After a recent webinar, Ben, an advisor who has been in the business for more than 20 years, asked me, “What do you do when you hear those dreaded words—“Let me think about it…” “What do you do now when someone says that to you?” I asked him. “My usual response,” he replied, “is something like, ‘Sure,

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We’re all faced with the terror brought on by the coronavirus and the inability to meet with clients and prospects in person, coupled with the fears of a significant recession. These challenges certainly make it difficult to retain clients, and the idea of bringing new clients may seem like climbing Mt. Everest.   But, ironically,

While some advisors are telling me that they have time on their hands that they did not have before March of this year, many are telling me just the opposite–that they’re busier than ever.  Now that so many of us are working from home, it’s even more important to take time for yourself! I recently

According to Canadian management consultant, Grant Hicks, “75% of advisors have never defined their ideal clients.” In a recently published article, Hicks goes on to say that the advisors who do focus on their ideal clients grow their practice by 17% or more annually. Your business should be running on systems and processes that work

“It’s the disaster everyone has been predicting for years,” Bob, an advisor in Ann Arbor, Michigan, told me during our online coaching session.  “My income is going to be down and who knows how many clients I’m going to lose,” he continued. In California, Rick, one of my clients who has been advising against investing

The death of Kobe Bryant at 41 in that helicopter crash was a tragedy. He was someone to be admired in so many ways and from whom advisors can learn a lot. Just hours before Bryant’s death, LeBron James had remarked to a reporter that he, LeBron, had been inspired by Bryant’s work ethic throughout

A while ago, I dropped into a well-known department store to buy a blue shirt. There was a good selection in my size and they were more or less in order on the shelves and in the bins. I found a shirt in my size. The sales assistant was friendly and professional. She told me