We speak words—affirmations, criticisms, jokes—and they echo in the hearts of others. Sometimes we don’t see the ripples we create. I speak off the cuff frequently, only to realize hours or days later the effect it actually had on the person and conversation we were having! “Death and life are…

I deal with a lot of different people in my business—realtors, clients, coworkers etc. Most of them are kind, respectful, and easy to work with. But every now and then, I run into one that isn’t. For example, most of my clients handle the truth well when I tell them they…

“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety”. Prov 11:14 (ESV)  How many times do we think we can do the job ourselves, only to find out later that if we would have ask for a little advice it all would…

In my business, I’ve got a couple of people who help me get loans across the finish line. I have a shared Loan Officer Assistant who handles the front-end setup — getting the file started and tracking down any initial documents that might be missing from the borrower. Then I’ve…

“Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.”  Prov 12:1 (NIV I never like to be corrected… But I don’t like to be “stupid” either! Correction is the only way for me to get better!  How do you do taking correction?!

We had executives from our corporate leadership team in town last week for a meeting.  Now during my sales career while in the music industry I was one of the top 10 account reps in our company, so I frequently attended executive meetings and interacted with high level executives on…

“For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.” Jn 12:43 (NIV)  or as The Message Bible says: “When push came to shove they cared more for human approval than for God’s glory.” How many times have I sought the approval of others before approval from God?!  Too…

This week I had a loan closing that needed some extra care. My team and I knew from the beginning this file was kinda messy. There was one issue I spotted early. I asked a team member to handle it right away so we wouldn’t have to deal with it…

“When pride comes then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” Prov 11:2 (NIV) Does your pride get in the way like mine does sometimes?  It causes more problems for me than humility does! Let’s try and be humble with others this week and see how much wisdom we end…

Last week reminded me of something every Real Christian Businessman has to face: you can’t do everything alone. I had two closings that required more hands to be involved than normal. One depended on an appraiser who had to be quick and efficient. The other relied on the closing agents/title…