425. The Real Reason You’re Stuck at 6 Loans a Month (And It’s Not What You Think)
Release Date: 04/26/2025
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426. How to Turn Past Clients Into Future Closings (Without Being Salesy)
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425. The Real Reason You’re Stuck at 6 Loans a Month (And It’s Not What You Think)
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Welcome to Loan Officer Leadership, your #1 podcast for Loan Officers who are looking for structure and success. If you’ve been hovering around 5–7 loans a month and can’t seem to break through, this episode is going to shift everything. The problem isn’t lack of effort. It’s lack of structure. In this episode, your host, Steve Kyles explains why most loan officers are stuck in reactive mode—letting their inbox, incoming referrals, and distractions run the day. Top producers don’t work harder. They work from a clear, consistent rhythm. In this...
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424. How Top Producers Get 2–3 Referrals a Day from Their Sphere
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423. Your Database Is a Goldmine (You’re Just Not Digging)
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422. Why Most Loan Officers Waste Their Database (and What to Do About It)
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421. AI in Mortgage and All Things Tech with Chris Johnstone
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420. I Bet You Didn’t Know: 5 Ways to Turn No’s Into Funded Loans with Allison Johnston
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419. 13 Conversations a Day = 8+ Loans a Month: The Proven Formula
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418. Why 50 Conversations a Day Will Change Your Business
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info_outlineWelcome to Loan Officer Leadership, your #1 podcast for Loan Officers who are looking for structure and success.
If you’ve been hovering around 5–7 loans a month and can’t seem to break through, this episode is going to shift everything.
The problem isn’t lack of effort. It’s lack of structure.
In this episode, your host, Steve Kyles explains why most loan officers are stuck in reactive mode—letting their inbox, incoming referrals, and distractions run the day.
Top producers don’t work harder. They work from a clear, consistent rhythm.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why your pipeline feels unpredictable—even when you're busy
- The 7 essential weekly activities top closers never skip
- How structure leads to confidence, clarity, and consistent closings
- What you’re losing every month by not tracking or following up
If you’re ready to stop living deal to deal and start building predictable income, this is your next step. Book your free strategy call now at www.FreedomPlanningCall.com and get the Warm List Activator—a proven worksheet to uncover 50+ warm relationships in your database that could turn into closings.
Because you don’t need more motivation, you need a better system.
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