Who’s Really Running Your Calendar? 📅

Author

Jason Farris
March 26, 2025

Let’s talk about time. ⏳
The one resource you don’t get back. 🔄❌
And the one thing most real estate agents hand over like it’s free candy on Halloween.

You ever look up at the end of a day and wonder, “What the hell did I actually accomplish?”
It’s not because you were lazy.
It’s because you were reactive. You let everyone else’s priorities become your own.

That buyer "just had to see" a house at 3pm. 🏡⏰
That lender called you with "one quick thing" that turned into 30 minutes. 📞⏳
That agent sent you a “time-sensitive” counter at 10am that didn’t even need to be addressed until tomorrow. 📑📆

Sound familiar? 👀

I was listening to Molly Pittman on a podcast the other day — Smart Marketer — and she said something that slapped me in the face:

"If you don’t own your calendar, someone else will."

That’s not just a productivity quote. That’s a wake-up call‼️

You can either be the architect of your day… or the demolition crew will show up with hammers and wrecking balls and blow your plan to pieces.

The most elite agents I coach — the ones stacking listings, building teams, and scaling like monsters — they all do one thing better than the rest:

They protect their time like it’s gold.

They time block.
They say “no” more than they say “yes.” 🚫
And they build days that serve their business, not everyone else’s emergencies.

Time blocking isn’t about being rigid. It’s about being free. ⏰

Free to create ✍️, follow up 📞, lead generate 🔥, work out 🏋️‍♂️, eat lunch like a human 🥗, and actually be present at home. 🏡❤️

So if you feel like your days are slipping through your fingers like dry sand, here’s your challenge for the week:

  1. Audit your calendar. Look at the last 7 days. What was intentional? What was just reaction?

  2. Block your week before it blocks you. Non-negotiables first: lead gen, follow-up, appointments, and time for YOU.

  3. Create buffer zones. Build in space for the unexpected — because it’s real estate, and stuff will pop up.

  4. Start protecting your time like your business depends on it. Because it does.

Let this be your sign:
Stop being a passenger in your own damn day. 🚗💨
Grab the wheel. Set the GPS. And drive. 🚦🗺️

Because no one builds a legendary business on leftovers. 🚀🏆

Let’s go. 🔥💯