Advice for Advisors

The Integration Sweet Spot May 17, 2023

We all need to stop trying to find a balance between work and home. You think by mastering this so-c...

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It's Okay to Stop Apr 30, 2023

On Saturday, after an extremely busy work week of client meetings followed by evening events, all I ...

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Counting Up & Counting Down Mar 16, 2023

Did you happen to have an advent calendar as a kid? The kind where you’d open one window each day, k...

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Truly Assessing Risk Feb 24, 2023

A couple of years ago, a local Air Force Base hosted an air show. Our friends-- big aviation fans-- ...

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That's So Fetch Feb 12, 2023

My son Charlie sent me a text letting me know about an exciting thing that happened to him at work t...

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The Year Ahead Jan 25, 2023

On New Year’s Day, I opened up a new box of colored pencils. I listened to the sharpener grinding th...

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No Plan B Jan 11, 2023

I was interviewing for the position of financial advisor. It was 1996. I was excited as well as nerv...

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I Am Not the Kind of Person Who Does That Jan 03, 2023

“I think you need a daily meditation practice.” This was the advice my friend Jeff gave me four

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Divide by Ten Dec 01, 2022

At the end of the year, I had a wrap-up meeting with the financial advisors I coach. Each of them is...

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Feedback is a Gift Nov 16, 2022

“Feedback is a gift.” That’s what I learned from a coach I worked with many years ago. And to put th...

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Give Them Hope Nov 01, 2022

When I was a brand-new financial advisor, I got paid twice a month with a paper check. I...

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What’s Your Walk-Out Jam? Oct 21, 2022

Picture the scene: You’ve just had your best year ever in your business. Tonight you are being honor...

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