There’s a moment in every real estate career — and honestly, in every life — where you realize that reacting your way through the day is the fastest path to burnout. In this episode, I share the mindset shift that changed everything for me, inspired by a single line from Ram Dass's Be Here Now:
“You’re standing on a bridge watching yourself go by.”
It sounds poetic… until you actually try it. Then it becomes a blueprint for emotional freedom.
In real estate, where pressure comes from every angle — clients, deadlines, lenders, negotiations, expectations — learning how to step out of the river and onto the bridge may be the most valuable skill you ever build. Today, we break down exactly how to do it.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode- Why your reactions feel so personal — and how to create space from them
- How “the bridge” helps you make clearer, calmer decisions
- Why top agents regulate themselves instead of reacting
- A guided visualization to shift out of stress in seconds
- How presence makes you more effective in business and in life
This episode is your reminder that you are not your stress, not your thoughts, and not your conditioning. You can watch it, understand it, and choose a better response.
That shift is where business excellence and personal well-being finally meet.
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Timestamps:
0:00 — The Stress-Reducing Mindset Shift
0:39 — The Ram Dass Lesson That Changes Everything
1:20 — Life on the Bridge vs. Life in the River
2:14 — How Awareness Creates Clarity
2:57 — Real Estate Stress & Daily Triggers
3:33 — Guided Bridge Visualization
4:34 — Returning to Presence & Choice
5:02 — Coaching & Next Steps
Links mentioned:
- Be Here Now — Ram Dass
A foundational spiritual text that explores presence, awareness, and the separation between the “self” and the “observer.”
https://www.ramdass.org/be-here-now/
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