Tag: mindset
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What I Learned in January
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. My primary goal is to learn and grow daily, but I struggled with finding a way to measure this better. So now I have a separate…
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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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What If I’m Wrong?
I do my best to ask myself this often. It forces me to always check my ego and my personal beliefs…to challenge my assumptions. This is important because I understand that my beliefs are the result of my personal upbringing, the people I spend time with, the books I read, the shows I watch, and…
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It’s Not About the Mortgage
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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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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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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Attitude Check
I shared the following with my employees this week, and thought I would share this with you all: “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than the facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures,…