The Underdog Advantage: How Imperfection Can Propel You Forward
Loan Officer Freedom
Carl White
5 • 743 Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast in the country for loan officers, hosted by Carl White.
In this episode, your host, Carl White shares a personal story about overcoming a childhood speech impediment and the pivotal moment that changed his life—his ability to say his friend's name, Rory.
He reflects on the importance of perseverance, mentorship, and taking uncomfortable actions to break through barriers in both personal and professional life.
Join Carl and Kristin as they challenge listeners to identify their own "Rory moments" and take that first step towards growth, reminding us that imperfection can be a powerful catalyst for success.
Don't miss the call to action at the end, where Kristen shares a powerful message that could change your perspective!
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| 0:00.0 | So, yeah, so I don't know if I'd, so I don't know if I'd, so I posted it on Facebook, I don't know, a couple days ago, I guess now. |
| 0:18.0 | And I had never in my life shared this story like with anybody, |
| 0:22.5 | including my, it's, it's kind of a painful, it's kind of a painful memory at some level. So, |
| 0:29.2 | all right, so here's the thing. So, so when I was a wee lad, I had speech impediment. And I couldn't talk like the other kids. And |
| 0:43.4 | honestly, I was, as you can probably tell, I was really embarrassed about this. And every week, |
| 0:51.9 | when I was going to school, I'd get pulled out of class and taken to this little |
| 0:58.6 | room where this, I'll never forget this lady, very kind, very patient teacher, like a special, |
| 1:06.8 | I guess, I don't know. |
| 1:08.3 | Speech therapist, something. |
| 1:09.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:10.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:10.8 | Uh-huh. |
| 1:11.5 | And she would sit with me and help me learn how to speak. |
| 1:15.6 | So this is like first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth grade, if I remember. |
| 1:21.7 | So for four years, I'd see this, uh, this lady had the patience of Job and, uh, and should |
| 1:26.8 | use flashcards, frankly encouragement and just |
| 1:31.6 | kept showing up for me and but I had to tell you what really so I and I wanted to I don't know |
| 1:37.2 | get her approval or whatever right and and up for all the right reasons but but what really got me |
| 1:42.8 | like really like the the the main driving force on |
| 1:46.2 | this with me was a friend of mine and his name was Rory. Now, here's the thing. I couldn't say his name. |
| 1:54.2 | I don't think that's a hard name to say. Give yourself a little bit of credit. Rory's a hard name to say |
| 1:58.0 | anyway. Well, I couldn't say it. And so I had a trouble with a couple |
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