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Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind

The Pivot: SHIFT Ahead morning call is in an interview/panel format. Agents across the globe share their expert input on various real estate topics. Need more listings? Don"t know how to throw events? Dealing with objections? No matter where you feel stuck, we have the solution. This mastermind prepares any real estate agent to be several steps ahead of a market shift.James Shaw started this community during the pandemic. After 5 years, the Pivot: SHIFT Ahead is composed by 126.000 real estate

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44:02

Mondays are for Price Reductions

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/10/05

Every Monday, a price conversation should happen, not "when it feels right." James Shaw turns Mondays into Price Reduction Monday, and agents show up with the exact playbook they use to get stuck sellers to say "let's lower it" before the agent even asks. Savannah sends a full weekly performance report pulled from Zillow, Homes.com, the MLS, and social, and half her sellers raise the reduction themselves after seeing it. Bree uses a simple three-bucket question (steady flow of showings, a few, or

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39:50

Wait?! So It Works?

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2026/10/02

"So, it works." James Shaw brings on Nisha and her team from outside Chicago to share exactly what happened after they took last week's open house strategy from this very call and ran with it, four days later. They didn't just put out a sign, they went all out. Goodie bags delivered door to door by teenagers, a gift card giveaway to drive sign-ins, a lender on site, and personal invitations hand delivered to nearly 100 neighbors before the listing even went live. The result: 50 groups through the

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44:24

How Are You Showing Up in Q4 to Make Sure You Finish...

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2026/10/01

On today's call, guest host Byron Mims asks the hard Q4 question: what are you actually doing right now to finish the year strong and walk into 2027 with momentum? Agents get specific, cutting distractions and marketing that isn't producing, doubling down on database and referrals, tightening up online presence so AI search tools actually recommend them, and reframing the whole quarter around planting seeds instead of chasing a number. A grounded, honest look at what it actually takes to close out a

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22:49

White Glove: Jen Cluff's Top-Tier Experiences Drive...

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2026/09/30

In 2.5 years, Jen Cluff went from the new girl in town to San Antonio’s Realtor of the Year out of over 15,000 agents. What’s more is that she built her business entirely on word-of-mouth.In this webinar, she shares:How her clients market and advertise for her, without being asked. The system her team uses to get ahead of client needs. Why being competent and providing amazing service is her snowball effect.Aired on September 30, 2026Every Wednesday, James Shaw interviews elite people who are doing

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46:52

Do Your Habits Empower You or Restrict You?

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2026/09/30

Guest host Bree opens with something we don't usually hear on these calls, everyone's life before real estate. Broadcast journalists, elementary school teachers, flight attendants, a college basketball coach, an opera singer, even a former criminal interdiction officer, and every single one of them figured out that the skill that made them great at their old job is exactly what makes them great at this one. From there, Bree pulls a line straight out of MREA: your habits either become an empowering

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41:51

It's Always Price Part II

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2026/09/29

Pricing conversations are working, and the numbers prove it. James Shaw checks back in with agents who took last week's pricing strategies straight into their listing appointments, and people are showing up with results. One agent got $65,000 in combined price adjustments across her sellers in a single day just by picking up the phone. Another caught a seller who was quietly behind on their mortgage before it turned into a much bigger problem. James breaks down the "play to win" framework, basically

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42:48

It's Always Price

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/09/28

"You can be the lowest priced listing in the neighborhood and still be overpriced." James Shaw takes on the number one thing agents are scratching their heads about right now: a listing that's "priced right" but isn't getting showings or offers. One agent gets a stubborn seller from overpriced to under contract in six days by laying out three clear options in an email. Another discovers that "condition" means something totally different to buyers than it does to agents (in one case, it was just

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32:42

Think Action

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2026/09/25

Possibility thinking without action gets you nowhere. James Shaw closes out a powerful week with MREA page 84 and calls out something he sees in this community all the time, people who assemble everything they need to succeed, and then leave their raft of salvation on the shore to think about it some more. He opens the floor to people who've never raised their hand before, and what comes out is raw and real - agents talking through grief, fear, negative self-talk, and the exact moment they decided

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44:21

Think Possibilities

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/09/24

"If you believe something is possible, you focus on the ways to make it happen. If you don't, you become blind to the ways it could be done." James Shaw pulls from MREA page 81 to unpack why the exact same market can crush one agent and reward another sitting right down the street. He breaks down why believing alone isn't enough, and not believing is enough to sabotage you completely, walking through real stories from agents who kept showing up in rooms where people said they'd never sell, until one

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25:39

Seller First: How Stacy Grove and Maria Sims Service...

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/09/23

Stacy Grove and Maria currently have more than 40 years and 55 active listings between the two of them in Indiana and Georgia. They know exactly what it takes to keep a seller confident when days on market start climbing.In this webinar, they share: • How to set seller expectations on day one so tougher conversations go smoother later.• The systems that keep them ahead of every seller call.• Why “never let the seller call you first” is the rule that earns repeat business for life.Every Wednesday,

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44:15

Real Estate has to find you working

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2026/09/23

"If you count on the market to deliver leads when times are good, you better count on it to take those leads away when times are bad." James Shaw pulls straight from MREA page 99 to expand on Kym Wallace's now-famous line from the day before: real estate will reward you, but only if it catches you working. Agents open the call with practical advice for a newer agent going full time, get a coach, hire help with paperwork instead of processing your own files, treat the office like a job you show up

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44:26

Lead Gen is a Lifestyle

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2026/09/22

"When the market changes, you don't slow down, you ramp it up." James Shaw pulls from Shift page 81 to break down why most agents' instinct in a shifting market, cocooning, pulling back, waiting it out, is exactly the wrong move. Before diving into lead gen, agents share how they're running Monday (or Tuesday, or Thursday) market updates, breaking down real strategies for turning raw MLS stats into content that actually earns trust and keeps people filtering what they hear about the market through

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35:16

Open Houses That Work

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2026/09/21

Nobody showed up to an open house in one of Tampa's most desirable neighborhoods, twenty signs out, all the "right" moves made, and still crickets. That post kicked off a real conversation about what open houses actually take to work right now. James Shaw breaks down Shift's seven levels of open houses, from a basic yard sign all the way to coordinating multiple open houses in the same area on the same day, and challenges agents to stop settling for level one or two effort in a market that demands

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38:40

Price Reduction Strategies

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2026/09/18

Should you ever tell a seller not to lower their price? James Shaw digs into the price reduction conversation, one of the most emotional moments in real estate right now, and breaks down exactly why pricing is a strategy question, not a value question, in a market that's shifting faster than most agents realize. Agents share real scripts for handling sellers who won't budge, why the answer to "should we reduce?" is almost always yes, and how to know when taking an overpriced listing means signing up

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41:48

Price Like A Professional

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/09/17

Are you the professional, or are you getting outscripted by your own sellers? James Shaw digs into one of the biggest issues agents are bringing to Pivot right now, sellers digging in on price and refusing to move even when the data says otherwise. Using a real listing five doors down from his own house, James walks through absorption rates, months of supply, and the exact numbers that separate a house that sells from one that sits for 150 days. He breaks down why pricing isn't a value question

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26:06

Energy Quadrant with Shaun Rawls

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/09/16

Shaun Rawls built the first Keller Williams Georgia office into a $5 billion-a-year company with 2,000+ agents. How? He says it all comes down to energy. I wanted to hear more about the ways you can use your energy to get great results so I asked him about it.He shares: ● Why energy is your most important resource.● The four quadrants to pinpoint where your time and energy are going.● A must-do exercise to see what’s burning you out and keeping you from your goals.Every Wednesday, James Shaw

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44:47

Mid-Month Check In Part II

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2026/09/16

"Meeting your monthly seller listing goal is a critical priority and a major preoccupation," James Shaw reads straight from MREA page 231, and lands it on the middle of September for a reason: this is the 30 day window he believes matters most all year. Agents open up on the awkward, gut punch moment of discovering a past client listed with someone else, sharing real scripts for reaching out with curiosity instead of guilt, and the surprising reasons behind it. Then James breaks down the 15th

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40:12

Mid-Month Production Check Up

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/09/15

Now that you know your number, you know you have to hit it. James Shaw pulls out MREA to break down what actually separates high achievers from everyone else, and it's not talent or timing, it's tenacity toward one specific number: listings taken. James walks through a new tool called the Lead Gen Runway, showing exactly how many lead gen days you have left before it's too late to close a deal by year end, and why the answer to "am I behind" isn't shame, it's clarity. Before that, agents dig into

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42:49

Activities Create Results

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/09/14

What's actually creating your appointments right now? Guest host Kristen Jungles pivots the call around one hard truth: every win agents celebrate: paid-off debt, flight school tuition, three-week vacations, legacy for their kids - only happened because of consistent daily activity. No fluff. Kristen asks agents to name the specific thing they're doing that's generating real results, right now. The answers: the Inspire Tracker and tier-one intentionality, a communication calendar built on monthly

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40:10

A SHIFT Does Matter. Here's Why.

Pivot: SHIFT Ahead Mastermind ·

2026/09/11

Is paying attention to a shifting market what separates winners from losers - or the opposite? James Shaw makes the case that agents who track the shift are protecting their edge, not losing it. Pulling from Gary Keller's SHIFT playbook (page 16), James breaks down why knowing where the market is headed changes your conversations, where you spend your lead gen dollars, and how many listings you actually need to hit your goals as the market slows. Agents from Chicago, Massachusetts, the Midwest, and

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