331: A Realtor Leaves Their Phone for a Week
Hustle Humbly Podcast
Alissa Jenkins & Katy Caldwell
4.9 • 914 Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Meet Kim — a top-producing agent, team leader, and mom — who did the *unthinkable*: she took a vacation without her phone. Twice.
Kim Lafleur is a Louisiana Realtor with over 655 homes sold and $121M+ in career volume. Ranked in the top 10 out of 1,900 agents in her market, Kim is known for her client-focused approach, leadership, and ability to guide families through big life moves with care and strategy.
In this candid and inspiring chat, Kim joins Katy and Alissa to share what led her to surrender her phone (literally at the airport), how she prepped her business and team for the handoff, and what she learned about control, trust, and boundaries. Spoiler: nothing fell apart.
From tips on how to set up your support system to stories about burner phones, birthday trips, and "bricking" your apps, this episode will have you seriously questioning how attached you really are to your phone — and if it's time to take your own real estate phone detox.
If you've ever wished you could *just step away* from the constant pings and pressure of being "on" 24/7, this one is for you.
Here's what we cover in this episode:
- Why a phone-free vacation even seemed possible
- How Kim planned for her absence (and who stepped up)
- Real talk: what actually happened while she was gone
- What tools and systems made it possible to disconnect
- How to find *your* Leslie (aka the person who'll take your phone)
- What "bricking" your apps is — and why it's life-changing
- Tips for detaching from your phone even *while* you're home
- Thoughts on compensation when someone covers your business
Key Quotes & Takeaways
"Just having the phone near you is enough to take you out of the moment." — Kim
"We think we're the only ones who can do it all — but we're not. And that's kind of freeing." — Alissa
"The hardest part wasn't leaving the phone. It was admitting I didn't need it." — Kim
"Give yourself permission to be unavailable. You'll be shocked how much still works." — Katy
"It's not about the phone. It's about letting go of control." — Kim
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | He didn't think I was going to do it. |
| 0:03.0 | He thought this is like, yeah, okay, this is another wild idea. |
| 0:05.0 | She's never going to pull this up. |
| 0:07.0 | Down to, he thought I was going to change my mind on the way to the airport. |
| 0:10.0 | If it works out really well, you want them to want to do it again. |
| 0:14.0 | You want them to want to take care of their clients. |
| 0:17.0 | You want them to want to take care of your clients while you're gone. |
| 0:28.6 | The agent, you can tell, opens it and is in panic, freak out, manic texting mode. |
| 0:35.6 | It doesn't take long. We rabbit hole down. You realize how quickly you get sucked back in. And I was like, I was bricked all day enjoying the beach |
| 0:38.3 | and didn't know what was happening in the world at all. |
| 0:43.0 | Fast forward to the end, whenever she brought it back to me at the airport, |
| 0:45.8 | she could not get rid of it quick enough. |
| 0:49.4 | Hi, y'all. Welcome to Hustle Humbly. |
| 0:51.4 | It's Alyssa and Katie, and we are two active realtors in the Baton Rouge |
| 0:55.2 | market. We work for two different companies where we should be competitors, but we have chosen |
| 0:59.3 | community over competition. The goal of our podcast is to encourage you to find your own way in business. |
| 1:04.7 | So stop comparing yourself and start embracing your strength. |
| 1:09.6 | Hi Alyssa. Hey Katie. Hi Kim. Hey girl. Okay, Alyssa. Hey, Katie. |
| 1:11.3 | Hi, Kim. |
| 1:12.0 | Hey, girl. |
| 1:12.7 | Okay, we have another guest in the studio, and I'm going to let Alyssa introduce you. |
| 1:20.7 | Yeah. |
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