Personal Development

March Madness

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Are You REALLY Committed to Being a Champion?

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Taking Real Time Out Can Boost Productivity And Satisfaction

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As Americans, we tend to think that pushing ourselves constantly to work harder and even smarter is the best road to success. Today’s connectivity assures we have access to offices and clients whenever and wherever we are…even if we are on vacation. Advisor burnout is not a popular topic for discussion. Yet it is a reality and advisors who pay attention to their need for a real break from their impossibly busy routines may boost their productivity, their ability to pick up on client needs, and their creativity.   Distractions are constant companions and the mental stress o

Partnering, Merging, Succession, And Other Business Deals--Including Serving Clients; Making All Your Work With People More Fulfilling And Successful

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  Win-win relationships are a requirement of business success. The more you chase after ways to be generous in business, the more you will find success. This has been said many times before. But do you really try to do it?

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Loving What You Do, How You Do It, Who You Do It For: A Way For Financial Advisors To Achieve Real Success

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Inspiration often comes from the strangest places. As I sat at my computer and tried to come up with a topic for today’s post, I noticed Tina Turner’s What’s Love Got To Do With It? playing softly in the background on Pandora. And then it hit me. I realized I had to tell you what love has to do with what you do for a living as a financial advisor.

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Steve Jobs: The Do and Don't Lessons of an Insanely Great Wizard

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"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."  Steve Jobs -- June, 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

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