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How to Cold-Call Like the Pope
Although the subject line is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, this accompanying story is decidedly not. Anna Romano is a 35-year-old Italian shop worker from Arezzo who...
Financial Advisors! It Starts Today…12 Significant Weeks
One of the qualities and skills of the best financial advisors is the ability to discern hype from truth. All day long, you are inundated with promotions, pronouncements...
Financial Advisors and Troglodytes: Free Yourself from Your Cave
(The following post was authored by ClientWise coach, Mitch York.) One of the habits that financial advisors, even very successful ones, can fall prey to is the tendency...
How Financial Advisors Build a Powerful Vision Narrative
Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. put forth his vision for the future, with his “I Have a Dream” speech. Regarded as the top political speech of the 20th...
How Financial Advisors Can Channel Their Inner Usain Bolt
Ok…it’s kinda cheesy using the Usain Bolt simile. But, the man is fast! Best-named sprinter ever too.
Financial Advisor Coaching: Are You Ready?
There’s a thoughtful post in a recent Harvard Business Review by Steven Berglas, PhD, Get the Most Out of Executive Coaching He highlights three considerations that...
Nothing Left Unsaid: The Value of the Legacy Letter
[The following guest post is authored by Michelle Weilert, a professional writer of stage and screen, who is also the creator of Legacy Letters,...
9 Insights for an Exceptional Conference Experience
For financial advisors, attending conferences can be a great opportunity to grow, learn, and connect. But they are what you make of them. Here are 9 observations that...
August Is the Time to Dial Up Your Financial Advisor Business Plan
Attention: All financial advisors. We are fast approaching your most important 12 weeks of the year from a business and marketing perspective.
6 Steps to Asking for Advice from People Busier Than You
“No man is an island” was originally a meditation by the English poet/priest/barrister, John Donne (1572-1631). In 1964, it was also a hit song by The Lettermen. The...
Is Blogging for You?—3 Questions to Help You Decide
This is a guest post from Susan Weiner, CFA, and author of the new book Financial Blogging: How to Write Powerful Posts That Attract Clients. Blogging is great for...