You Can’t Conduct an Orchestra Over Email
If you read last week’s post, “You Don’t Have a Growth Problem. You Have a Role Problem”, this is the part that makes some people uncomfortable. Because once you see…
Navigating Sales in an AI-Driven Marketplace: The Power of Referrals
Let’s be honest. None of us really knows how sales will evolve as artificial intelligence becomes part of everything we do. We don’t know which algorithms will decide which advisors,…
The Dichotomy of Sales as an Owner
After finally catching up on sleep, there’s a fresh sense of clarity and readiness this morning. Let’s get straight to what matters most for owners of professional services firms, whether…
Mastering Ideal Client Acquisition for Owners of Professional Services Firms
Ideal client acquisition is the only sustainable growth path for serious professional advisors. Let’s be honest…you are already successful and for you to personally invest time in business development it…
The Importance of Continuous Prospecting in Professional Services
Every advisor learns this lesson eventually, some the hard way. Recently, I relearned it myself. For several months, I’d been holding a spot for a potential client. We went back…
Authenticity in Faith and Public Discourse
How long are you going to fake it? And do you really think it’s working? I don’t think I’m all that different from most people on social media, torn between…
The Synergy of Disciple-Making and Referrals
One of the biggest challenges I see, whether in the church or in the business world, is the tendency to settle for addition when what we need is multiplication. Yesterday,…
The #1 Reason Referrals are the best: Skipping to the Front of the Line In The Sales Process
Every professional advisor I know wants the same thing: quality conversations with the right people at the right time. The problem? Most of us end up meeting prospects late in…
The Difference Between a Referral Partner and an Evangelist
In my Can I Borrow Your Car methodology, we explore the trust and responsibility behind every referral. When you lend someone your car, you aren’t just giving them transportation—you’re putting…
Stop Hiding Behind Email: The Real Secret to High-Value Referral Meetings
A client recently asked me how to set up a meeting with a key center of influence—a referral source who could truly move the needle for their business. Like many…
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