ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2008
The reality is we all talk to people everyday. We talk to the person at the dry cleaner. We talk to the person at the gas station. We talk to the person standing in line with us at the post office. The question is do you take the opportunity to let those people know what you do for work? Not in a...
09/14/2008
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So we all know we do our best when we enjoy what we are doing. I am blessed since I have an outgoing personality and I love being in the mortgage industry. It allows me to use my strong personality traits in a career where I can help others. I believe if you have fun in your career you will see t...
09/13/2008
Hello All; I have only been an active member of active rain for just over one month. I enjoy reading other peoples blogs. I find that information is the of value and sometimes things that I can use as conversation starters with others not in the business. I have also found it a place to try to sh...
09/13/2008
I have found that people get defensive when they have a client or prospect complain. The reality is this is foolish. We the business people should ask our clients and prospects to complain not just at the end of the transaction but throughout the process. No I am not crazy!!! The reality is if th...
09/13/2008
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We all love results. We all love closings. We all love commission checks. These are all results. Many try to track and forecast results. The reality is this will only drive them CRAZY. What they instead should do is track their activity. What I have noticed in my 5+ years working in the mortgage ...
09/12/2008
Once the day is done it is gone. To me we can all have an impact each day. It does not mean that we have to climb the highest mountain or kiss 100 babies. It can be simple things like help your food pantry with doing a food drive. It can be as simple as offering to give a ride to an elderly perso...
09/11/2008
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Today I once again got myself doing what we all do running crazy in our lives. Well then I had another person in the firm come to me and say HEY ED I made 27 Outgoing calls today. He was thrilled and I was thrilled for him. He thanked me and told me that I had helped inspire him to make the effor...
09/10/2008
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Last week I decided to dedicate myself finding a way to learn from others. So this week I made a plan to meet with as many different business people as I could. Many that have been in there profession for 20+ years. Today I met with two very different Realtors. I listened to their feedback on the...
09/09/2008
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So we all have long days. Some are productive others are not. Some are enjoyable others are not. When the day is over to do you ever stop and ensure that you review your day so that you end the night in a positive way. Highlight to yourself the things that you are happy about in your day. Well I ...
09/08/2008
Hello all, My assumption is each of you have a relationship with a mortgage provider. I would like to ask the following questions and get your feedback. How did you meet your mortgage provider? How long have you been doing business with them? How often do you meet with them and do you do brainsto...
09/07/2008
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