Do not share an appraisal report with a client, ever. […]
Know When To Hold ‘Em
The Four Ingredients
The Four Ingredients BELIEF DETERMINATION ACTION DISCIPLINE – A.K.A. Constant Spaced Repetition Step One Belief boils down to three little words: clarity of purpose. Clarity of purpose is crucial. Do you know whyyou are doing what you are doing? Do you believe wholeheartedly in the why? Do you feel an unshakable sense of purpose around […]
Set New Standards – A Reading List
As you start to prep your business plan for 2019 – dig into the books listed below to help with your mindset as part of the process. Setting goals is one thing, a great thing to do. This year, make sure to also set expectations. Set expectations for yourself and for your team. Communicate your expectations […]
Journaling; a minds best friend!
Journaling; a minds best friend! There’ve been numerous studies (sorry, no links to any) that confirm a connection with both learning new information and processing experiences through putting pen to paper and writing things down. I write… a lot, much of it on a keyboard. However every single morning starts, and nearly every single evening ends, with […]
Why So Many Docs?
I just sent this out to my database, if you are so inclined feel free to send them the same link or shoot a similar version in your own words and send that (send me a copy of it as well) Why does the Mortgage Broker want so many docs? – we actually don’t. […]
Struggle; It Is The Point!
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…
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, […]
Bricks & Mortar
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 […]
My New Friend Roy
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 […]
The Groove In Your Brain
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, […]