I’ve always been one that has struggled with showing up to things on time.  Whether it is to church, office meetings, dental appointments, whatever… my track record is around 50/50 as to showing up before the actual time that the event starts.  “Early is on time, on time is late”,…

I’ve got this one loan right now I am trying to close that has turned out to be quite difficult.  The person is on assignment in a third world country, only responding to messages and emails sporadically due to his work schedule.  It is a +9 hour time zone differential, so…

Run Run Run.  In the mortgage world, once a buyer goes under contract, we have 30 days or less to get everything finalized and get their loan completed.  Gotta get it done!  This makes for things to always be moving quickly when you have a deal to get closed.  At…

Have you ever tried to work while you were traveling?  My job allows me to be remote independent sometimes, so I can do my job from just about anywhere for extended periods.  I still need and want to be physically present to meet referral partners, attend office meetings, and attend…

I have a loan I am dealing with right now that I “won” away from a competitor at the last minute.  This is a past client of mine who decided to utilize a competitor for her next purchase instead of me.  I continued to keep in contact with her during…

Different industries have different kinds of people.  When I was in the Music Industry for example, there were many flamboyant, loud, drinkin’ and smokin folks that did some outrageous things related to their business decisions.  Fast forward to today, in the mortgage industry that I currently work in, and I…

Our daughter just finished her last week of 11th grade.  I’ve heard it said that time flies by quickly but I am seeing it all first hand and my head is spinning! First it was with our son graduating high school, now it is with our daughter entering her final…

We had two new Loan Officers join our local branch office last week.  Both come from a strong banking/mortgage background and have been in the business 20+ years. During our first weekly sales meeting we were introduced to them and got a chance to get to know them personally. They…

We just got finished hosting our third annual yard sale in a row to raise money for our daughter’s high school dance team. 100% of the proceeds go straight to the team budget.  Everyone from the team, friends and strangers donate stuff for the sale.   We keep it at our…

We had some folks from our corporate home office visit us last week.  Normally, in my previous jobs, this was a big deal.  Having folks from Home Office visit was a chance for me to meet them and get to know them personally. I would also able to ask them…