By: Equity National May 23, 2016 No Tags Uncategorized
Equity Inspiration: Differences?
I was flying high at 30,000 feet and I couldn’t tell what state I was over. My perspective was I saw no dividing lines or borders, which I found ironic in that most of the news I was reading that morning is about border conflicts, and acute differences and hostility one people group to another. Differences. So my view from 6 miles up from my window seat made me think about one of my all-time favorite pictures – the one above – take...
By: Equity National May 6, 2016 No Tags Uncategorized
Equity Inspiration: If You Can Read This Thank A...
I recall an old bumper sticker that said ‘if you can read this, thank a teacher.’ My first and best teacher was my mother. She was a Kindergarten teacher, and once she started having babies, moved her classroom to the home and taught her six children through and including when she took her last breath. She gave us all an appreciation for the written word and I can remember reading with her for a half an hour a night during the sum...
By: Equity National March 22, 2016 No Tags Uncategorized
Equity Inspiration: "Get" vs. "Got"
This edition comes from our friend Anthony Lynch, of United Wholesale Mortgage. "I ‘get’ to do my job not ‘got’ to do my job! Changing one letter in one word can bring radical change: to your mindset; your thinking; your approach to things. A little change can bring powerful impact. Such is the case for me with “GET” vs “GOT.” Everything we GET to do is a privilege, and when you GET to do something you’...
By: Equity National March 16, 2016 No Tags Uncategorized
Question of the Month
We’ve been asking about experiences lenders have been having with closings and developed an interesting way to capture it and share results. So for our Question of this Month, we’re asking that you take a minute or two to consider what your ‘thing’ is about closings -- your issue or concern or frustration or hope or current pain – and capture it on our virtual chalkboard (see link). You will see the most recent responses appearing on...
By: Equity National February 2, 2016 No Tags Uncategorized
Equity Inspiration
Off the top, I confess to being a home-town fan, but this is not about the Patriots, or Tom Brady. It’s about the inspirational power of grit. In a championship game – with a trip back to the Super Bowl on the line – he was knocked down, banged around and sacked last weekend more times than any other quarterback in any game all year- more than twenty times! But each time, he got back up and called another play. And amazingly, kept his...
By: Equity National January 20, 2016 No Tags Uncategorized
Equity Inspiration
"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus" -Martin Luther King, Jr.
By: Equity National January 14, 2016 No Tags Uncategorized
Question of the Day
Presidents customarily use a word or two to describe what he thinks is the state of the union in his annual State of the Union addresses. This Tuesday, President Obama described it as "strong". And it got us thinking of what word or two would best summarize what we think is the state of our industry. We’ve listed a few and want to see what you think. Which one best captures the state of our industry? ...
By: Equity National November 18, 2015 No Tags Uncategorized
Equity Inspiration
“Gratitude is seeing the world through a lens of everything that is good and truly appreciating everything around you. It also gives you a different way to view the negative situations in your life. You can choose to dwell on them and be miserable, or you can change your perspective and appreciate being given the opportunity and the chance to grow from it. Choose to be grateful every day!” Toda...
By: Equity National November 6, 2015 No Tags Uncategorized
Equity Question of the Day
A few years ago, our teams assembled Thanksgiving baskets for local families in need. Each team included personalized notes about some of the traditions they observed with their families and a way for the local families to enjoy them. It was a way to more personally connect to the families we were supporting. Some of the traditions were related to meal items, such as special pies or stuffing. And others spoke about games they played while gathere...
By: Equity National November 3, 2015 No Tags Uncategorized