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The Double Duty Agent® Podcast with Carla Higgins

The Double Duty Agent® Podcast with Coach Carla is for real estate agents who are building their business alongside another career, family responsibilities, caregiving, school, or a full life.

If you have ever felt behind, overwhelmed, inconsistent, or unsure how to make real estate work with the time you actually have, this podcast was created for you.

Coach Carla Higgins, founder of Double Duty by Design™, helps busy agents turn limited time into focused, income-producing action so they can build a real estate business that fits their life and helps their license become a path to income, freedom, and confidence.

Each week, you’ll get practical coaching, mindset support, real agent stories, and simple systems to help you focus on what matters most: conversations, appointments, clients, closings, and income.

This is not about hustle, comparison, or building your business like everyone else. It is about building by design.

You are not behind. You are building.

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The Double Duty Agent® Podcast with Carla Higgins

Don't Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater: Build the Support and Environment You Need

February 13, 2026 • Carla Higgins • Season 2 • Episode 63

0:00 | 15:08

Feeling stuck or under-supported? This Coach’s Corner episode will help you audit your environment, identify the support you actually need, and build the right structure without making a rash move.

EPISODE OVERVIEW

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 responds to a powerful post from Peter inside the Double Duty community about how switching to the right environment finally put him into production.

Carla expands the conversation with a grounded coaching message: sometimes the issue is not you. It’s the support structure around you. And for double duty agents, support has to fit your real life, not an ideal schedule you don’t have.

Instead of jumping straight to “I need a new brokerage,” this episode helps you get clear on what’s missing, what support can be layered in, and how to take ownership of your business infrastructure in a sustainable way.

You’ll learn:

How to tell the difference between a you problem and an environment problem
The 6 layers of support that create consistent momentum for double duty agents
A simple checklist to audit your current training, scripts, accountability, and systems
Why the grass is greener where you water it, and how to strengthen your setup without starting over
The one action step to take today to get supported better and build a business that feels lighter

This isn’t just content. This is coaching. Let’s go.

“It might not be you. It might be your environment.”

COACHING REFLECTION QUESTION

What support do you need most right now, and where are you currently trying to do it alone?

LINKS + RESOURCES

Weekly Newsletter: Head to https://DoubleDutyPodcast.com to sign up and get tools, coaching prompts, and inspiration delivered weekly.

Ignite After Dark: Carla references Ignite and Ignite After Dark as a foundational training path for newer agents. Taught by volunteer coaches and trainers this is offered FREE for all Double Duty Agents: https://coaching.mykwpc.com/ignite-after-dark

AI Script Coach: Carla recommends using an AI Script Coach inside ChatGPT to practice real estate conversations and get feedback.https://chatgpt.com/g/g-I7t5tk39u-ai-script-coach

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