File It & Fuggetaboutit

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Keys to Mastering Your Paperwork

reverse mortgage newsFuggetaboutit! It’s the quintessential New York phrase made famous in films like Donnie Brasco, Good Fellas and the Sopranos to name a few. While there are many definitions of the phrase the most common is to let go of an issue or problem not worth the additional mental or emotional energy. When it comes to managing our work day perhaps this is a phrase we can adopt. File it and fuggetaboutit! Most of us as reverse mortgage professionals manage vast amounts of information: Call backs, applications, conditions on a property, booking a speaking venue, ordering leads and more. Quite frankly we cannot manage these tasks efficiently without a system. One system I have grown to love over the years comes from productivity guru David Allen in his book “Getting Things Done”. Allen describes a system of 43 folders. One manila folder for each day of the month (31) and one for each month of the year. It works like this. You receive a form in the mail today March 28th that needs to be mailed back by next Friday. You simple put the paper in your folder marked the 31st or 1st. Fuggetaboutit! As each day of the month comes you pull the file out for that given day. Guess what?

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How Would I Live…?

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How Would You Live a Life Without Fear?

reverse mortgage newsHave you ever asked yourself the question ‘how would I live if I had no fear”. While no fear makes for a great slogan on clothing and energy drinks, how does one live a ‘fearless’ life? Unfortunately there is no magic cure to abolish all traces of fear from our lives. However we can begin the process of imperfectly living a fearless life by taking a few practical steps each day. Here are just a few. 1- Recognize that fear saps our energy and stops us from…

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Dealing with Toxic Emotions

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Working Out Negative Emotions in the Workplace

reverse mortgage newsI recently had the privilege to take a cruise to Central America. Beyond the fine cuisine, entertainment and pristine scenery I was most impressed with attitude. The attitude of the ship’s staff who catered to each passenger’s need without complaint. Without hesitation. As a businessman this intrigued me. How could such a level of service be possible?  What forces were at work that where one never saw a disgruntled or negative staff member? Intrigued I asked and learned that the cruise line had a strict policy against complaining. Complaining not just to the guests but to one another. Author and business leadership expert Daniel Goleman said “Emotions are contagious from the leader outward”. I would add especially amongst your sales or service force.

Studies have shown that emotions can be transmitted…

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The Tyranny of the Urgent

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It’s Not a Question of Time but Priorities

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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 his short publication. Hummel opens with the question “Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour day?” Perhaps those of us , or should I say most of us would answer yes! But even if possible would a longer day really solve our problem? Most likely not. The issue is so not one of time but priorities. That is where we choose to invest our time. Such a dilemma leads to stress, self doubt and possibly health problems. Why were we never taught this in school? Hummel was inspired by the words of a cotton mill manager who said…

Behavior vs. Outcome

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Looking Beyond Achieving Our Goals

reverse mortgage newsFor the most part reverse mortgage professionals are business people. That is we form a strategic business or marketing plan to reach an expected outcome. But are we putting the cart before the horse? Let’s step back and take a look first at self efficacy. This is the extent of one’s belief in their own abilities to complete tasks and reach goals. In other words one’s beliefs shape their daily behaviors and actions both personally and professionally. Most of our internal beliefs are shaped by experience and observation. But is focusing on our internal beliefs enough tor really affect the outcomes we want in life? Perhaps not. One of the most common mistakes people make is to fixate on the goal or expected outcome while ignoring their underlying behaviors…in other words our habits.

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Get More from Your Day

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The Art of Reducing & Managing Distractions

Reverse Mortgage News Video< 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 ways we can do our best by removing distractions. #1-  Get rid of bad habits. What habits? Perhaps staying up way to late, sleeping in late, watching too much TV. Look at both how you treat your body and what information you put in your mind. #2- Hit the stop button. Your phone is blowing up and emails flood your inbox but you have a project to complete or a loan file to finalize…

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