Reverse Mortgage Business

Problems as Opportunities

Shannon HicksFebruary 21, 2014February 27, 2014

by Shannon HicksFebruary 21, 2014February 27, 20141860

Henry Ford said “Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.” In other words we can expend more energy talking, complaining and getting worked up about the problem than solving it.

The Tyranny of the Urgent

Shannon HicksFebruary 14, 2014February 25, 2014

by Shannon HicksFebruary 14, 2014February 25, 20141881

[vimeo id=”86578072″ width=”625″ height=”352″] It’s Not a Question of Time but Priorities You have your day planned: Meetings, phone calls, emails, client appointments…then it hits us. Something urgent requires our immediate attention or does it? The phrase “Tyranny of the Urgent” was coined in 1967 by Charles E. Hummel in

Social Capital, Not Social Media, Is Key to Success

Amara RoseFebruary 11, 2014February 27, 2014

by Amara RoseFebruary 11, 2014February 27, 20144 1437

If social networks are information superhighways, social capital is the resulting value of these connections based on the relationships between senders and receivers — the degree of trust, friendship, shared experiences and "give-and-give" that surface over time...

Get More from Your Day

Shannon HicksJanuary 24, 2014February 25, 2014

by Shannon HicksJanuary 24, 2014February 25, 20141806

[vimeo id=”84917104″ width=”625″ height=”352″] The Art of Reducing & Managing Distractions < Feel run down? Tired? Like life is a cluttered mess? As the demands of our professional life increase as a reverse mortgage professional we need to strip away the distractions that sabotage our day. Here are a few

How to Be a Top Resolver

Amara RoseJanuary 15, 2014January 20, 2014

by Amara RoseJanuary 15, 2014January 20, 20149 1603

[ad#Take Charge America] New Year’s resolutions can be boring when they’re all about you: perhaps that’s why people seldom stick with them after the initial momentum wears off. Making resolutions that involve your business, however, is another story. Here are six ways to be a top “resolver” for your prospects,

New Year’s Resolution Killers

Shannon HicksJanuary 3, 2014January 20, 2014

by Shannon HicksJanuary 3, 2014January 20, 20140994

[vimeo id=”83271537″ width=”625″ height=”352″] Pitfalls to avoid in 2014 It’s a word many dislike due to our culture’s abuse of the word. The word resolution comes from the same root as resolve. The American dictionary defines resolve as to ‘decide firmly on a course of action’. If our resolutions for

December Top 100 HECM Lenders Report

Shannon HicksJanuary 2, 2014February 27, 2014

by Shannon HicksJanuary 2, 2014February 27, 20142 995

Download your December Top 100 Retail HECM Lenders Report Here. [ad#Urban Financial Group] IMPORTANT NOTE: This month and future reports will reflect ‘sponsor originator’ data since HFA has ceased to license brokers. See how your company & your competitors’ overall HECM endorsements were for the month of November. For

The Value of Routine

Shannon HicksDecember 6, 2013December 12, 2013

by Shannon HicksDecember 6, 2013December 12, 20139 1422

Routine. Not the most appealing word yet routine determines our daily effectiveness and productivity...

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