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…

Easter is such a wonderful time!  The reminder of how Christ is Risen and all that He did and does for us every moment of our lives… It’s immeasurable!  I can get caught up though at home and at work with how commercialized it has all become. Easter egg hunts….

I go into the office at least once or twice a week.  We have a nice small suite in a three story office building just outside of Nashville in a popular “office building area” with a bunch of other folks who are in the same office building.  There are a ton…

I just closed a loan on Friday that was one of the most difficult ones I have done.  But it was also one of the most rewarding.  The young man I helped was renting a house and the owner’s husband recently passed away.  She decided to sell her rental house along with…