by Dustan Woodhouse | Aug 19, 2023 | #ThisIsBrokering
The Things We Cling To… Seriously?!? (I Ask Myself) We should pause from time to time and question why we struggle to let go. Sometimes, letting go is the smartest play, if not the easiest. Sometimes questioning ourselves isn’t so simple; we are better off...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Aug 11, 2023 | #ThisIsBrokering
Maintain Control Control what? Your reaction(s). Learning to control our reactions (emotions) is vital to progressing in any field, and in life in general. No matter our age, we generally need continuous work in this ‘control’ area as we too often expend...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Oct 16, 2022 | #ThisIsBrokering
As you read this you may be attending the 2022 Vancouver MPC conference, as am I. Over the past month this is my third conference, one more to go at month end in Austin TX… or virtually? The conference question is increasingly; Should I travel and attend in...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Sep 11, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
Sept 10, 2022 – ‘This business just isn’t fun anymore’ – Anonymous Broker I get it. We used to help anyone with decent credit, a solid income picture, and 5% down acquire a home. We helped set countless Canadians onto the path of building...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 12, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
These stats remain unchanged… Nearly half of all new Mortgage Brokers leave the industry inside four years. The numbers are higher where the course is shorter, lower turnover where it is longer, which makes sense. 1 in 3 are gone within the first 2 years on...