How To Make 2026 The Best Year Of Your Career (Step By Step w/ Tom Ferry)

This episode of The Playmakers Podcast is your blueprint for dominating 2026.

#1 real estate coach Tom Ferry joins RealScout CEO Andrew Flachner to lay the groundwork for your best year yet. 

Tom shares his complete annual planning framework (what he does with every coaching client) plus the exact systems and daily disciplines that separate top producers from everyone else.

You'll learn why your 2026 goals will require a different version of you, where the biggest opportunities are hiding, and the one daily habit that will make your year unrecognizable.

What you'll hear in this episode:
- Tom's complete annual planning framework (what he does with every coaching client)
- Why systems matter more than hustle and the 16 systems every agent needs
- The 3 daily disciplines for the next 90 days that will change your business
- Why open houses (with a twist) are the lowest cost (highest ROI) lead gen strategy
- Tom's approach to AI: marketing vs. operations (where the real money is)
- Why video content is non-negotiable and 4 ways to get started today
- The one daily commitment that will make 2026 your best year yet

If you're an agent, team leader, or brokerage executive, this episode is packed with frameworks and tactical advice you can implement immediately. (You might even have to rewind a few times to catch it all.)

00:00 Intro
02:39 Why Your Current Self Can't Achieve Your 2026 Goals
06:35 How Tom Gave Up Email and Gained an Hour Daily
08:00 What the Top 6% Do Differently
10:30 Tom's Morning Routine (Peptides & Exosomes)
13:30 3 Daily Disciplines That Will Change Everything
14:55 Tom's $1M+ Planning System
17:12 Systems Beat Hustle Every Time
20:03 The 6 Lead Sources for 2026
24:16 Why Open Houses Are Still the Cheapest Leads in Real Estate
25:47 The $1.5 Billion Opportunity You're Missing
26:27 AI: Marketing vs Operations
29:35 Why Agents Who Ignore Video Will Lose in 2026
31:31 Rory Vaden's Content Repurposing Strategy
35:14 Tim Grover: High Performers Can't Balance
37:24 Why Tom Spends $75K+ on Coaching
42:34 The One Daily Habit That Will Make 2026 Unrecognizable
45:19 Outro

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