5 Reasons Military Personnel Make it in Sales I'm sure what properly prepares anyone for the military, but I can say that the military has prepared some fantastic sales people. I've had the pleasure of working with close to 100 military veterans over my years and I've noticed some common traits that have helped their sales career. #1 … [Read more...]
LO Motivation to Perfection – Guest Blogger, Mitch the Mortgage Guy Lobban
Motivation to Perfection Over the years, I have met many bankers. Some killers and some wimps. The killers or the closers, to be more accurate have worked on perfecting their craft not only on the phone but in any opportunity presented. They usually are the ones at the top of the production reports and usually the ones you compare your paychecks too. Those closers … [Read more...]
*BOOK REVIEW – The Good Jobs Strategy by Zeynep Ton @zeynepton
I have always believed that if you expect more of people they will deliver it more often than not. I'm not talking about just expecting high results because I said so. I'm saying that I expect people to be better human beings, to take responsibility, to take ownership and to follow through on actions for everyone's betterment and I'll pay more for that … [Read more...]
How do you deal with all the SKEPTICS!?
First things first. We deal with 2 different kinds of skeptics on a regular basis and we deal with both the same way - Ignore and Pivot. How do you deal with all the SKEPTICS? We all have to deal with skeptics. Either the friends and family that say we can't do what we want to do or the customer who doesn't think you can deliver what you know you can … [Read more...]
GRIT – What is it exactly? By: Guest Blogger and Mortgage Extraordinaire, Shawn Devlin
GRIT; What is it exactly? How do you measure it, and what you should look for? A prelude to the GRIT list that I put together on my blog www.themortgagejuiceman.com is an understanding of what drives GRIT. That inner drive to not give up and persistent want to do better yourself. Most those that have a lot of GRIT, are coachable, are perfect team players, the problem is … [Read more...]