Professional Education pays big dividends.

17

Dec

What is Your Professional Education Worth?

The only way to keep growing as a person and as a financial advisor is to continue your professional education. Recently, I’ve received several comments about the cost of professional education products. Most of their messages can be encapsulated into: “Gee, all of this stuff is expensive. I can’t afford to spend so much.” I even had […]

Success is never a straight line

16

Dec

 Success Is Never a Straight Line

With 37 years in business, I feel old! In my day-to-day conversations with business owners generating as little as $6,000 a month and as much as $1,000,000-plus per year, I’m continually reminded of both my arbitrary line to the target and the typically tumultuous line to the top for most successful business people. Success is never a[…]

Never stop learning. Continuing education matters for financial advisors.

15

Dec

Never Stop Learning

Continuing education doesn’t have to be formal to be effective. As people and as financial advisors, we should never stop learning. No matter how much you know, there’s always more to learn. How many non-fiction books have you read this year? Do you take notes when you read? Or re-read a book 2, 3, 5 or 10[…]