Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Podcast: The INNER Estate with Bridget Ann StuartPublished On: Tue Sep 02 2025
Description: Success rarely comes from staying in your comfort zone, it's forged in the moments you'd rather avoid. This episode of The Inner Estate Podcast dives deep into the real challenges, mindset shifts, and strategies that help real estate professionals and entrepreneurs thrive when facing discomfort. If you're navigating market changes, rebuilding after setbacks, or striving for consistent growth, this conversation provides actionable insights to embrace challenges and turn them into opportunity. In this conversation, host Bridget Stuart sits down with Darren Kittleson, multiple real estate brokerage owner and Operating Principal of several Keller Williams market centers in Wisconsin. Darren shares how resilience, accountability, and tackling inconvenient challenges head-on have shaped his decades-long career in real estate, coaching, and agribusiness. He opens up about leading brokerages, training thousands of sales professionals across North America, and the daily habits that keep top performers consistent—especially when the market or life throws curveballs. Whether you're building your business, coaching a team, or developing your leadership skills, this episode offers tools to navigate discomfort and grow with purpose. Episode Highlights Why leaning into discomfort is the fastest path to growth The numbers every real estate professional should be tracking How to use coaching for clarity, consistency, and results Darren's hard-earned lessons from rebuilding after major setbacks How coaching brings clarity, accountability, and measurable growth Financial practices that protect your business in any market Why social media can distort reality and how to keep perspective Guest: Darren Kittleson Darren Kittleson is a multiple real estate brokerage owner and Operating Principal of several Keller Williams market centers in Wisconsin. He serves as a Leadership & Production Coach with The Coaching Nexus, a role that reflects his real estate expertise, lead-generation insights, and decades of training experience. Darren is a past President of the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB), certified CRB, Real Estate Negotiations Expert (RENE), and Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) trainer. He's a Keller Williams International Master Faculty member, MAPS coach, and founding member of the Siebold Success Network. Connect with Darren: Website: www.darrenkittleson.com Phone: 608-212-3126 Instagram: @coachkittleson Facebook: @DRKittleson Host: Bridget Ann Stuart Bridget Ann Stuart is an executive strategic performance real estate coach and host of The Inner Estate podcast. With 27 years in the business, she's known for her deep commitment to personal development, business mindset, and helping real estate professionals grow with purpose. Connect with Bridget: Website: therealbridgetstuart.com Instagram: @therealbridgetstuart Facebook: @TheRealBridgetStuart Interested in being a guest on The Inner Estate? I would love to hear your story. You can view available dates and request to join the show here: calendly.com/bridgetstuart67/theinnerestatepodcast
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