"If you're a human trying to human right now, you are probably feeling a different level of emotion, weight—whatever you want to call it—than you were on December 1st." - Annalie

Hey there, this is not our typical episode. And honestly, we debated whether to record at all. But on January 14th, 2026, in Minneapolis, we showed up to the office and hit record anyway. Because sometimes the most real estate thing you can do is keep showing up, even when everything feels heavy, uncertain, and overwhelming.

This episode is about how you work when your nervous system is fried. When scrolling social media spikes your anxiety but you feel responsible to bear witness. When you're supposed to be prospecting but you're questioning whether anyone's even thinking about real estate right now. When the world feels like it's on fire and you're just trying to figure out how to be a human AND a business owner at the same time.

We talk about:

• The mental gymnastics of working during crisis (and why they're exhausting)
• How to regulate yourself first before you can help anyone else
• The importance of moving your body, eating actual food, and being in community
• Market volatility and what it means for your business strategy
• When to push forward vs. when to give yourself permission to pause
• Using data to navigate uncertainty with clients (because when you can't predict seasonality, you better have facts)

If you're struggling right now—for any reason—this episode is for you. Whether you're in Minneapolis, facing your own local crisis, dealing with market uncertainty, or just feeling the weight of running a business in volatile times, we see you and we're figuring it out with you.

And by "figuring it out," we mean we're doing our best to keep showing up while also taking breaks to sit in hot tubs with wine because sometimes that's the only thing that makes sense.

CHAPTERS: 

00:00 - Welcome and the decision to record during crisis 

03:00 - How do we work when the world feels like chaos? 

12:30 - Mental health check-in: The weight of being here 

18:45 - Community response: The beauty showing up in Minneapolis 

25:20 - Permission to pause vs. resistance through living life 

32:15 - Business strategy during extreme uncertainty 

38:50 - Market volatility explained with actual data 

45:30 - Self-regulation basics: Body, food, community 

52:10 - What we're watching in the market right now

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.realestatedonerightishpod.com

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Jennifer Briggs

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