We started the season of Advent this past Sunday. - Advent is celebrated on four consecutive Sundays, beginning on the Sunday closest to November 30 and ending on December 24, Christmas Eve. Each Sunday has a traditional meaning and prayers and readings assigned to it; they represent, in order, the Christian virtues of love, joy, hope, and peace

As we close out a week of gratitude and head into the wee hours of the year, it’s the time to question, reflect, and think about the time ahead and behind us.  I came across this question this week and it really resonated with me…

Do you have a Golden Goose? Believe it or not you actually do.

Notes that Resonated:

Mathew McConaughey is a really interesting dude.  He is a great actor but definitely not someone I would have called a thought leader.  He’s a free spirit and a fun loving guy.  Austin still has a shirt printed “bongo naked” commemorating his disturbing the peace arrest 😊

Just got back from F1 so I’m going to keep this one short and sweet…. 😊

If you have never watched F1, I would suggest you start with the F1 Netflix series and you will soon be addicted.

“The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.” – General Colin Powell

“What if you committed to living your last 90 days of this year as hard as you are committing to living the first 30 days of the new year? What if instead of a downhill slide into 2023, you were ramping up!”

This weekend was a ranch weekend. Nothing like taking a couple of days to re-center and focus on where we need to go. I might be sporting a Formula one hat and a Jackson hole shirt but it was all ranch this weekend 😊 The extra quiet time helped me finish the week quietly and focus on improving personal capacity and increasing our speed of execution.

The most common thing I am hearing when I talk to loan officers and mangers today is how much they feel down in the dumps with the market.  We came off our highest high and we all got addicted to the feeling.  Now we are either looking for the silver bullet to increase production or we are soft quitting on 2022 and giving up on trying to win.  And honestly it’s up to us as leaders to help our team GET OVER THE SLOWDOWN SLUMP!

Super awesome week filled with heavenly sunsets, lessons from thought leaders and even a harvest moon lit paddle ride! 😲

The content star of the week was the book chop wood carry water.

Perspective and Mindset are the theme of the week. What you think and what you believe become who you are…

Yes, I did say last week that I was trying to focus on new experiences, but little did I know that a baby Kangaroo was in my future. I was kind thinking trying new food or getting back to drawing not getting an exotic animal for the ranch. I’m not sure how I feel about it yet…. but I do have to admit, it’s pretty darn cute.

The book the 12 hour walk inspired me this week.  As a result, we have been doing a few things out of the norm this weekend.  We went to an art show, listened to an outdoor symphony, had a beer with my burger for lunch, and later this week… we are even going to take an off the grid day for a 12+ hour walk.  I would highly recommend this process not only to spark creativity but also to boost your mental health!  CHEERS!

I’ve been getting a lot of nudges to start up the Sunday Snip-Its again.  For those of you that are newer to the team.  Last year I emailed weekly thoughts, ideas, notes and quotes from great content I consume weekly. 

Notes that resonated!

I listened to a podcast this week and a comment stuck with me….  ‘Your life is basically a compilation of your typical Tuesday’.  Why Tuesday… There’s nothing special about a Tuesday. 

Routine meetings are one of those we occasionally shy away from, we hate having meetings to have meetings.

There is a lot going on this week.  Everyone is really getting in the grove and things are starting to feel more back to normal than they have in a long time.  As we start winding down the year and headed into the holiday season things will begin to speed up and our interactions with people and family will increase.