Tag: growth
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The TOP 10 Things I Learned in February
This year I started a new journal titled “What I Learned”. I am creating a habit of keeping track of the key insights and lessons I learn each day through reading, podcasts, documentaries, and time spent with others. My primary goal is to learn daily, grow daily, and build a treasure chest of life lessons…
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How Are You Expanding Your Mindset?
This is a question I have challenged myself with this year, so I will ask you the same question: How are you expanding your mindset in 2017? Our beliefs lead us to the actions we take. The actions we take lead us to the results we currently have. And most of us are not (ever?)…
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Are You Expendable?
As markets shift, change and turnover at the company level is inevitable. Watching the cycles over the past 20 years has shown me this. So I challenge you to ask yourself the following questions: How valuable are you? Are you easily replaceable? As markets shift, and when business slows down, does your company or leader…
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Celebrate Your Progress Often
Every quarter, our team celebrates the progress we’ve made together. The progress isn’t just about production numbers, revenue, or how many families we’ve helped. It’s to proactively recognize and celebrate the personal and professional growth each individual has made, and how we’ve grown as a team. It’s to recognize and reward the effort put forth…
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Pole Pole! A Lesson from Climbing Kilimanjaro
Having just gotten back from climbing the highest mountain in all of Africa, I can say that the journey on Mt. Kilimanjaro taught me many lessons. What was the most important one? Set crazy, big goals that scare you and excite you at the same time…then focus on taking one step at a time in…
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Thinking 10x – A December 7th Opportunity For You
As our 10x Growth Summit approaches on December 7th, 2016 I get more and more excited at the opportunity once again to dramatically impact the lives of fellow mortgage, real estate, and financial professionals. I get to share my passion in helping others think bigger about what lies ahead for them and what they are…
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2017 Planning – Begin With the End in Mind
Fast forward in time to December 2017. Imagine yourself sitting alone in your favorite thinking spot. Looking back over the previous 11 months, what HAS to have happened for you to be happy with your progress in 2017? We’ve all heard the advice from Stephen Covey, “Begin with the end in mind.” As you set…
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Don’t Recruit People You Don’t Know
Not many things bug me more than getting recruited within minutes of accepting someone’s LinkedIn request. Yes, I probably shouldn’t have accepted that invitation in the first place, but I either didn’t look closely enough at their title before accepting, or tend to just be too “friendly” or in an exceptionally good mood that…
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It’s Not About the Mortgage!
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In the past few weeks, we have been honored to add a slew of great mortgage professionals to our lending team. While this is extremely exciting on its own, it also presents a great opportunity every time we add someone for me to get clear on what makes our mortgage team unique. Mindset versus Skill…
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My 3 Words for 2015
As I look ahead to what must happen for me to view 2015 as a tremendous success for my businesses, my employees, my clients, and my family, I see a very long list of goals and projects. I get extremely excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, and I find that everything I hope to…