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This week, in From the Field, I shared my thoughts about tools, leadership, and helping people discover what they actually need. After I published it... I realized something. I think a lot of leaders—including me at times—fall into the same trap. We become fixers. Someone brings us a problem... And before they're even finished talking... We're already thinking about the solution. We're trying to help. We genuinely care. But somewhere along the way... We stop listening. I've r

From the Field One of the biggest mistakes I see in our industry... Is believing the next tool will solve the problem. Another CRM. Another AI platform. Another marketing piece. Another product. Another shiny object. Don't get me wrong... Tools matter. I've spent my entire career helping Loan Officers, Branch Managers, and teams discover and implement them. But over the years... I've come to believe most people don't need more stuff. They need more clarity. We get caught in t

Lately I've been thinking about purpose. People talk about finding your why all the time. We're taught that's what we're supposed to have. That's what drives us. That's what gives us energy. That's what gets us out of bed every morning. That's the reason we do what we do. So I tried to find mine. I sat down more times than I can count. I went on long walks. I went hiking. I spent a lot of time thinking about it. "What is my why?" Nothing. I never found it. I prayed about it o