Your success in life depends on how you use those 24 hours. 

We all have 24 hours in a day and your success in life depends on how you use those 24 hours. 
In today’s episode, we cover a few common issues we see that clutter our client's calendars, and a few systems and philosophies you can put in place to have control of your schedule instead of your schedule controlling you! 

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Time Management for Success: Elite Business Advice

Elife Chan founder of Noctilume, discusses her journey from working in architectural design to starting her own business. Noctilume provides strategy consulting services to creatives who need help with the business side of their ventures. She shares her experience of being laid off from Twitter and how it led her to start her own business. Elife discusses the importance of workplace strategy in creating environments that positively impact behavior and performance. We discussed her strategies for staying focused and productive, including finding enjoyment in tasks through prioritization. She emphasizes the importance of taking the first step and learning through experience.

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Getting Stuff Done Creatively (Ep.25) with Elfie Chan

Struggling to get everything done each week? In this episode, I share how time blocking can help you take control of your schedule, boost your productivity, and achieve more in your business. Learn how to plan your week effectively and focus on what truly matters.

From Chaos to Control: How to Plan Your Week with Time Blocks

"You can have a greater impact by taking stuff off your plate that does not impact your bottom line." – Les Brown

Maximize Your Impact: Focus on What Matters with Les Brown

🌟 New Episode Alert: Dive into the latest Billion Dollar Podcast featuring Sandra Lastovic, a trailblazer in Canada's mortgage industry! 🚀

In this episode: 
📌 Sandra's inspiring journey from food science to a thriving mortgage career. 
📌 The unique business model behind her success. 
📌 Balancing profit and people-first values in today’s market.
 📌 Tips on managing stress during financial transactions. 
📌 Her strategies for time blocking and staying productive. 

Discover actionable insights and powerful lessons from Sandra’s two-decade career.

Billion Dollar Podcast #07 - Sandra Lastovic

Most real estate advisors never actually take flight. They stay stuck on the runway, burning energy without ever reaching cruising altitude. Why? Because they never optimize their business for predictable, sustainable success.

In this episode of Monday Morning Pep Talk, I take you behind the Take Flight framework—how I developed it and why it remains the foundation of building a successful, scalable real estate business.

📌 If your real estate business feels unpredictable, exhausting, or like you're constantly starting over, this episode is for you. The key is to break free from the stop-and-start cycle and create a business that runs efficiently, attracts high-quality clients, and supports the life you want to live.

🚀 This is the Take Flight philosophy. It’s not about just working harder—it’s about working smarter, implementing the right systems, and reaching 30,000 feet, where your business becomes self-sustaining.

✈️ Where Are You in Your Business Journey?

🔹 Still on the runway? → You’re working hard but not gaining momentum. It’s time to simplify your strategies, focus on the right clients, and build consistency.
🔹 Climbing but struggling? → You’re getting traction but still feel turbulence. This means it’s time to optimize your CRM, improve branding, build your referral network, and systematize marketing.
🔹 At 30,000 feet? → Your business is running efficiently. Now, the focus shifts to scaling your relationships, optimizing time management, and positioning yourself as a market leader.

📌 Most advisors get stuck in a cycle of constant takeoff. They start and stop, never reaching a level where business is predictable, sustainable, and truly enjoyable.

🚀 In this episode, I’ll help you identify where you are in your business and what you need to focus on next.

🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

✔️ How to transition from an unpredictable, reactive business to a strategic, sustainable one
✔️ The 3 phases of growth (Runway, Climb, and Cruising Altitude) and how to move from one to the next
✔️ Why most advisors stay stuck in the takeoff phase for years and how to break free
✔️ The biggest mistakes real estate professionals make that keep them in constant struggle mode
✔️ How to use CRM, branding, and relationship marketing to create an inbound pipeline of high-quality clients
✔️ What it really takes to build a real estate business that supports your lifestyle—not one that drains your time and energy

📌 If you want to create a business that is predictable, sustainable, and aligned with your personal and professional goals, this episode will show you the path.

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"My professional purpose is to help you, the full-service, full-fee advisor, optimize your productivity and become the best version of yourself. Why? Because happy advisors sell more real estate."

🚀 If you can effectively manage the challenges and opportunities in your business, you will create a sustainable, scalable career that supports the life you want to live.


Why Most Advisors Never Take Flight 🚀 | Monday Morning Pep Talk #272

Welcome to Episode 277 of Monday Morning Pep Talk. This week is about clarity — how to find it faster and use it with purpose.

For over a decade, I’ve been disciplined about planning and goal setting. But even with structure, I sometimes struggled to lock into clarity during my daily and weekly sessions. I was asking good questions — but not the right one.

👉 Then I found it — a question that now anchors my daily, weekly, and quarterly rhythm.

🧠 The Power of the Right Question:
📌 “If I were looking back on today/week/quarter, what would have to have happened — personally and professionally — for me to feel like I made meaningful progress?”

Simple. Practical. A sledgehammer for focus.

📆 Daily | 🗓 Weekly | 📊 Quarterly
This mindset — rooted in the 3-Year Vision philosophy from Strategic Coach — creates clarity that compounds over time. I break it all down in this episode and show you how to apply it across your entire business.

💼 For You, the Advisor: • Your outreach feels scattered
• You're not sure where to start reconnecting
• Your pipeline needs energy — and momentum

You don’t need to do more. You need to start with better questions — to yourself and to your clients.

🔁 Your Reconnection Strategy: 
✅ Leave a message or text: “I have a quick market update I think you’ll want to hear. Call me when you have a minute.”
✅ When they call back, say: “It’s been five years since COVID shifted the market. Based on the data, your home is likely worth between X and Y.”
✅ Then ask: “How is your home performing for you?”

That single question opens the door to meaningful conversations — without sounding like a salesperson. Listen for life changes, log notes, follow up. Repeat across your Top 100.

🧘‍♂️ Composure isn’t passive. It’s practiced.

🛠️ This Episode Will Help You:
✅ Ask the right questions to unlock clarity
✅ Build a repeatable reconnection framework
✅ Turn small daily wins into quarterly momentum
✅ Reset your mindset with one powerful question
✅ Strengthen consistency — even during busy seasons

💬 Ask Yourself:
Are you taking time to plan with intention?
Are you clear on what “progress” looks like today?
Are you showing up strong — or stuck in the noise?

📈 The momentum you want is on the other side of better questions.
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Ask The Right Questions | Monday Morning Pep Talk Episode # 277

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Jim Miller is a success mentor and life coach who guides top real estate brokers from around the country while managing 2.3B+ in sales production as Designated Managing Broker with Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty in Chicago, Illinois.  He is also recognized as a top real estate coach to top Sotheby's International Realty brokers in 35 luxury markets.

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