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Itâs the end of one year and almost the start of the next. Itâs that magical time when youâre wrapping up what was hopefully a great year, and then looking forward to what might be for the next. If it wasnât a great year, the magic comes from knowing that the year is almost over and the ne...
One of the big topics of late in the real estate appraisal and lending industries is the proliferation of appraisal waivers and the recent announcement that there are likely to be more loans eligible for waivers in the future as theyâre increasing the loan to value eligibility requirements...
Youâre working too much! Youâre working too hard! And youâre not earning enough for the amount of time and effort youâre putting into this thing you call your profession or vocation. Iâm not sure exactly where the idea of working hard for your money came from, but itâs all but destroying you fr...
How prepared are you? What kind of contingency plans do you have? How long could you last in an extended emergency situation?
Every year, a survey is conducted by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) to find out how many people in disaster prone areas of the country are prepared for a vari...
 What happens when you just donât want to do it anymore? What happens when youâve lost your mojo? What do you do when the love is gone? No, Iâm not talking about your personal relationships, Iâm talking about your work and business and, ultimately, what weâre going to talk about on this episode...
Time. One of our most valuable resources and currencies. We give it away every day in the hope that the return on the investment of our time will be greater than the cost in some way. We trade our time for income, we trade it for companionship and love, we trade it for good conversation, we tra...
Times are tough for many. Headlines are filled with negativity and foreboding. Things are changing at a pace never before seen in almost every industry and many are struggling to cope with that change. It doesnât seem to matter if youâre in the tech industry, a middle manager for Netflix or Ama...
Are you a generalist or a specialist? Do you do what everyone else in your industry does, maybe just with a little different flair, or so you think, or are you someone who truly stands out in a crowded and noisy marketplace because of who you are, the unique set of problems youâve chosen to sol...
I have some questions for you:
Do you consider yourself to be an expert? If so, how did you become an expert? How long did it take you and what did it cost you? Not just in actual dollars, but how much did it cost you in time and effort on your way to becoming an expert? How would you define y...
Results! Thatâs the standard the world uses to judge almost everything. In business, especially, the only thing that really matters is how much money ends up in the coffers after all the bills are paid. Of course, you and I know that's not ALL that matters, but the results of our activities are...
Say the word âsuccessâ, and what comes to your mind? We all have our own ideas about and definitions of success. Yes, there is a definition in the dictionary (the accomplishment of an aim or a principle), but we all think slightly differently about the word success and it is dependent on our up...
If I told you that you every business only has four things that need to be focused on for it to be successful, Iâm assuming every reasonable person would want to know what those four things are. Weâve talked many times on this show about all four of these things in great detail and in a variety...
