Are You Building From the Past or the Future?
This is your No Excuse Pro Saturday Strategy: Your weekly clarity break. One tip, once a week, to help you close more business while serving at an even higher level, delivered in 2 minutes or less.
Today’s focus: 10X Thinking
I recently heard Dr. Benjamin Hardy speak on the idea that 10X is better than 2X, and one concept really stood out:
We can’t keep building our present based on our past.
A lot of agents get stuck looking backward. The old market. The old client flow. The old referral sources. The “glory days.”
But the agents who are growing right now are usually the ones building today based on where they want to go next.
The big takeaway?
Bigger goals eliminate options.
When your goals are too small, almost everything seems like an option. You can chase too many things, say yes to too much, and end up average at a lot.
But when you raise the goal, it forces clarity. You focus on fewer things. You think differently. You start making decisions from your future, not your past.
Action items this week:
Ask yourself: Am I building my business based on where I’ve been or where I want to go?
Identify one goal you may be thinking too small about.
Choose the 3 activities that would actually move that goal forward.
Eliminate one distraction, system, or habit that no longer fits your future business.
P.S. Sometimes the biggest shift is not doing more. It is thinking bigger, then cutting everything that does not support where you are going.
Kevin Brierton
Branch Manager - Certified mortgage planning specialist - CLA
NMLS #599873
Scottsdale, AZ
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ABOUT KEVIN BRIERTON
I have been in mortgage banking since 2004. During this time, I have successfully helped more than 1,650 families with more than $500 Million in residential mortgages, placing me consistently among the top in the industry. I spend the 1st Friday of every month studying all of our products, guidelines, & lending criteria.
In addition, I work closely with our underwriting & secondary markets to fully understand all our mortgage products to ensure I am able to empower more families to gain homeownership. Our team of fully trained mortgage specialists has the attitude of “how can we make this loan work” rather than just assuming it won’t. Other Lenders find problems, we find solutions, and we are excited to find a solution for you & your Family!
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