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Drop the Shame. Play a Game

  I’ve lost count of how many times a financial advisor has looked at me with exhausted, shame-filled eyes and said some version of this: ...
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You’re Not Losing Clients. You’re Losing Hours.

  You’ve just spent 90 minutes with a couple who seemed genuinely interested in working with you. Then one of these things happened: You found ...
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They’ll Refer You Because They WANT To

Anita’s hands were visibly shaking as she talked about preparing for her next client review meeting. A successful advisor in her mid-thirties, she wasn’t happy ...
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STOP THE NOISE!

  You didn’t build your financial or insurance business to drown in busy work. Remember the vision you had when you started? Meaningful conversations with ...
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The Story That Makes Prospects Want to Work With You

  You have seven seconds. That’s how long it takes for a prospect to form their “trust verdict” about you. Seven seconds to decide whether ...
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The Introduction That Changed Everything

  Picture this: a brand-new solo attorney sitting in a coffee shop at 9:15 AM because he’s already burned through his entire caseload for the ...
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Ask Great Questions and Use the Answers to Win Clients

In the world of financial advising and life insurance sales, success doesn’t come from having a powerful pitch or a slick presentation. It comes from ...
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Why I Wrote ‘The High Diving Board’—and What It Taught Me About Advisor Plateaus

  I wrote The High Diving Board after a series of near-death experiences—moments that forced me to look hard at my life and ask, “Why ...
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Stop Being The Best Kept Secret

  In their classic marketing book The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, Al Ries and Jack Trout declared:  “Be first. If you can’t be first, create ...
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