, I send a clear, actionable email to help you build a business that’s both predictable and enjoyable.

What to expect:
• Strategic insight grounded in real experience
• Proven systems that scale
• A mindset built for consistency and clarity

It’s practical, to the point, and built for advisors who value their time.
DM me “Sign me up” and I’ll add you to the list.

#AskJimMiller #RealEstateCoaching #TakeFlight #EliteAdvisor #HighPerformanceHabits #BusinessDiscipline #EntrepreneurSuccess #JamesonSIR #RealEstatePodcast #FlyLight #RunItLikeABusiness #sothebysrealty
⚠️ "RISK COMES FROM NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU ARE D ⚠️ "RISK COMES FROM NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU ARE DOING."
— Warren Buffett

Advisors talk about “market risk” all the time.
But the real risk?
Not knowing your own business.

When your pipeline is vague...
When your metrics are unclear...
When your strategy is reactive...
You are not managing risk — you are creating it.

Warren Buffett built long-term wealth by removing guesswork.
He knew: risk thrives in uncertainty.
Clarity is your edge.

✅ Track the right stats
✅ Eliminate what you do not understand
✅ Let data guide your daily actions

This is how top advisors create confidence — in any market.

 #WarrenBuffett #RealEstateCoaching #EliteAdvisor #BusinessClarity #HighPerformanceHabits #RealEstateStrategy #AdvisorMindset #StrategicThinking #AskJimMiller #TakeFlight #EntrepreneurSuccess #PredictableProduction #ReduceRisk #KnowYourNumbers #SmartBusiness #RealEstateGrowth #AdvisorInsights #PerformanceDriven #ClarityIsPower #ExecutionWins
📊 You cannot advise with confidence if you do n 📊 You cannot advise with confidence if you do not understand the market.

In Episode 280, Market Stats Every Real Estate Advisor Should Track, I break down the three essential metrics top advisors use to interpret trends, set client expectations, and stay ahead of shifts in the market.

If your business feels unpredictable, you may be ignoring the data that matters. These numbers will change how you lead.

Market Stats Every Real Estate Advisor Should Track | #MondayMorningPepTalk 280

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#TakeFlight #PredictableBusiness #ClientAdvising #BusinessClarity
#RealEstateCoaching #EntrepreneurSuccess #HighPerformanceHabits #LeadershipDevelopment
#RealEstateSuccess #LuxuryRealEstate #JamesonSIR #SothebysRealty
#CoachTheCoach #RunItLikeABusiness #AdvisorStrategy #ConfidenceThroughClarity
📌 You do not need rigid routines. You need a rh 📌 You do not need rigid routines.
You need a rhythm you can repeat.

In Monday Morning Pep Talk Episode 279, I break down why time optimization looks different for everyone — and why consistency, not complexity, is what drives predictable results.

✅ Stop overcomplicating your day
✅ Focus only on high-return actions
✅ Build a repeatable daily rhythm
✅ Let consistency compound over time

If you want predictable production, do what works for you — and do it daily.

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#MondayMorningPepTalk #AskJimMiller #TakeFlight #RealEstateCoaching #EliteAdvisor #TimeOptimization #PredictableProduction #AdvisorDiscipline #EntrepreneurSuccess #HighPerformanceHabits #LeadershipDevelopment #JamesonSIR #LuxuryRealEstate
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