Beyond the Closing Table: Hot Takes on Business, Real Estate & Social Media

In this episode of UNTITLED: Beyond the Closing Table, Tab, Mel, and Katelyn share their favorite hot takes on business, real estate, social media, and the pressure to always be "on."

We're talking about why hustle culture doesn't have to mean chaos, why being busy isn't a personality trait, and how boundaries create respect in both business and life. We also dive into real estate hot takes, including closing timelines, "clear to close" expectations, group emails, and why more real estate professionals should prioritize mental wellness.

Plus, we're discussing social media pressure and why comparison may be stealing your peace. If you've been feeling behind, burned out, or stuck in survival mode, this episode is your reminder that success doesn't have to come at the expense of your health.

In this episode:

• Health over hustle
• Why hustle should not equal chaos
• Boundaries, respect, and burnout
• Real estate industry hot takes
• Mental health in real estate
• Social media comparison traps
• Why stress is not a long-term strategy

Our biggest takeaway: Stop glorifying exhaustion. There are seasons for building and seasons for surviving and life does get better!

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:27

Welcome to Untitled, the podcast that takes you beyond the closing table, where we're talking about life as it really is, the work wins, the personal chaos, and the messy middle where the two worlds collide.

SPEAKER_02 0:40

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SPEAKER_01 1:00

Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of Untitled the Podcast, Beyond the Closing Table. I'm Mel.

SPEAKER_02 1:07

I'm Cab, and I'm Caitlin.

SPEAKER_01 1:10

Caitlin's doing okay.

SPEAKER_02 1:12

I am making it. There is a reason Mel started this one off today. Alright, so today we are going to have a fun short segment with some hot takes in business, real estate, and title. So I'm basically gonna throw out whatever to you guys and we're gonna catch it. And you're gonna catch it and hopefully throw it back. Alright, let's do it. Okay, guys, this is for business owner hot takes. Hustle culture. Is it overrated? Yes and no. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 1:49

Explain. Okay, because we have to hustle every day. And when I say hustle, I mean we have to put in effort, you know, so you can't just sit back and hope things come to you. You have to actively work to make things happen. But also another thing I think of as when I hear hustle is doing so much that you're stressing yourself out constantly. And that's the part that I'm like, no. You can do this, you can do this positively, you can do it consistently, but you don't have to be on like your high alert chaos, whatever it is, you know, high blood pressure all the time.

SPEAKER_02 2:27

Like you're just surviving on adrenaline. Yeah, yeah, stress.

SPEAKER_00 2:31

And I mean, I consider hustle culture as just like this is my lifestyle as title, you know, kind of and not kind of is, and so you're always like talking about it, talking about it. We always give a hundred percent. I mean, it is a constant hustle. There's a title company around every corner, you know, and you've got to stay relevant on top of it.

SPEAKER_01 2:57

I mean, yeah, but you can hustle without making yourself sick. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_02 3:02

I am big on you reap what you sow. Like, you know, like you're gonna get out of it what you put into it.

SPEAKER_01 3:09

That's absolutely true. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 3:11

So that brings us to being busy is not a personality trait. And that this one cracked me up because I was like, Tab literally is always like, I'm busy, I'm busy, I'm busy, I don't want time.

SPEAKER_00 3:23

And so I feel like sometimes I don't tell our customers that though.

SPEAKER_02 3:26

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I feel like sometimes busy can be a personality trait, whether you want it to be or not.

SPEAKER_00 3:33

Well, those who know me know I make time for what I want.

SPEAKER_01 3:36

Well, that makes me think the people who are too busy to do everything, they've overcommitted. Yeah, absolutely. So haven't set their boundaries. They need to work on that.

SPEAKER_02 3:44

Yeah. It shouldn't be a personality trait. Right, I agree.

SPEAKER_00 3:48

Should not be.

SPEAKER_02 3:48

That actually just saying the word busy as a personality trait, like I feel like tightness is my channel. I do too. I feel like it kind of makes me nauseous. A little attached. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 3:56

Um But I we have come a long way though, because literally 10 years ago, busy was like there was no stopping.

SPEAKER_01 4:11

Even five years ago. Even five years. What year is it? Six years ago.

SPEAKER_00 4:14

Yeah, like there was you didn't even have time to end a phone call sometimes.

SPEAKER_01 4:19

Like it was that is 100% true.

SPEAKER_00 4:22

You know what I mean? Like it was not a lie. And we made it through it and we're never going back there.

SPEAKER_02 4:29

No, that is absolutely true. Oh my god, I thought I forgot to hit record and I didn't the tightness in my chest just tightened. Uh okay. Nobody reads emails. Hot take. Do we think that accurate?

SPEAKER_01 4:47

I I do. I think, and the emails need to be shortened to the shortened. And I have really started structuring my emails differently where I try to do no more than two sentences in each paragraph.

SPEAKER_00 4:58

I've been saying no paragraphs for years. I don't read paragraphs, never gonna read paragraphs.

SPEAKER_01 5:03

And I have recently, within the last few weeks, honestly, started like underlining the important parts of the paragraph. Love that bold. See, I'm like, here's the title problem. This is what my underwriter's requiring.

SPEAKER_02 5:15

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 5:15

Requiring this deed.

SPEAKER_02 5:16

Yeah, and you know, and it's sweet to the point.

SPEAKER_00 5:18

Yeah. And I also think that the email automation services that we have has really helped that because you can color code it and we got the AI working for us. And I have learned how to dictate an outlook.

unknown 5:37

Oh.

SPEAKER_00 5:38

So I don't even have to type anymore. Oh, that's awesome. So if you get voice audio or voice text or audio messages from me, now they're also gonna be emails.

SPEAKER_02 5:48

Oh, I'm so thrilled.

SPEAKER_00 5:49

Now I'm gonna have to train it to not spell your name M-A-I-N. I'm like, that's wrong.

SPEAKER_02 5:55

What was it? What did it say the other day, whatever you were talking about?

SPEAKER_00 5:58

That's completely not what I said. Yeah, no, that's our It was a whole history lesson, and I yeah.

SPEAKER_01 6:04

Okay, Caitlin. I know that you've been doing the like AI auto responses. So, like, how has that okay? So, this is this is what I'm talking about. She gets an email now, and her our AI computer program talks to her email and it says, This is what you should probably say to this email. How often do you leave it? How often do you have to revise it?

SPEAKER_02 6:24

I leave it a lot for people who wouldn't know that it wasn't me. Like if it's you or Tab or Lindsay or whatever, and I'm like, nah, they're gonna know that's not me. But for other title companies and stuff, I I simply just proofread it and make sure it makes sense and goes along with the file because it can figure out what is going on with my file to answer the question. It's amazing.

SPEAKER_00 6:48

Yeah, the few you've read me were it's amazing. My mind was blown.

SPEAKER_02 6:52

And so a lot of times I don't read all my emails because by the time I get to the email, my AI system, whatever it is, has already come up with a response. So I don't even have to read the email to like I can just swift like quickly like glance over. It's crazy.

SPEAKER_00 7:10

It's awesome. Just imagine when it's gonna be in a year. I mean, it's gonna be you. Okay. There might be a hologram of you sitting beside you. That's crazy.

SPEAKER_01 7:20

I don't uh I don't think I need another me in this world. I want three. I did get one of your AI response emails because it was so ridiculous. I sometimes I'll send them to you just to be funny.

SPEAKER_02 7:32

It was really funny and okay.

SPEAKER_00 7:34

And then another how funny we are.

SPEAKER_02 7:37

I'm giving myself away, but I told Lindsay, I was like, if you ever see the word best, and then my name, you know it's not me. Because I'm always like, thanks, and then it's like best, Caitlin. But I guess earlier someone emailed me and it was like so AI, and it said best, and then her name. I was like, ah! We have the same AI program. Come on, you lady in my eye. So, anyways. Uh, okay. This next uh hot take. Every business owner fantasizes about disappearing for a week.

SPEAKER_01 8:08

I mean, I don't think you'd be a business owner to fantasize that. I think that's a yes. Everyone takes a break. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 8:14

If you're a business owner and you're not taking a break, that's a problem.

SPEAKER_00 8:17

Yeah, you need one. What are you doing?

SPEAKER_02 8:19

Yeah. Like schedule that in. Go back to being a being busy is not a personality track. Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 8:26

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 8:27

Yeah. Take a vacation. Everyone take a vacation, like you only have one life to live. Exactly. Go on the track.

SPEAKER_00 8:34

You only have one life to live, yes.

SPEAKER_02 8:37

Um, okay. Hot take. Networking events are just prom for adults or adult field trips. This cracked me up because I don't agree.

SPEAKER_01 8:47

I agree in some sense because I mean there are some where it is clearly everyone's there to socialize. Yeah. And that is the objective of everybody.

SPEAKER_02 8:56

And you're just kind of like awkwardly like in little groups and stuff. That does remind you a lot of uh prom.

SPEAKER_00 9:02

So I think you just gotta be intentional. Yeah. And like if you know it's gonna be like that and you just want to support the person, show up, say hi, what's up, I support you, and in and out. In and out. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 9:16

Um, okay, so quick question or um quick question emails, text, or phone calls. They're never really quick. Hot take.

SPEAKER_01 9:24

Oh, they're never quick.

SPEAKER_00 9:25

They're never quick. I I I will say this. You know, sometimes I'll get phone calls and I'll be like, look, I can't talk right now, shoot me a text. Well, it's a quick question, just give me a call. And I'm always like, if it was quick, you could text me. Right?

SPEAKER_01 9:40

That is absolutely true.

SPEAKER_00 9:42

And yeah, never quick. Which I'm open to all questions, but you know, you gotta be open to I'll call you back as soon as I can.

SPEAKER_02 9:55

I love the last three hot takes, so I'm excited to see what you guys think. Okay. Um, okay, so hot take. Working late does not automatically mean you are productive.

SPEAKER_01 10:05

100%. Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah. I would much rather be more productive during business hours so I can go home on time, than like I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 10:18

That's our culture from PTSD from early career. Yeah. Like early career, they would be like, you're gonna wait till you get that closing package. And that could be seven o'clock, eight o'clock, nine o'clock. And I'm literally back then thinking, This isn't closing today. You know what I mean? So when we started our own business, we said, You give 100% while you're here. And I mean, I come in and work after hours all the time, but I've never expected our staff to.

SPEAKER_02 10:48

Yeah. That would take me off if I said that for a few more hours after five o'clock and waited for you have PTSD, that will never be.

SPEAKER_01 10:56

Or like when we were Fannie Mae closers, it was the last day of the month. Yeah, we could not leave the office until our files were closed and we had faxed certain documents to Fannie Mae confirming that it was done. And so if they did a signing at eight o'clock in the evening, we had to wait till the docs came back to us afterwards. Yeah. And then sometimes those notaries that were mobile notaries, they wouldn't send it to us and we had to hassle them. Oh, it was horrible. I mean, and it wasn't even this was like almost 20 years ago. So this was not like everyone had all the technology like they do now. Exactly.

SPEAKER_00 11:27

There weren't even smartphones. And we said to ourselves, we know what we're not gonna do, and we did not do it.

unknown 11:34

Yep.

SPEAKER_02 11:35

Uh okay, hot take. Not every client is worth keeping. 100%. Yeah, we learned this.

SPEAKER_01 11:41

Yeah, there are some that just suck all the energy out of you.

SPEAKER_02 11:45

Not worth it.

SPEAKER_00 11:45

Every customer is not for us.

SPEAKER_02 11:48

And we're not for every customer. True.

SPEAKER_00 11:51

It's okay.

SPEAKER_02 11:52

Um, okay, boundaries do not make you rude.

SPEAKER_00 11:55

Absolutely not. Nope. 100%. They make you a person. Yeah, they make you a person and they make you personal uh person and more professional.

SPEAKER_02 12:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 12:03

Like, don't set my expectations and then fail me.

SPEAKER_02 12:06

Oh, well, also I think boundaries are about respect, and if somebody doesn't respect you, you probably don't want to work with it.

SPEAKER_00 12:11

Absolutely true. Yes. In everything in life. Cool.

SPEAKER_02 12:15

Okay, so that was business and work hot takes. We're gonna quickly go through real estate hot takes. Uh Friday closings after 3 p.m. should be illegal.

SPEAKER_01 12:22

I agree. I agree. Yep, I agree. Everybody is stressed out, they want the money so the people can move in without any issues. Like, why are you doing that to yourselves? Just go at the day off of work, close at 9 a.m. so you have the whole day.

SPEAKER_00 12:35

Or if you know it's not and it's supposed to, go ahead and work out your occupancy agreement and close on Monday.

SPEAKER_02 12:40

Yeah, be proactive about that.

SPEAKER_00 12:41

Yeah, be on the offense.

SPEAKER_02 12:43

Yeah, because I mean, once it's 3 p.m., that's up in the air. Who knows?

SPEAKER_00 12:46

Exactly.

SPEAKER_02 12:47

Who knows? Um, okay, hot take clear to close does not mean smooth closing ahead.

SPEAKER_00 12:53

Yeah, yeah, no.

SPEAKER_02 12:54

So if you lenders love to say clear close, well clear to close.

SPEAKER_01 12:58

Well, so here's the process. When their underwriter has a clear to close, that means everything's been approved. But now the closing department has to get closing instructions to the title company. The title company has to prepare the settlement statement, the closing disclosure. We have to go back and forth with the lender. Sometimes there's an invoice missing, and we got to add it back in. Like it could take hours before you get an approval on that CD. Then is when you the they can work on the closing documents. And some of them are like push a button, here's the closing docs. Some of them are not. Yeah. There's that we were talking about, was that this time or last time? Old school, like get updated programs. Like, if your closing package is not like boom, here it is, think about what technology you can get to make yourself more efficient.

SPEAKER_02 13:41

Exactly. Um, okay.

SPEAKER_01 13:44

Okay, and then I'm just gonna say this when we get the closing package, we print it and then we have to reorganize it. Uh-huh, absolutely.

SPEAKER_02 13:49

It's not and review it. Because sometimes we get closing packages and the names aren't right. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 13:54

Yeah. That is not the end of the missing from the documents. Or I've gotten it before where it's like, whoa, what's this name on the D of Trust? And they're like, oh yeah, that's the mom. They're gonna sign with this. And I'm like, I don't know who this person is.

SPEAKER_02 14:06

Yeah, I need to run a search on that name to make sure there's so you need clear to close from your title agent.

SPEAKER_00 14:13

Yeah. And the lemon. Well, I'm saying what for and for when to schedule closing.

SPEAKER_02 14:18

Yeah. Okay, hot take. Realtors and title people need therapy after month end.

SPEAKER_00 14:23

No. I mean, I was I think like a massage. Yeah, I think we've moved past that.

SPEAKER_02 14:33

Okay. Do you think so?

SPEAKER_00 14:37

Yeah, I was gonna say, that's more re that's more realistic. Like there's a reason.

SPEAKER_02 14:41

Maybe me doing accounting at month in your local Mexican restaurant. Yeah. Shout out now.

SPEAKER_00 14:47

Turn up Tuesday.

SPEAKER_02 14:49

Uh no. Seriously though, I don't eat therapy after every Monday.

SPEAKER_00 14:52

But it's it makes more sense than month in now because clothing are spread out. It used to be at the end of the month, you would have like 60 deals a day, and you're like, now it's full throughout the month.

SPEAKER_02 15:02

Yeah, I think it's just Mondays is like the day that I think everything comes over for the weekend, and that's when you're like giving your updates and preparing for the week. So I definitely think Mondays are kind of more crazy than month end sometimes. Or every Monday. Um, okay. Hot take. People still do not understand wire fraud. Agree.

SPEAKER_00 15:23

I agree. 100%. Why we're here for you.

SPEAKER_02 15:26

You're never gonna learn about it if you don't listen.

SPEAKER_00 15:28

Yeah, that's why we are gonna keep talking about it. Like, I mean it's it's it's real and it's happening.

SPEAKER_01 15:35

And people I have people that will still eat only their wire instructions just in a regular email. Yeah. I'm like, you are about to get hacked. Yes. Or you already have been hacked and they're just stealing this from you. You know, you've got to be careful with your personal information.

SPEAKER_02 15:50

And I think people are in denial that it'll just be gone forever. Like, I think that they think if it happens to them, they're that the title company will do something, or you know, like the bank. Like, people need to understand, like, you do have to have some type of responsibility for your own.

SPEAKER_01 16:06

And I think the majority of funds that get stolen through wire fraud do not get recovered.

SPEAKER_00 16:12

Yes, absolutely. I mean, yeah. We we need we need to do some new statistics on that because I think they're out for 25. We'll do that on an episode. Yeah, most of them are not recouped. Pay attention, consumers. Yeah, and this is for everything, not just in real estate. This is literally everything.

SPEAKER_02 16:32

Okay, I got two more for real estate hot takes. Uh, group emails with 17 people are chaos. Yes. Yes. I've experienced this lately. Amen.

SPEAKER_00 16:41

And then somebody's gonna end up talking some mess, and somebody's gonna get caught on it. Yeah, and it's just rude and unnecessary.

SPEAKER_02 16:50

Either that, you get somebody who says something when they don't realize who all's on the email chain, or you get 27 thank yous that I don't need clouds. Oh, I don't need that. Receive, thank you. Thank you. Got it, thanks.

SPEAKER_04 17:05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 17:07

Okay, last one for real estate title hot takes. The calmest person in the transaction. The calmest person in the transaction is usually the title company because we've already seen everything that can go wrong. And heard it all before.

SPEAKER_00 17:20

Yes, agree a hundred percent.

SPEAKER_01 17:21

That's interesting.

SPEAKER_00 17:23

We've heard it all, we've seen it all, still stuff there's still new things, obviously, but we usually have solutions for uh any situation.

SPEAKER_01 17:34

Yeah, that's true, because we're like actively in the file, working on it, and then you know, a lot of times like the realtor they understand like what's it called? Like hypothetically what we do, but they don't they don't know what it is that takes place. So when we say, you know, like oh, I've called, I'm getting this, like they don't have the reassurance that we do. Yeah. Because we know what that implies and what that means. Like, they are still very much just like this isn't resolved. What do we do? How do we, you know?

SPEAKER_00 18:09

We are the authority in a real estate transaction. Yeah, we solve the problems, we transfer the title. We've got you. We are your people.

SPEAKER_02 18:18

Uh oh, social media hot takes. Ugh. How did I miss that?

SPEAKER_00 18:23

This will be fast.

SPEAKER_02 18:25

Okay, hot takes. Social media makes everyone feel behind. I believe that. I feel like social media makes people feel like they're behind.

SPEAKER_00 18:33

Or ahead.

SPEAKER_02 18:35

Okay. Okay, Miss Perfect.

SPEAKER_00 18:38

I was thinking like sometimes you see the same things. That's my point. That is my point. Like, sometimes you see the same things over and over. We had this conversation with the realtor beside us today about TikTok. He's like, He's stopping. He's like, listen, I still watch it, I'm still there. I feel like if they can look you up and they know where to find if you're doing your job properly, I'm not against social media for your businesses. But like, I'm just gonna be real. Sometimes you go on social media, or like the other day, I had a few friends, and I was like, you're missing out in life. Like you, if you're worried about this, you are missing out in life. Like it's taking too much energy. Like, I feel like if you're putting your information out there and you are like for your business, people know that you're there, they know where to find you. Yes, they relevant, but I feel like it's not always making you feel behind.

SPEAKER_01 19:37

Like I think it's I think if you're not paying attention to it, then you don't. Yeah. But if you're so focused on what your competitors are doing out there or whatever it is, that you can absolutely feel bad about yourself.

SPEAKER_00 19:52

Yeah, I think so too.

SPEAKER_01 19:53

Because you're gonna see them do something and then you're like, Oh, I haven't I didn't do that, or you know, whatever it is. And then some people are really good at social media, and some people are really good at doing their job, and it's not always the same people. That goes with your psyche. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 20:11

Um, okay, next hot take for social media. Everyone online is suddenly a life coach.

SPEAKER_00 20:16

God, yes.

SPEAKER_01 20:18

I don't scroll a whole lot. If I do, it's book related, so like, yeah, I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 20:23

Either, but when I am looking at something, I'm like, hi, ay, yay.

SPEAKER_01 20:30

Okay, now that I'm thinking about it, I I do see a lot of like those videos where it's like, okay, I really hate the ones where it's just someone standing there and they point up to whatever words they put on, and then they point down, and you have to read their stupid post and do not want to read it. Just do a video and tell me that people are. Yeah, they literally just stand there and they're like, hey, I'm pointing up, and now I'm pointing down. People literally it it people are feeling themselves. Like it is crazy. Now I'm ready for that trend to be over.

SPEAKER_02 21:02

I don't even know what that is. I don't either. And also, this speaking of not knowing what that is, um, I don't really completely understand what this is, so maybe I'm too old. I don't know. Soft life content is stressful.

SPEAKER_01 21:14

I don't know what that means.

SPEAKER_02 21:16

Soft life. Soft life. Um is that kind of like clean girl era?

SPEAKER_01 21:24

We're gonna skip that one. What is soft life?

SPEAKER_02 21:26

Oh, we're gonna ask.

SPEAKER_01 21:28

Soft life is a lifestyle that prioritizes ease, comfort, and emotional well-being over constant hustle, stress, and burnout. That doesn't show up on my scrolls, so I don't have the soft life.

SPEAKER_02 21:39

So that's saying soft life content is stressful to you, meaning you should be more zen.

SPEAKER_01 21:44

You should be more zen and you're not, so there's something wrong with you.

SPEAKER_00 21:47

It's freaking you out that you need to be more zen. Again, that's all in your psyche. And if you weren't on social media, you wouldn't have to worry about any of this. That's true. That is true. Let's just put that out there. Maybe soft, or if you're not active. On social media.

SPEAKER_01 22:01

I accidentally got into the part of social media where it's like goes to the Dollar Tree and it does the life hacks and it'll like look at these plastic bins and then they use the hot glue and they do all these things and then oh here's the thing. I'm like, that's so ugly. And like out of all the like however many items you had to buy to put it together and then the time, like you could have fought gone to Pop Shelf and bought that.

SPEAKER_00 22:25

Yeah, 100%.

SPEAKER_02 22:26

So okay, maybe content is stressful.

SPEAKER_00 22:33

Maybe we should move to the next segment. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 22:35

Let's stress us out. Oh, wait, wait, wait. Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is disappear offline for a while. 100%. Clearly. Clearly to take a break.

SPEAKER_02 22:45

I have a friend that's that does that periodically. And I guess I kind of do too. I'm not really on social media except for work and then whenever I was trying to advertise the 5K. So I feel like what are you gonna be stressed about?

SPEAKER_00 23:03

Yeah, I think we all are have healthy social media boundaries 100%.

SPEAKER_01 23:09

I've got the uh it's called brick. I think I've talked about this before, but it's a little magnet that goes we put it on our fridge, and when we brick our phone, it we've like set up a a like a name. So like if I want to evening relax, these are the apps that I want bricked. And and that means that I do not have access to that app. I can't do like a oh 15 minutes, you know, there's nothing. Like I can't, the only way to get back to that app is to walk downstairs, go to my fridge, and walk up to that little magnet and unbrick my phone. Wow. And it's really, really helpful. Yeah. You never just like, oh my god, and you're like stomping down the stairs and you're like, son of a and you're like no, if I suddenly don't have access to that app and I wanted it, I'm like, do I want to get up? Or do I wanna yeah, and I usually I would rather just not get up, and so I just don't go on that app.

SPEAKER_02 24:06

That's hilarious.

SPEAKER_00 24:07

Yeah, I have no problem putting my phone down and not looking at it. I just like I'm good at that. That's a skill. Yeah. Hold on to that.

SPEAKER_02 24:18

So I feel like the points being you can't run on stress forever. Forever.

SPEAKER_01 24:26

You cannot. No, you'll get sick from that. Yeah. I mean, you'll get an ulcer, you'll get high blood pressure, anxiety, anxiety, pain, attack. Yeah, neck pain. Oh, neck pain, oh, that was so bad during COVID.

SPEAKER_00 24:42

Exhaustion. Yeah, at some point you'll your body will be forced to slow down if you don't choose it for yourself. And you know it'll be at an inconvenient time.

SPEAKER_02 24:51

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 24:52

So you might as well just And then you're gonna feel guilty.

SPEAKER_00 24:55

Yeah, and then just like going into all this. I mean, when you think about what you want success to feel like, choose what you want and keep it going. Like people just need to pay attention to their minds and their bodies.

SPEAKER_02 25:12

Basically, nothing will rearrange your priorities faster than a health scare, which obviously we've been through that recently. Your own health or someone you love's health is more important than all the hustling.

SPEAKER_00 25:26

Yeah, I think that's the best takeaway from that conversation we just had.

SPEAKER_02 25:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 25:32

Nothing will put you in your place faster than a health scare.

SPEAKER_02 25:40

Um, okay. We're gonna do a rapid fire this or that to wrap it up, guys. Love these. Yes. Okay, so would you rather have a text or a phone call?

SPEAKER_01 25:51

Text.

SPEAKER_02 25:52

Audio message or absolutely not.

SPEAKER_01 25:55

Audio message. I don't like listening to anything on my phone because I never know when something bad's gonna come out and not have kids. So I would rather not have an audio message. Yeah. A lot of people don't love them.

SPEAKER_02 26:10

Yeah. I don't like them when I'm in the car, and because then it like messes with my Bluetooth and stops my music or my podcast or whatever. But um, but good for you. Keep going with your audio talk.

SPEAKER_00 26:23

Hey, they're they come across clearer than my voice text. Yeah, yeah, that's true.

SPEAKER_02 26:28

Uh okay. Networking event or staying home.

SPEAKER_00 26:32

Always I mean, it just depends.

SPEAKER_02 26:36

I love to stay home, but networking is important as well. I'm gonna let you guys both tackle that. Yeah. Stay home.

SPEAKER_00 26:43

We got you, babe.

SPEAKER_02 26:44

Oh, this one's funny. Inbox zero or chaos?

SPEAKER_00 26:47

I don't know anything about any of that.

SPEAKER_02 26:51

She doesn't know anything about the first two words, inbox zero.

SPEAKER_01 26:54

I'm loving my inbox is zero, but I honestly start thinking that the internet's down.

SPEAKER_02 27:00

That's hilarious. That's called anxiety.

SPEAKER_01 27:03

I'm training my inbox.

SPEAKER_02 27:06

Uh, okay.

SPEAKER_01 27:07

I do like our AI will like read the ones, like they're already read for the it's just like a thank you, and I don't have to reply. So I I don't see that that's a a new email, so that's less stressful for me. I'm out of office on always.

SPEAKER_00 27:20

Yeah. So, in all honesty, most people call or text me. Yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 27:25

Um, okay, planner or mental breakdown.

SPEAKER_00 27:29

I'm a planner.

SPEAKER_02 27:30

I mean, I feel like Don't even say you're a planner.

SPEAKER_00 27:34

I don't have to, but under the But I always have a plan A B C.

SPEAKER_02 27:38

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 27:39

Okay, yeah. I mean, I don't that's not great.

SPEAKER_02 27:42

I'm just thinking of you picking up and going to the beach like in the day before you're like, I don't know where I'm staying.

SPEAKER_00 27:46

Oh, 100%. Yeah, but you don't that doesn't get it.

SPEAKER_01 27:48

But then the same mental breakdown, I'm like, eh, it'll work out. I think you need to be if you're a planner, then you would have a mental breakdown if it happened. But those are Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 27:59

Um, I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 28:01

I don't We're gonna say we don't like that one.

SPEAKER_00 28:04

Yeah, that one's out.

SPEAKER_02 28:05

Um, okay, so early workout or late night productivity.

SPEAKER_00 28:09

God, it just depends on my day these days.

SPEAKER_01 28:12

I like both. I mean, working out in the morning is great, but that doesn't always work with your schedule.

SPEAKER_02 28:17

If I was going to work out, I think that I would do it more if I just got up and did it. Rather than going home.

SPEAKER_01 28:26

I've said that to myself so many times. When I've succeeded, never I like going right after work.

SPEAKER_00 28:33

Yeah, but I can't find yeah, right after work, if not early in the morning.

SPEAKER_02 28:37

Uh yeah, okay, next. So TikTok therapist or real therapist.

SPEAKER_01 28:42

You know, I look at them both as great options.

SPEAKER_00 28:46

Yeah. I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 28:48

Therapy is not uh I like when they just teach me about psychology. Yeah, right. I like watching those reels. I'm not sure.

SPEAKER_00 28:57

Not the ones where I have to read it. Our therapy industry, in my opinion, has a lot to be desired.

SPEAKER_02 29:03

I just scroll through TikTok until one of them validates my feelings. Oh yeah, you're good.

SPEAKER_00 29:08

I was right. Yeah, I was right.

SPEAKER_02 29:10

What do you mean?

SPEAKER_00 29:11

Making it work for you. I love it.

SPEAKER_02 29:13

So who needs a real therapist when you think you're always right? Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 29:16

It's not easy being right all the time.

SPEAKER_02 29:18

Um that's right. Group chat or mute immediately.

SPEAKER_00 29:23

Mute immediately. Oh god, yes. Oh man. I hate group chats.

SPEAKER_02 29:29

I'm in a group chat.

SPEAKER_01 29:30

I'm in several that are fine. I like group chats, but I don't want all the notifications. Correct. And I I've got one with my family, I've got one with my friend group, and I've got another one with my brunch bunch.

SPEAKER_02 29:44

Oh, brunch bunch.

SPEAKER_01 29:46

And I enjoy them, but they've got to be on mute, and then I catch up to like 20 texts. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 29:52

Okay, we gotta go. Um, I was just gonna say group chat because if I wasn't in the chat, it wouldn't be fun anymore.

SPEAKER_01 29:59

But that's true. That is true.

SPEAKER_02 30:02

Um signature quotes, cringe or professional.

SPEAKER_00 30:07

I say professional because nobody hates getting an email from someone and it doesn't have a name or a phone number.

SPEAKER_02 30:14

No, quotes on the Oh, quote.

SPEAKER_00 30:16

I thought blo I was thinking block. No. No, I think the criteria.

SPEAKER_02 30:20

Yeah like you know, it's like a picture of them and they're like, but it's a great day to have a few.

SPEAKER_00 30:25

I got that one wrong. Yeah. I think cringe too.

SPEAKER_02 30:27

I love cringe.

SPEAKER_00 30:29

I just need your name, your phone number, and your address, please.

SPEAKER_02 30:32

I just need you to respond to an email.

SPEAKER_00 30:34

Yeah. But like I don't need to know your favorite quote in life.

SPEAKER_02 30:38

No.

SPEAKER_00 30:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 30:39

Um, okay, working lunch. This one's funny. Working lunch or peaceful lunch alone.

SPEAKER_00 30:43

If we make it to a lunch, you can tell me your favorite quote.

SPEAKER_02 30:46

I haven't had lunch. Yeah, what time is it? 252 and no lunch. So yeah. Peaceful lunch poo. Uh for fun.

SPEAKER_00 30:55

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 30:56

Well, I hope that you guys have had as much fun as I have today. Being back at the mic. Yeah. What some some takeaways. Stop glorifying exhaustion.

SPEAKER_00 31:08

Yeah. Yeah. Um I don't know. I think honestly, some seasons are for building, some seasons are for for surviving. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 31:18

I hope it's not a season. I hope it was just the spec season.

SPEAKER_00 31:20

Yeah. Well, you know, even a few days is a season to me these days. Um, and I don't know, like, life gets better. When you stop glorifying exhaustion, did you just say that? Uh-huh. I agree.

SPEAKER_01 31:37

I think that's really good.

SPEAKER_02 31:38

Yeah. That's it. That's all I got. My stomach's girling. I gotta eat for lunch. Uh, but always remember, you have the right to choose your title company.

SPEAKER_00 31:47

You do have the right to choose your title company.

SPEAKER_02 31:49

I'm trying to do my shameless plugs at the end. Yes.

SPEAKER_01 31:51

So follow us. I feel like that's okay. I mean, they're listening to our podcast. It's okay if we pump ourselves up. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 31:57

I'm just hoping they don't hear my stomach girl through them.

SPEAKER_01 31:59

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 32:00

So don't forget you have the right to choose your title company. So choose us if you are and we are authority, title, and escrow. We are authority title and escrow.

SPEAKER_01 32:09

I don't think we say our company enough.

SPEAKER_00 32:11

Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky.

SPEAKER_02 32:14

Yeah, that's what I was gonna say. If they are doing real estate transactions in Tennessee, Alabama, or Kentucky, choose authority. And you get to talk to us. We've got you.

SPEAKER_00 32:25

Again, we are your people.

SPEAKER_02 32:29

And follow us on Instagram, Facebook at authority title and escrow or creative.closers. And we will see you next time. Bye.

SPEAKER_01 32:39

Bye.

SPEAKER_00 32:40

Bye guys. Bye.

SPEAKER_01 32:48

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SPEAKER_00 32:53

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