by Dustan Woodhouse | May 15, 2021 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
I can recall one Mortgage Broker saying to me upon exiting the business after less than four years, “I can only conclude that people do not like me.” This was a person paying not just an economic toll, but clearly an emotional one as well. On paper this Broker had...
by Dustan Woodhouse | May 9, 2021 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 2
Few among us look forward to making cold calls. We know what it’s like to be on the receiving end. When someone cold-calls me, he is intruding on my life without an invitation. He is interrupting whatever I may be doing. This can bring out a side of me that is abrupt,...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Apr 25, 2021 | #ThisIsBrokering, Be The Better Broker
Last April I invested ten hours into an interactive workshop hosted by master storyteller Vinh Giang. And an often repeated message each day was to #breakthemold, to step outside our comfort zone, and this weeks post reflects an effort to do just that…...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 14, 2021 | #ThisIsBrokering
“A paradox of life. The problem with patienceand discipline is that developing each of themrequires both of them.” ~Thomas M Sterner One of the more insidious things to creep into a successful Broker’s life, into the life of just about any and all commission sales...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
I published this post nearly 5 years ago, and these points still hold up today, in a time where electronic communication in business is at an all time high. 1. Have just one email address Managing multiple email accounts adds an unnecessary layer of complexity to your...
