WELCOME...to our new motivating moment. I hope you enjoy the thoughts and ideas included.

My personal goal is to keep you informed of critical and not so critical news. This newsletter is filled with good ideas for increasing your sales opportunities.

I hope you will take the time to share any future topics you have an interest in.

Joe Stiles

January is the time of the year to set new goals, reflect on previous goals & accomplishments and give thanks for our blessing of the previous year.

Be sure to take that special quiet time to reflect and plan for your success and special recognition.

The first of the series is on Wednesday 01-24-07 at 7:15 AM in the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital at 921 Gessner

BUSINESS OVER BREAKFAST 2007 CALENDAR

JANUARY

Divine Intervention in our careers - a gift from above

Kenneth Levingston – Pastor, First Methodist- Westchase (It’s all about communication – when to speak and when to listen)

FEBRUARY

Dress for Success - Atire to Inspire

Tariq Jilanic, Joseph A. Bank, Clothier (The way we dress determines the way we are perceived)

MARCH

Stand Up to Stand Out - the image of our communication

Linda Stiles, Stiles & Associates (The tongue is our strongest muscle – how we use it determines our impact)

APRIL

Networking Workshop - hands-on practice, practice, practice (Putting everything together to help us grow)

RSVP to www.hwcoc.org

From the book Networking with the Affluent by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley:

1. Seek a mentor that will guide you.
2. Give of yourself through community involvement.
3. Write and speak to trade associations
4. Serve as a resource for information so people will seek your counsel
5. Be persistant

Being a BIG fan of Jeffrey Gitomer, I read one of his latest books titled The Little Black Book of Connections. I found the book an easy and quick read and more than valuable to make margin notes and re-read several of the chapters.

I urge each and everyone to purchase this valuable book for their library.

When you need a mortgage banker that works as hard as you do, let me introduce you to MORTGAGE FINANCING WITH...STILE

Are you looking for new new business development opportunities? Be sure to ask me about the Lunch & Learn Program and how it benefit you, directly.

• www.joestiles.com

• Soaring with the Eagles vs. Pecking with the Chickens
• Referring a Referral - where to find the "best" referral sources
• Your 30 Seconds of Fame - Mastering Your Elevator Speech

JOE STILES has over 20 years mortgage experience and lives in West Houston with his wife, Linda, a dynamic professional speaker and communications trainer (www.lindastiles.com). Joe earned a BBA degree in Marketing from the University of Houston/Downtown, where he was awarded membership in the Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies. Joe is also a graduate of the School of Mortgage Banking at Northwestern University. Joe remains active in the Houston community through Second Baptist Church and numerous civic organizations.

Joe frequently speaks at many Houston-area organizations and at local firms on Credit Scores, stolen IDs - Prevention & Cure and several other funny and motivating topics.

Network Funding is a Houston, TX based mortgage banking firm that has 160 branches in 32 states.