Category: Leadership-Motivation!
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Where are my socks?
I’ve read numerous books about establishing a morning routine. Most promise to increase your productivity by 100 fold and save 20 hours a week! maybe that’s true, but I noticed that the people writing these books are typically alone. They do everything in isolation. They have no kids or spouses or pets to attend to…
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Thoughts & prayers for Pittsburgh.
The events of last weekend in Pittsburgh were horrific. I’m not naive enough to believe that I have an answer to the violence that occurs all too frequently in our country. But, I do know this…we can do better. We can be better. So then, what can WE do? I believe one thing each of us can do is to take…
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It WILL be worth it…
I saw this on LinkedIn and reading it caused me to pause, and reflect. The mortgage business is difficult. With interest rates rising and margins compressing, I see many loan officers and managers panicking. Now is not the time for panic, it’s the time for action…massive action. While others sit around and feel sorry for…
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Life is a competition with yourself !
How often have you started a new habit that you already quit after several days? If you’re like me in the past, the answer is something like, “all the time.” Forming a new habit is hard. I don’t have to tell you that. We all know how difficult it is to live a prosperous and…
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Good Habits / Bad Habits
Welcome to Monday! To start the week off, I’d like to say a few words about habits – specifically about how bad habits can hold you hostage. The first thing to know about habits is that they become stronger the more you repeat them. Now, this can be a good thing with positive habits like…
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Three Words…
“The world doesn’t owe you happiness. Your boss has no reason to let you choose your own projects, or spend one week out of every four writing a novel at your beach house. These rewards are valuable. To earn them, you must accumulate your own career capital by mastering a skill that’s equally rare and…
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Setting a Stretch Goal…
When setting goals or habits, it’s fairly straightforward and easy setting a minimum you want to hit. But what if you reach your minimum and want to keep going. While you could constantly push for growth, try setting a minimum limit AND an upper limit. We tend to focus only on the lower bound: the…
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Tuesday Success Secret…
I want to create positive change in your life…that’s why I blog every morning (well, most mornings at least). Nothing makes me more sad and angry than seeing someone stuck in a cycle of self-sabotage, blame, and frustration. I’ve been there, and I hated it too. I didn’t have the tools to get out of…
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Your Life’s Purpose
OK! Not actually mortgage or goal/performance related. However, understanding what our life’s purpose is will impact everything else we do. Researchers say that a clear life focus will help us to excel in every other aspect of our lives. So, now that you’re rested from a pleasant weekend, what a great time to explore the topic,…
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Are you the crazy guy nobody wants to sit next to at lunch?
You already know a lot of things you should do to improve your life. Where we often get stuck is knowing what’s most important. What comes first. Where to start. So let’s get the answers like we did in high school and just cheat off the nerdy kid… Gallup scientists asked way too many people…