Recently I had a loan close that went sideways at the very end. The process itself had gone smoothly. We were clear to close. Everything looked good.  Then, during final balancing between our funder and the title company – literally one day before closing – something changed. My client was…

Last week I attended a one-day sales, training, and marketing workshop here in Nashville. It was led by someone I highly respect in the mortgage industry – someone who works for a different lender – and most of the people there were from her company. It was great! I learned…

I know that it is not easy being a believer in the workplace.  As you already know, that is the reason I started this blog six and a half years ago – to encourage us in this journey together to balance our faith with our vocation. But increasingly, those that…

Weekly Ration “Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 CSB Things can get discouraging sometimes, I know. But look up! Don’t let things get you down! Be strong and courageous this week!

Do you know where the most powerful source of confidence comes from? Do you think it comes from accomplishing things? Believing in yourself? Taking action? Yes, those things are definitely very helpful.  But they really don’t completely do it.   You’d think confidence comes from believing in yourself or your…