The Dark Side of Referrals for Successful Financial Advisors
Yes, I admit it. That is totally, 100% a Star Wars reference. However, there really is a dark side to referrals, especially as you become more successful. Short answer: Time…
Bucket List: Experiences Matter More
Tomorrow is going to be epic. I imagine most of you are familiar with the expression: bucket list. One of the items on mine has always been to fly fish…
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How to Reduce Frustration with Centers of Influence as an Elite Financial Advisor
Can I get an Amen?!? I know how it feels as an elite financial advisor that is referring to other professionals, the one’s our managers and trainers told us were…
Pulling Back The Curtains On How I Use My Own Referral System
Believe it or not, I use my own referral system. Yes, what I wrote about in my latest book is actually what I do for my self. Of course, everything…
How deep are the roots of your network?
There seem to be two different ‘camps’ when it comes to #networking and #referrals: The ‘wider is better’ technique people and the ‘go deeper’ camp that I am firmly a…
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Business Models and Broker/Dealers: Sometimes the Grass is Greener and Sometimes it is Most Definitely Not
Do you know your business model? Seriously, I am not talking about your comp/payout here. How do you drive EBITDA and enterprise value in your business (if it's not written…
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The Ascending Power of Referrals for Financial Advisors in an AI World
From Seth Godin’s “Spam 3.0” blog: The rise of AI has many implications to all of us. For those, like myself and I hope you, that love doing business directly…
5 Reasons You Always Need A Beginners Mindset With Referrals
As many long time readers/followers will already know, I am slightly obsessed and passionate about #flyfishing and #referrals. While these two areas of my life don’t always overlap, today’s blog…
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What Would You Do If?! Health Scare and the Power of Relationships
If you follow me regularly on LinkedIn, you might have noticed a post I did a week ago about a health scare I had. In short, after a hard week…
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The Road Less Traveled: Next Level Secrets for Powerful COI Relationships
Robert Frost has a famous poem called ‘The Road Not Taken’ in which he describes a fork in a road in the woods and how one side is clearly more…