# Half the Year is Gone. Now What?

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Podcast: [This One Time in Real Estate...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-one-time-in-real-estate-7047602)
Published: 2026-06-26T20:43:28+00:00
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## Resource

It’s the last Friday in June. Half the year is officially behind us, and the clock is ticking on the rest. If you’re in real estate, you already know the brutal truth about lead times: you don't have six months left of selling. What you choose to do over the next five months will completely dictate whether your December feels like a celebration or a season of regret. Whether you’re crushing your goals or feeling burnt out and left behind by the first half of the year, this is your wake-up call to take action and get back to the fundamentals. In this episode, we break down: The Pipeline Reality Check: Why the actions you take right now are directly building your January and February 2027 business. Lessons from Jon Cheplak: Embracing the willingness to take losses, checking your ego at the door, and mastering the mundane. The "Body Cam" Test: A hard, honest question about how you honor your time away from your family. The Failure of the "Hope Method": Why real estate isn't college; you cannot cram for a relationship-driven business. Stop looking at what everyone else is "crushing" on social media. Put your head down, refine your cadence, and get into action. Today is the tomorrow you talked about yesterday. What are you going to do about it?

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