As a recovering people pleaser, I have had to learn to say no.  Regardless of how you say it, learn to say no when it could otherwise land you in jail or get your license taken away from you.

We have a tendency to want to please.  Slow down.  Take a deep breath and say no when asked to do something unethical or illegal.  There is power in simply saying "NO".

When asked to do something that is unethical or illegal you need to think ahead of time that you will say no.  It's not worth your license or freedom.  No client is worth that.

Making a decision beforehand so that you can always make the right decision at the moment.

Who sells eternity for a toy?

This is the first in a series of podcasts with Clay Johnson at Castle & Cooke Mortgage.

It is better to just get in there and do something or show something than wait for it to be perfect because it will never be perfect.

We have to be very careful with the content of these letters.  If your buyer wants to include a letter you can, but you do not include any federally protected classes included in the previous podcast.  And DO NOT ever include a picture of the family.

FRESH CORN

F Familial Status

R Race

E Ethnicity

S Sex

H Handicap

C Color

O Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (not federal but in many states)

R Religion

N National Origin

Stop Screwing Yourself Over | Mel Robins

In that Ted Talk she adds: the 5-second rule | You are never going to feel like it.  We will always find something else to do. Stop waiting for that moment.

Get the knowledge necessary to have the answers that google can't provide.

It is what it is in the state that it is.  Are we that way with our business?  We cannot get where we want to go unless we know where we are.