Dollars and Sensibility with Tom Stone
Jul 23, 2026 · 35 min · 13 segments
In this episode Tom and Brandon talk about problem solving - something we all have to do every day. We talk making decisions while also dealing with fear, especially when it comes to business and real…
So today's title, if I may actually out of the eight say what this is going to be, it's how do I solve my problems? How does one solve problems? And one of the soft skills that's established from business owners, entrepreneurs is a problem solver.
And I don't know that there's any one specific defined way, though there's probably a style of how to solve problems.
And again, usually, always, actually, these topics come up as we work throughout our week and look at, and again, never once is there a judgmental thing, but it is interesting to watch people as they decide how to solve their problems.
I want to talk about maybe how you do it, how I do it, how we do it, and how we've seen it happen.
So let me give you one side that I've seen, okay? See if you relate to this at all.
Now, what kind of problem are we talking about? Well, in our world, we're talking about usually some big, big decisions, big problems, you could say, which is I want to buy a house.
And I do have to admit that Our little world, our mortgage world, really encompasses a whole lot of life.
I mean, you're talking about this is, if you're in a relationship, it's what you both agree on, how you look at things.
Has to do with your money, right? Has to do with your money and where you're going to live for the next whatever.
And so even though, like, even though I picked a topic about it, this particular area and place that we live and do our jobs is seemingly all encompassing of problems.
So today's title, if I may actually out of the eight say what this is going to be, it's how do I solve my problems? How does one solve problems? And one of the soft skills that's established from business owners, entrepreneurs is a problem solver.
And I don't know that there's any one specific defined way, though there's probably a style of how to solve problems.
And again, usually, always, actually, these topics come up as we work throughout our week and look at, and again, never once is there a judgmental thing, but it is interesting to watch people as they decide how to solve their problems.
I want to talk about maybe how you do it, how I do it, how we do it, and how we've seen it happen.
So let me give you one side that I've seen, okay? See if you relate to this at all.
Now, what kind of problem are we talking about? Well, in our world, we're talking about usually some big, big decisions, big problems, you could say, which is I want to buy a house.
And I do have to admit that Our little world, our mortgage world, really encompasses a whole lot of life.
I mean, you're talking about this is, if you're in a relationship, it's what you both agree on, how you look at things.
Has to do with your money, right? Has to do with your money and where you're going to live for the next whatever.
And so even though, like, even though I picked a topic about it, this particular area and place that we live and do our jobs is seemingly all encompassing of problems.
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