Massive Agent Podcast: Episode 404
Title: How to Bust Out of a Slump in Your Business
Host: Dustin Brohm
Date: September 18, 2025

Episode Overview

In this deeply personal and motivational episode, Dustin Brohm confronts the emotional weight and burnout many real estate professionals (and people in general) have been feeling, especially in light of recent tragic events. He openly shares his own struggles with inspiration and productivity, then delivers practical, actionable advice on how to keep moving your business forward—even when motivation is at a low point. This episode is a candid exploration of perseverance, authenticity, and building the mental muscle required to act when you least feel like it.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Addressing Emotional Burnout and Community Impact (00:00–07:00)

• Dustin candidly shares recent emotional struggles, noting the heaviness after the tragic death of Charlie Kirk, which occurred near his home. He notes he felt “emotionally drained” and “wildly uninspired” (00:01).
• Expresses shock at losing followers for displaying empathy, and asserts a boundary for positivity and decency in the podcast community.
• Quote:
  "If you are celebrating somebody's death because you disagree with them politically, in my opinion, you are not a good person." – Dustin (03:15)
• Encourages listeners to focus on shared humanity and positivity, regardless of political beliefs:
  "Good, decent people who understand that you can disagree politically and still care about the human. You're my people." – Dustin (05:28)
• Notable moment: Dustin refers to this need to “take out the trash,” by which he means being unapologetic about removing negative or toxic influences from his social media and audience.

2. Dustin's Personal Tactics for Busting Out of a Slump (07:00–13:00)

• Opens up about feeling uninspired but pushing through to have a productive day: recorded videos, hosted a mastermind, went to the gym.
• Shares a simple but powerful approach to action on down days:
  Break tasks into the smallest possible steps.
  • Example: “The goal here is to get out of the car.” (11:25)
  • Once he achieved that micro-goal, naturally progressed into completing his full gym workout.
• Emphasizes the importance of celebrating small wins:
  "Some days just getting there is the win… celebrate the win." (11:53)

3. Practical Framework for Staying Productive with Low Motivation (13:00–21:00)

Content Creation & Marketing

• It’s okay not to create complex, long-form content when you feel “blah.”
• Tips for content on low-motivation days:
  • Share a funny meme or personality-driven snippet.
  • Use green screen features to react or comment on existing articles—keep videos concise.
  • Repost your best-performing past content ("just go repost one of your best videos" – 16:14).
• Quote:
  “A lot of the reason why we get burned out is we… put so much pressure on ourselves to constantly be creating something new… In the past you've done some good stuff before. So just repost. It makes it a lot easier.” (17:30)

Client Service and Showings

• Acknowledges the challenge of showing homes when tired or unmotivated, especially to long-term buyers.
• Suggests adopting a mindset that the next showing could be the one:
  “Take some comfort in the fact that this could be the day. The house that you show this afternoon could be the one.” (18:16)
• Recommends hiring a dedicated showing agent to create more leverage, free up time, and provide better service.

Gym and Self-Care

• Shares personal victory: the act of getting to the gym, even when uninspired, matters.
• Refers to neuroscience (Andrew Huberman) about training the brain to take action when you don’t want to, making future action easier:
  "There's a part of your brain that strengthens when you do stuff, when you take action on things that you don't want to do..." (20:10)

4. Power of Kindness to Boost Your Spirits (21:00–22:30)

• Suggests giving a genuine compliment or helping someone as an immediate remedy for a funk: “When you give someone else that gift, it makes you feel incredible... I guarantee it boosts your spirits, gets you out of the funk a hell of a lot faster.” (21:38)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On taking out the trash (negativity):
  "If you have darkness and hate in your heart for somebody that you disagree with, I'm not okay with that. Hopefully I got the point across." (24:05)

• On small wins:
  "Just getting my ass out of the car and going in was a win. And then I took it further and, you know, step by step by step finished the whole workout and feel amazing for that." (11:33)

• On making it easy on hard days:
  “Posting is kind of the same thing. Make it easy on yourself.” (15:30)

• On defining success:
  "Maybe the workout you do is not nearly as good or as long or as energetic as you as you're used to, but you fricking went." (12:05)

Actionable Takeaways

• Break your tasks into the smallest actionable steps—just doing the smallest thing can unlock further productivity.
• Celebrate the small wins, especially in a slump—they matter, and they help retrain your mindset for resilience.
• Repost or repurpose old content on uninspired days; don't force creativity when it won’t come.
• Be kind and give to others as a way to lift your mood and change your emotional state.
• Consider systematizing and delegating in your business (e.g., a showing agent) to create more leverage and resilience.

Episode Timestamps

• 00:00: Dustin addresses emotional burnout and audience boundaries after tragedy.
• 07:00: Personal struggle with productivity post-tragedy; pushing through uninspired days.
• 11:25: “Just get out of the car”—the micro-step method to action.
• 13:00: Framework for easy content creation when uninspired.
• 16:14: Reposting old content and why it’s valuable.
• 18:16: Mindset for serving clients on draining days.
• 20:10: Training the brain to act when you don’t want to (Huberman reference).
• 21:38: The transformative power of genuine compliments.
• 24:05: Recap and reaffirming boundaries for positivity in the community.

Tone & Style

Dustin is candid, vulnerable, and motivational, mixing real-talk with practical wisdom and a bit of playful self-deprecation ("I make dumb videos for Realtors and post them online"). His honesty about his own struggles creates a relatable, encouraging environment—perfect for entrepreneurial agents needing both empathy and a kickstart.

Final Thoughts

Dustin concludes by reaffirming community values and inviting connection, encouraging those who resonated with the episode to reach out on Instagram and share their feedback. The episode is an energizing mix of vulnerability, tactical advice, and a recommitment to keeping things positive and productive—even when it feels hardest.

Follow Dustin Brohm on Instagram (@MassiveAgent) for more insights, laughs, and behind-the-scenes looks at the real, unglamorous grind of building a thriving real estate business.