Building a Real Estate Business That Grows With Your Life with Christi Gillentine

Christi Gillentine built her real estate career while raising three young children, working other jobs, and learning the business one step at a time. Her story is a reminder that you do not need unlimited time or a perfect plan. You need focused action, practice, support, and the willingness to keep going long enough for your work to compound.This podcast is for the real estate agents building their dream life and business on their terms, especially if you are working another job, raising a family, or building it all at once. In this episode of the Double Duty Agent Podcast, Carla sits down with Christi Gillentine, whose real estate journey began more than 20 years ago while she was raising three very young children, working in publishing, and teaching as an adjunct instructor.Christi shares how she and another mom built their first real estate business together, how prospecting for expired listings helped create early success, why she eventually built one of Oklahoma's top real estate teams, and how her career continued to evolve as her life changed.They also talk about what agents should consider before joining a team, the importance of community and coaching, why your database matters, and why the work you do today may not produce results immediately.You'll learn:• Why conversations and appointments were at the center of Christi's success from the very beginning • How Christi used her "second shift" after her children went to bed to keep building her business • Why doing the work consistently matters even when you cannot yet see the results • What to consider before deciding whether a real estate team is right for you • Why finding other agents, coaches, and mentors can keep you from trying to build your business alone • How adding just 10 people a week to your database can create powerful long-term growth • Why practice builds the confidence you need before you are sitting across from a real client • How to create a financial transition plan if becoming a full-time real estate agent is one of your goalsThis isn't just content. This is coaching. Let's go.QUOTABLE MOMENT: "Do the practice. Don't practice on your clients. Get that confidence, and just build off of that."COACHING REFLECTION QUESTIONWhere are you expecting an immediate result from work that may simply need more time to compound?And what is one action you can consistently repeat this week to keep building your business?BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE• The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, and Jay Papasan • The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan • Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki • Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara • The 12 Week Year by Brian MoranLINKS + RESOURCES Join the Double Duty Agent community and get weekly coaching, tools, and encouragement at: https://DoubleDutyPodcast.comContact Christi at [email protected] this episode with one other agent who needs the reminder that success does not require having everything figured out before you begin. And if you found value in this conversation, please leave a 5-star review to help more Double Duty Agents find the podcast and our Double Duty community.Send us Fan Mail