The Boom Real Estate Podcast Todd Ferris, Megan Ferris, Terry Waggoner, Christian Kemp

Episode 247 (Season 7, Episode 15)
Season 7 Outro
What a Season 7 it has been! The Boom Team entered the season asking an age old question:  Can you actually be happy in real estate? And, by the end of the season, they proved you truly can be happy in real estate!
The truth is you CAN be happy in real estate, but it doesn’t mean that it will just magically happen for you. It will take work, focus, and dedication. But if you plan properly, you too can be happy in real estate!
Thank you for joining us for another dynamite season of advice, thoughts, and shenanigans! We enjoy what we do and hope you find joy in what you do as well! The whole Boom Team hopes you reach all of your real estate goals this year—all while experiencing the true joy of a well rounded life! Hoots to you!
 
SHOW NOTES
Horses behind and a dog in the lap, the show starts! [1:28] How would you handle a snake? [2:30] Megan takes us back through Season 7 with a quick recap [4:16] Producer Christian will protect you from a snake [5:41] Todd goes back through the tactics used to be happy in real estate [6:50] Todd’s brain barely fits in his head [8:32] Recap of how to take a vacation in real estate [11:02] Final installment of The Boom Dating Game! [12:40] Question:  I think my podcast partners are… [14:17] Terry and Todd go very different directions on their answers [15:34] Producer Christian thinks that his podcast partners are funny [17:59] Terry’s final takeaway:  “Trust the process” [19:10] Todd’s final takeaway:  Find that “work-life balance” [20:33] Do you still carol? [22:06] Megan’s final takeaway:  “The need to be proactive” [22:53] Producer Christian’s final takeaway:  You have to keep fighting for happiness [24:00] The final a cappella Season 7 jingle! [26:20]  
SHOW LINKS
Different snakes of Indiana: https://www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/wildlife-resources/animals/snakes/#:~:text=Copperhead%20%2D%20Only%20found%20in%20southern,State%20Endangered%20%2D%20South%20central%20Indiana What does “Pro Bono” really mean?  https://www.law.georgetown.edu/experiential-learning/pro-bono-community-service/what-is-pro-bono/  
BOOM LINKS
Email: info@boomrealestatepodcast.com
Web: www.boomrealestatepodcast.com
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1P-rEDZ1h2UYT20EN4mYQ
30-Day Jumpstart: www.Boom30.com
Coronavirus Playbook:  www.BoomPlaybook.com

Episode 246 (Season 7, Episode 14)
Vacation - When You Get Back
Welcome back! We all hope you had a great vacation, but frankly, it’s time to get back to business! The question is, just how do you do that?
Well, fortunately for you, the Boom Team listened to another podcast that help us understand how to do just that. Now we’re ready to teach you everything we’ve learned.
You’ll need a pad of paper, a pencil, and some aloe vera (preferably refrigerated), as we get ready to get back into the swing of things and take care of that nasty sunburn. Welcome back from your best vacation ever!
 
SHOW NOTES
Terry works from the baseball diamond [1:17] Where’s the most unique place you’ve worked from? [2:55] Producer Christian is HUGE in Montana! [4:57] Mount Rushmore, home of the mountain dudes [6:32] The worst day of your life:  first day back from vacation [8:00] Terry has set a 7-pound weight gain cap for his upcoming vacation [10:24] Todd needs to step up his hat game, but he hates trucker hats [12:20] Todd draws the line at shorts and reminds Christian vacation is over [14:21] The Team analyzes Producer Christian’s current “athleisure” wear [17:03] Make sure to do a full detailed update with the people watching your business while you were gone [18:58] It’s The Boom Dating Game! [21:02] Question:  If you were to record a different podcast, what would it be? [23:31] Everyone went sports except for Christian, who went back to hats [26:20] What’s your email hygiene like? [28:40] Reconnect with all your clients and leads [29:39]  
SHOW LINKS
Indianapolis Indians:  https://www.milb.com/indianapolis Aberdeen, South Dakota:  https://www.aberdeen.sd.us/ Mount Rushmore:  https://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm Great place to order hats : https://hatstoreworld.com/ Shadoe Stevens:  http://www.shadoe.com/ What is “Athleisure”?  https://gearbaron.com/articles/what-is-athleisure/  
BOOM LINKS
Email: info@boomrealestatepodcast.com
Web: www.boomrealestatepodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boomrealestatepodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1P-rEDZ1h2UYT20EN4mYQ
30-Day Jumpstart: www.Boom30.com
Coronavirus Playbook:  www.BoomPlaybook.com
 

Episode 244 (Season 7, Episode 12)
Vacation - Before You Go
This entire season has all been about finding happiness in real estate and there is no greater joy in real estate than to take some time to stop practicing real estate!
Producer Christian, Megan, Terry, and Todd are going to take you on a vacation ride through the next three episodes. From the beginning stages of planning your vacation, all the way through the enjoyment of the vacation itself. Finally, we wrap up with how to catch up after vacation.
We’ll detail everything so you can finally take that trip to the Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada without any worries! Sit back. Put on your motion sickness glasses and enjoy the ride!
 
SHOW NOTES
Who’s to blame, Todd or his counselor? [1:50] Megan has skated through life! [4:18] Terry could cite scientific facts to wow you, but will not [5:38] There are two types of vacations you can take [7:57] Vacation Tip #1:  Schedule it! [9:52] Vacation Tip #2:  Identify your on-call backup [11:45] How best to compensate the person covering you [14:14] Vacation Tip #3:  Prep your backup [16:35] Vacation Tip #4:  Prep your clients [19:15] How “off the grid” will you be? [21:33] Vacation Tip #5A:  Prep your colleagues [22:12] Vacation Tip #6:  Prep your tech [24:04] Christian’s hot take on auto-responders [25:29] Producer Christian sneaks in a jingle [27:20] Vacation Tip #7:  Over-communicate [29:07] The Boom Dating Game! [30:26] Question:  Where was your favorite place to speak? [33:21] Answer:  Megan reveals her favorite place was… [37:02]  
SHOW LINKS
8 Best Friend Necklaces: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/article/best-friend-necklaces/?sh=299993842726 College Volleyball Libero Position Explained: https://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2022-08-03/college-volleyball-libero-explained Follow Up Boss CRM: https://www.followupboss.com/ 6 Best Autoresponder Email Template Examples: https://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/email-marketing/6-great-examples-to-copy-paste-into-your-autoresponder-email-template/ 13 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Cancun: https://www.travelandleisure.com/hotels-resorts/all-inclusive-resorts/best-cancun-all-inclusive-resorts  
BOOM LINKS
Email: info@boomrealestatepodcast.com
Web: www.boomrealestatepodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boomrealestatepodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1P-rEDZ1h2UYT20EN4mYQ
30-Day Jumpstart: www.Boom30.com
Coronavirus Playbook:  www.BoomPlaybook.com
 

Episode 245 (Season 7, Episode 13)
Vacation - While You’re Gone
Season 7 rolls on and so does your official vacation that you’ve decided to take—all because of The Boom Team and their inspirational episode. (By the way, where are you going? We hope it has virgin strawberry daiquiris for the kids! Also, why are you listening to this podcast on your vacation?Sheesh!)
In this episode entitled “Vacation”, the Team gets right into the nitty gritty about the actual DOs and DON’Ts about how to do a real estate vacation appropriately. They also talk about how to do “Wheel of Fortune” appropriately. But let’s get done with work first before you go visit Pat and Vanna.
Regardless of whether you’re taking a “Wheel of Fortune” vacation or your own, all that you’ll ever need to know is just a click away. So hit “Play”, put on some sunscreen, and get all vacation-y! 
 
SHOW NOTES
The Team needs work on their slow clap [1:26] The Team reminisces about the very beginning days [3:29] The Team makes thunder…..kind of [4:18] “Our kids are so dumb!” - Todd [7:24] Tip #1:  Decide what the rhythm is going to look like [9:59] Gotta double down on what your vacation goals are [11:53] Be present to the moment [12:44] “Most of your clients won’t be at your funeral.” - Terry [14:19] It’s “The Boom Dating Game”! [16:40] Our prediction:  “Wheel of Fortune” will out perform The Boom Podcast [17:48] The team gets deep into the Showroom of “Wheel of Fortune” [19:48] Dating Question:  “The perfect podcast partner is one who…” [20:23] Terry goes positive [23:11] Leave your phone and laptop at home! [24:17] Have an assistant monitor your email [26:16] “When you’re on vacation, be on vacation.” - Terry [29:10]  
SHOW LINKS
27 Summer Camp Ideas: https://campminder.com/go/27-summer-camp-activities-to-spice-up-the-summer-camp-atmosphere/ 30 Best Vacation Spots in the United States: https://travel.usnews.com/rankings/best-usa-vacations/ 9 Fun Facts about Wheel of Fortune: https://worldstrides.com/blog/2017/09/9-facts-wheel-fortune/  
BOOM LINKS
Email: info@boomrealestatepodcast.com
Web: www.boomrealestatepodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boomrealestatepodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1P-rEDZ1h2UYT20EN4mYQ
30-Day Jumpstart: www.Boom30.com
Coronavirus Playbook:  www.BoomPlaybook.com
 

Episode 243 (Season 7, Episode 11)
Ashton Gustafson PART 2
Ashton returns in PART 2 to finish his interview with the Boom Team. (Okay, we’ll let you behind the curtain—we actually never let Ashton leave and just cut his longer interview into two pieces. Another behind-the-scenes Fun Fact—Todd continues to record his podcasts in Crocs, which we all think is very strange.)
As the interview wraps up, we and Mr. Gustafson head down the twin valuable roads of gratitude and simply being a friend.
So much wisdom and insight from one of the industry’s best! Enjoy the conclusion of The Boom Team’s interview with Ashton Gustafson. (Seriously, Todd! Take off the Crocs!)
 
SHOW NOTES
“Watch your language” [1:40] What really is the engine of your business [3:54] Sustainability, predictability, and profitability cause “freakout mode” [5:44] Gratitude increases your capacity to appreciate things more [7:30] Where are the “coarse black pepper” moments of your life? [9:21] Gratitude is the missing piece, even for billionaires [11:37] You need to have a practice to penetrate illusion and touch reality [13:41] Find the human in you [15:43] People will be attracted to the authentic, non-salesy you [17:51]  
SHOW LINKS
A Guide to Black Pepper: https://www.seriouseats.com/taste-test-black-pepper-what-are-differences-in-varieties The World’s Real-Time Billionaires: https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#6e9904c33d78 Good True & Beautiful Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-true-beautiful-with-ashton-gustafson/id982221063  
BOOM LINKS
Email: info@boomrealestatepodcast.com
Web: www.boomrealestatepodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boomrealestatepodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1P-rEDZ1h2UYT20EN4mYQ
30-Day Jumpstart: www.Boom30.com
Coronavirus Playbook:  www.BoomPlaybook.com
 

Episode 242 (Season 7, Episode 10)
Ashton Gustafson - PART 1
Ashton is back! Our good friend, Ashton Gustafson, joins us to discuss all things real estate. We learn how to do it right—only way a Texas philosopher would do!
In fact, there’s so much good stuff here, that we ended up going longer than planned, so we turned a single episode into two. So light a candle, grab an etch-a-sketch, (to take notes like a baller), and sit back and relax as Ashton fills your head with all the knowledge you’ll ever need!
 
SHOW NOTES
What was the last video game you played? [1:32] Terry’s son whoops him in whiffle ball [2:15] Terry compares himself to a couple of Hall of Fame QBs [4:22] Ashton Gustafson joins The Boom Team [6:20] #1 Tip for a good brisket:  Clean smoke [7:39] “The older I get, the more quiet and simple my business becomes.” [10:20] “Less but better.” [12:10] You have to continuously do things that no one will know about. [15:04] We need to reframe the “staying busy” question/answer [17:51] How do you trust the process when you’re a new agent? [19:44] How do you build trust? [21:28] SHOW LINKS
28 Fun Facts about Texas: https://www.roamingtheusa.com/fun-facts-about-texas-facts/ Tips for Smoking Brisket: https://smokeymosbbq.com/bbq-tips-tricks/bbq-grilling-tips-brisket/  
BOOM LINKS
Email: info@boomrealestatepodcast.com
Web: www.boomrealestatepodcast.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boomrealestatepodcast
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1P-rEDZ1h2UYT20EN4mYQ
30-Day Jumpstart: www.Boom30.com
Coronavirus Playbook:  www.BoomPlaybook.com