One of the biggest breakthroughs a real estate agent can make is learning how to separate what feels urgent from what actually matters.
Here’s a simple analogy we use on our team: “dumpster fires” versus “kitchen fires.”
A dumpster fire might be messy and dramatic — but it’s contained. It won’t burn the whole house down.
A kitchen fire, on the other hand, threatens everything if you don’t deal with it immediately.
Most agents spend their time running from one kitchen fire to the next, constantly in reaction mode. But here’s the truth: the more time you create to deal with the “dumpster fires” (the messy but fixable things like clunky systems or overdue follow-ups), the fewer kitchen fires you’ll face later.
That’s the shift so many agents miss.
You didn’t start your business to live in firefighter mode.
The way out of chaos, and into clarity, is carving out CEO time to address what prevents the emergencies from happening in the first place.
When you learn to lead that way, you free up hours of energy and create a business that serves your life instead of running it.
Because real leadership isn’t about putting out fires. It’s about building a business where fewer of them ignite at all.
Ready to lead with calm, confident clarity?
Start with my free CEO Identity Activation — a 7-day audio series to help you step out of constant firefighting mode and into leadership that lasts.
Or, book a call with my team to learn about The Elevated Agent Collective, where we’re building the systems that prevent the fires in the first place.
— Lacey 💛
