Host: Carla Higgins

Guest: Michelle Coon, Productivity Coach and Real Estate Agent

Description: In this inspiring episode of the Double Duty Agent Podcast, host Carla sits down with Michelle Coon, a dedicated second-grade teacher who successfully transitioned into a top-performing real estate agent. Michelle shares her journey, including the pivotal choices, actionable steps, and mindset shifts that enabled her to excel in both careers.

Key Topics Discussed:

1. Michelle's Background and Teaching Career:
   • 17 years of experience teaching second grade.
   • How a major life event led her to pursue a new goal in real estate.
2. Pursuing a Real Estate License:
   • The motivation behind getting her real estate license post-divorce.
   • Balancing teaching and real estate.
3. Choosing Keller Williams:
   • The importance of training and culture at Keller Williams.
   • How the brokerage's supportive environment aligned with her background in education.
4. Initial Challenges and Breakthroughs:
   • The reality of not selling a house immediately.
   • Balancing life events, like breeding Labradoodles, with real estate efforts.
   • How a dinner prayer led to her first real estate client.
5. Lead Generation Strategies:
   • Utilizing her sphere of influence for referrals and leads.
   • The significance of open houses and advanced open house techniques.
   • Integrating her teaching network into her real estate business.
6. Social Media and Virtual Assistance:
   • Leveraging social media to stay top of mind.
   • Hiring a virtual assistant to maintain her online presence.
7. Time Management and Goal Setting:
   • The importance of time blocking and maintaining a schedule.
   • Setting short-term and long-term goals, such as becoming a capper and aspiring to be a rainmaker.
8. Transition to Productivity Coach:
   • Michelle's new role as a Productivity Coach at Keller Williams Clear Lake.
   • How coaching aligns with her passion for teaching and helping others.

Key Takeaways:

• Choices: Pursuing her real estate license post-divorce and choosing Keller Williams for its training and culture.
• Actions: Utilizing social media and a virtual assistant, building a sphere of influence, and conducting open houses.
• Mindset Shifts: Embracing the dual career, goal setting, and viewing real estate as her own business.

Contact Information:

• Michelle Coon:
  • Location: Keller Williams Clear Lake, serving Brazoria County, Galveston County, and parts of Harris County in Texas.
  • Specializes in: Both buyers and sellers, with a focus on listings.
  • Email: michellecoon@kw.com

Additional Resources:

• Book Mentioned: "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent" by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan, and Dave Jenks

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