Tag: planning
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90 Days to Better: Are You Asking for Referrals
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Ask yourself, how much of your business do you get from client referrals? This is important because word of mouth is the best form of advertising. You don’t need to wait until the end of the process to ask for a referral either! No, after the first conversation is not too soon. Hopefully, within that…
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90 Days to Better: Leading Your Team
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To all of my team leaders out there, this one is for you! We always need to be focused on how we can be better leaders because its importance is often underestimated. Become a student of leadership yourself so that you can better lead your team. You can start by reading one of the many…
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90 Days to Better: What if…
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Friends in the mortgage industry, I know that we are all experiencing a huge transitional period. However, I challenged myself to come up with a way to not only help #TheBorrowSmartTeam, but my entire network. For the next 90 days, I will be posting short videos that will hopefully make a positive impact on many…
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Dear Loan Officer: The 2 Most Important Decisions Each Day
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Every day, we have decisions to make. These decisions, compounded over time, ultimately determine where we end up. This is true with business, money, relationships, health, and so on. Success (or lack of) is usually not a one-time big decision. It is the combination of many small decisions, made consistently, over time. But there are two…
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Dear Loan Officer: Loan vs. Relationship
Dear Loan Officer, I hope this message finds you well! Few would argue with the idea that building relationships is critical to success in our mortgage lending industry. However, with current rates at historic lows and phones ringing off the hook, is it clear that there is no shortage of business for the foreseeable future.…
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Change Your Mindset to Improve Your Productivity
I recently had the opportunity to share one of my best strategies to help improve productivity. Check it out here:
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Top 10 Lessons I Learned in November 2017
The year is winding down, and I continue to catch up on sharing my top lessons learned in 2017. November kicked off with a special trip to learn from and share with my own coach, Todd Ballenger. A number of these lessons came from our time together in Denver, as he continues to push me to…
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Top 10 Lessons I Learned in October 2017
Well…it happened. My year-long goal to hit “pause” and reflect on all that I’ve learned each month didn’t happen! So I’m catching up now because I DID learn a ton in October. I only failed to summarize it in a blog to share. And I dedicate much of my learning for October to my long-time…