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John Maxwell once said, “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily.  The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”  Is there something that’s holding you back from reaching the success you desire?  Succeeding in life and business is not always just about securing more clients or making […]

In July 2005, I began my career in the mortgage business.  At this time, I was the only female originator at the small brokerage company where I worked.  At 19 years old, I had a narrow understanding of the mortgage business, familiar with only 30 and 15-year fixed products that required a 20  percent down

My summer kicked off with a bang as one of the keynote speakers at Steven Marshall’s Mastermind Summit in Las Vegas where I shared my 7 STEPS to 7 Figure Mortgage Success. Maybe you were in the audience that day? More than 2,000 mortgage professionals came together to share best practices and learn and grow together, and the

As a founding faculty member of Loan Toolbox, I am always reminded of a conversation that I had with its founder, Tim Braheem, more than 15 years ago. Tim has been a close friend and mentor of mine for many years, and back when I joined his faculty, I always had this secret desire that

If desire was all it took, we’d all be living a life full of purpose, passion, balance, happiness, and financial prosperity, because honestly, who doesn’t want that? And yet, when you look around, chances are you see a world filled with people pursuing lives that fall way short of this ideal. So what stands between

Since I launched The Defining Difference in early 2014, I’ve been thrilled to connect with people from all over the world who are seeking ways to move out of overwhelm and connect with their greatest purpose, passion and prosperity.  People are rejecting the myth that overwhelm has to be the price we must pay for success. But

“Life is a series of choices. Intentional choices create impact, so you can find fulfillment, serve others and influence change in the world.”  As I walked into the room, I felt instant discomfort. It was clear that I did not fit in. I was dressed in a fitted pair of designer jeans, a crisp white blouse,

I believe that every person has the ability to rewrite their story and create their life by design. Change is hard and most of us resist it. However, when we make the choice to consciously shake up our life and take deliberate risk for the sake of growth, amazing things can happen. Several years ago,

Sometimes it is extremely important to rise above the clouds so we can see the horizon and get more clarity on the direction we want to go. We need to get clear on our vision and it can be very hard to do when we are in the fog of our over committed and distracted

Finding ways to create balance in our life is critical to our success. Much of the time we feel our success is created by working an extra 10 hours a week or not taking a vacation. In reality, the greatest success is when we learn to say NO and make choices that serve our higher