Confessions of an A.D.D. Loan Officer Part I

“How Many A.D.D. kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?Kid_on_bike

 

…wanna go ride a bike?

 

If you don’t have days like this – pleassseeee skip the rest of this post series – it’s not for you.  Not only will it confuse the living daylights out of you, but you will wonder how such people could even function outside of a padded room.

For the rest of you – “hey guys… this way…” welcome to the:

Confessions of an A.D.D. LO

Part I

Not sure if this is you?  Take this simple test to find out if you are an A.D.D. LO.

Have you ever;

  • Forgotten if you have put the Splenda in your coffee or not yet – wait this tastes like tea…
  • Walked into the Operations Manager’s office… and forgot why you left yours.
  • Picked up the phone, dialed, hear ringing – and can’t remember who you are calling.
  • Bought a new system to “fix” your business – then realize you already own that system when you got back home.
  • Gotten half way through a closing and realized… “this is not my closing.”

Ok, so the last one is a little extreme, but if you said yes to any of the above – especially the last one, then you just might be an A.D.D. LO.

Admitting your affliction is not only a scary step – it is a freeing one as well.  Go ahead, say it.

I am an A.D.D. LO.” – “I am an A.D.D. LO.” – “I am an A.D.D. LO.”

See?  Now doesn’t that feel better? [Wait, what was I talking about again?] Oh, right… admitting you get distracted by shiny-objects.

Knowing is half the battle.

Part II will cover the real meat-and-potatoes – potatos[?] – po-tah-tos[?] of how to, not only function as a normal human being, but how to get things done and done well in your day-to-day mortgage practice.

Go to Part II [without passing go]

 

Chris the Implementer

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10 Responses to “Confessions of an A.D.D. Loan Officer Part I”

  1. suebotelho 06. Oct, 2009 at 8:43 am #

    Woah, this is SO me……I have days like this…EVERY day! I need to go finish getting ready for work………but Facebook is still up on the computer, my book is here needing to be read, and there's a really good movie on TV……….

  2. Bill Rice 06. Oct, 2009 at 8:47 am #

    Amen! Me too. The always on, always connected Internet only makes the affliction worse.

    I would love to hear people's coping mechanisms and focusing tricks.

  3. gregprete 06. Oct, 2009 at 12:41 pm #

    keep me posted on Part II. started reading Healing A.D.D. (six types) by Daniel Amen, M.D. — interesting stuff.

  4. MattCady 06. Oct, 2009 at 4:29 pm #

    As i read this article, it made me realize that I have 11 different things open on my computer, and that's not counting web pages.
    Chris – can you write me a prescription for Ritalin?

    -Matt San Clemente Mortgage

  5. joebaca 06. Oct, 2009 at 9:43 pm #

    Wow finally a group for the rest of us. Hey why are we here !!!!! I got distracted !!!

  6. Colorado_Mortgage_Rates_Guy 14. Oct, 2009 at 8:33 am #

    Wow, I thought it was just my kids, guess not! Cant wait to read Part II
    -Thanks Chris!
    Colorado mortgage rates

  7. joe 20. Nov, 2009 at 3:23 am #

    I thought it was just me. I feel much better now, too bad i just forgot what we were just talking about.

  8. roypaeth 16. Dec, 2009 at 3:17 pm #

    Chris,

    I was able to say yes to multiple items on the test. I think once a day I call someone and then forget who the heck I am calling. On to part 2.

    Roy Paeth
    Chicago First Time Home Buyer

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