Struggle. Anything worth doing begins with struggle. Struggle to push back against the weight of the world, struggle that’s seemingly insurmountable. Until you realize that just like doing a push-up, you can press against the world and win. Ask yourself, is it your body moving when you do a push up? Or is your body […]
A filter for social media. A filter for all forms of communication and action. A filter for living life. Is it true? Is it positive? Is it useful? Living by these three tenets makes for a less-stressful social media experience for sure, but lately I’ve been trying to apply them to my conversations, my writings, […]
In this business each file you complete is another brick in your wall. The first walls (years) form the foundation that you are building your business success on. With a strong foundation, it’s up to you how many levels you build upon it. What strengthens a wall? Many things, but a key is the mortar […]
I’ve a new friend, his name is Roy. I have a photo of Roy and I together both smiling like old friends just a few minutes after meeting, although Roy and I were not smiling at one another a few minutes earlier – it could have been a much unhappier moment at the point the […]
There are many grooves worn into my brain, yours too; the repetition of mundane tasks creates low-level grooves with low impact on our day-to-day well-being. However there are others types of grooves worn so deep that when trying to think or behave logically we either trip over them or worse, we fall right into them, […]
Below is a recent post from my client facing blog. As a Broker with 90% of their clients in variable rate product, or two year fixed product, the #1 way to keep your phone from exploding, and clients themselves from exploding, is via regular updates on what, when, and why the Bank of Canada is […]
Week#52… … A week that finds many of us reviewing goals set 52 weeks ago, and setting new ones for the 52 weeks that lie ahead. For some it’s a first glance at a dusty goals sheet, or worse, a thought exercise, as the goals never made it to paper. If this is you, then […]
Heading into tax season there is a common question on many a Mortgage Broker’s (and agent’s) mind: To be (inc.) or not to be (inc.)? 2017 was the year that the federal government basically laid the smackdown on everyone who has ever suggested being INC. ‘isn’t worth the hassle’. When the Fed tinkers, and tens […]
Each of us ultimately is just a pile of carbon. In grade 8 science class Mr. Lenton taught us that all living things are carbon based. He did so with a very memorable (albeit disturbing) story involving his neighbour’s annoying cat and a ‘stakeout’ with his pellet gun, ending with disposal of the remains at […]
I posted the following on my client facing blog earlier this morning, and really it is a few days late. I purposely kept this post short and sweet, as I tend to get better feedback on short and sweet. Feel free to take this post and adjust the language to suit your own style. You […]