When Daryl Wizelman wanted to move the headquarters of his mortgage firm from Tarzana to Woodland Hills in 2005, his business partner Randy Levine opposed the idea.

Did they use some sophisticated scoring system or dispute resolution process to decide where to put their company? Nope. They played rock-paper-scissors, best of three.

That may seem like a casual way to make a $7 million commitment. But that’s how they had decided to settle any differences.

“My partner and I looked for ways to settle disputes that was fair but binding, and we felt like rock-paper-scissors, the best of three, would decide the case.”

Wizelman, 44, ran the company, called United Pacific Mortgage, for 17 years. At its peak, it employed more than 550 and did about $3 billion in loan volume annually. But after the move, things didn’t go well. The company was purchase by Countrywide, which shut it down in 2007. Wizelman was hospitalized.

“I went into a depression,” Wizelman said. “I had no job and I was young.”

But he turned his life lessons into a new career. He launched a motivational speaking company, Calabasas-based Heart Leader Inc., and began contracting with companies. Clients also include athletes, such as volleyball player Kerri Walsh. He coaches them on personal growth, business management and customer relations.

Wizelman’s also written a book about his experiences, “Heart Leader: A Personal Journey to the Heart of Business and Life,” which is scheduled to hit store shelves next month.

And when it comes to disputes – he counsels his new clients to practice the rock-paper-scissors method.

“No bragging if you win, and no crying if you lose,” he said. “The method is fast, decisive, free and fair.

“I highly recommend it. And I taught my children to resolve disputes that way.”