In Tim Braheem’s latest video, he speculates that being a mortgage loan officer is similar to being the very first runner during a relay race.

Loan originators have to do their part efficiently in order to put the entire loan process into motion. This includes finding potential clients, educating clients about the best possible options, coordinating with an underwriter, monitoring the...

Most of us work in smaller offices where we don’t have access to experienced HR personnel to help with hiring and training new employees. Naturally, this means that most of the responsibility falls on you when you’re thinking about adding people to your team. But despite this essential task, many loan officers admit that they don’t really have a strategy for bringing new team...

Think about the strategies of a professional football team. Every time the players compete, each individual goes in with a game plan. They understand exactly what their goals are, what they must do to reach those goals, and how to effectively help their teammates. Much like professional athletes, business professionals should also have a game plan for the day to efficiently tackle their most...

If someone were to drive from Santa Barbara to San Francisco, it would take around 6 hours if they drove on the freeway non-stop. However, if they had to take every single exit ramp along the way, their 6-hour drive would become a not-so-fun road trip lasting well over 20 hours. Taking occasional detours may not seem like a big deal in the moment, but these brief interruptions can add up...

Next time you step into your workplace, take note of the energy you’re bringing into the office with you.  Do you feel tired, unmotivated, or frustrated?  Or are you feeling confident and ready to tackle a new day?

As Tim explains in the video, managing your energy is a key strategy for boosting your productivity and overall happiness. In addition, if you don’t...

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to find success so easily and others seem to work hard, struggle and can’t get over the hump? Maybe you can relate, maybe not, but I know I once felt this way. That changed when I finally learned what all truly successful people know (that I didn’t) and it all starts with blind spots.  Let me explain...

Identifying Your Blind Spots

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Today's Business & Life Tip, is yet another business tip on the all-importance subject matter of Time Management. This particular subject matter really is encompassing a great many psychological components and one of them is commitments that you made with yourself.

Have you ever given consideration to the fact that all of the to do’s that you have open right now,...

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Today's Business & Life Tip. We're in the heart of mindset and belief systems. You know our beliefs that we carry inside of us drive our behaviors, – what we think influences how we act.

I don't think that comes as a surprise to many of you but perhaps you haven't connected those dots or thought about that in some time,  and...