The MindShare Real Estate Podcast

The Questions That Define Exactly Who Survives the Next Decade in Real Estate

David Greenspan Season 8 Episode 370

The new year hype is gone — and what’s left is the truth.

In this episode of The MindShare Podcast, David Greenspan doesn’t offer tactics, frameworks, or motivation. Instead, he puts listeners in front of a mirror with seven uncomfortable questions that expose where agents, brokerages, and the industry itself are drifting.

Recorded ahead of moderating a private dinner for high-level leaders, this episode explores what really determines who survives the next decade in real estate — and who becomes replaceable by technology, portals, or apathy.

David unpacks:

  • Who the real “enemy” of the industry will be in 10 years
  • How lowered standards quietly erode public trust
  • The behaviours that poison the well for everyone
  • What high performers do differently when nobody’s watching
  • The emotional weight people keep carrying instead of confronting
  • Why distractions often protect us from harder decisions
  • How to define a successful day before looking at the numbers

00:00 – Intro
Why this episode isn’t hype, tactics, or answers

03:10 – Who Does the Industry Hate in 10 Years?
Technology, attention, and being easy to replace

10:45 – What Standard Cheapens the Profession?
How erosion happens quietly — and why silence is costly

17:30 – What Behaviour Lowers the Bar for Everyone?
Why consumer trust is shared, not individual

25:40 – Sponsor Break
KiTS Keep-in-Touch Systems & REM Real Estate Magazine

28:00 – What Do You Respect in High Performers?
The traits that last when flash fades

35:10 – If 20% Disappeared Tomorrow…
Emotional weight, misalignment, and hard decisions avoided

43:30 – What Distraction Protects You?
How convenience becomes the enemy of progress

50:10 – How Do You Know It Was a Good Day?
Building an internal scoreboard that keeps you grounded

56:30 – Final Action Sequence & Close

🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • The real threat isn’t tech — it’s being easy to replace
  • Standards erode when nobody wants to create tension
  • Consumer trust is shared, not individual
  • Excellence is quiet, boring, and consistent
  • Emotional weight drains energy faster than workload
  • Distractions often protect us from harder decisions
  • A strong internal scoreboard stabilizes performance

🤝 EPISODE SPONSORS

KiTS Keep-in-Touch Systems
The award-winning keep-in-touch program designed to help REALTORS® build consistent MindShare, generate repeat and referral business, and stay relevant in a changing market.

REM Real Estate Magazine
Canada’s premier real estate publication delivering in-depth news, analysis, and commentary for real estate professionals and industry stakeholders.

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