Life Insurance Lessons Learned From Past Economic Downturns
April 30, 2009 by Simon · Leave a Comment
I’m writing a presentation on this subject. The Six Degrees Of Life Insurance Connection.
Does anyone have any ideas, insights or wisdom that they can share about what they have learned from their experience in past economic downturns as it relates to life insurance sales?
Thanks for your help.
Health Is A State Of Mind
April 30, 2009 by Simon · Leave a Comment
I’ve coined the phrase Health Is A State Of Mind off of my good friend Robert Gignac’s book, Wealth Is A State Of Mind.
As if we haven’t been hammered by enough Gloomageddon, now the slumbering masses are going to be pounded by another fear worrying if the person next to them is going to sneeze.
I’m [...]
Using Our Own Hiring System To Hire An Assistant
April 29, 2009 by Simon · Leave a Comment
I flew to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Tuesday evening to speak on Wednesday at the;
Advocis North Central Saskatchewan Chapter
Spring Professional Development Day
Wednesday April 29, 2009
The Willows Golf & Country ClubÂ
We are in the process of hiring an Administrative Assistant and we are using the same hiring system that we use when we are working with our [...]
The Think Big Manifesto
April 28, 2009 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Yesterday’s blog about general financial advisors needing to reinvent and brand themselves was right on the heels of Michael Port’s release of The Think Big Manifesto: Think You Can’t Change Your Life (and the World)? Think Again and the resurgence of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.
General financial advisors without a niche are akin to one group [...]
General Financial Advisors
April 27, 2009 by Simon · Leave a Comment
General Motors kill off of Pontiac was writing on the wall and Buick should go along with Pontiac and Oldsmobile making far better sense to focus on the higher end brand of Cadillac and the lower end brand of Chevrolet.
General Motors was just far too General having far too many brands and products.
That’s the way [...]
Practice With Purpose
April 24, 2009 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Whew! What a week! Time to Practice With Purpose on my end.
Valleys – practicing without purpose, complaining about what could have been
Plateaus – practicing with purpose, practicing along the way
Peaks – practicing with purpose, celebrating before going onto the next peak
On top of a full coaching week, I managed to stretch my comfort zone and [...]
What Were My Expectations?
April 23, 2009 by Simon · Leave a Comment
The Compassionate Advisor financial advisor speaking presentation is in the books having completed my first version of this presentation to The Independent Financial Brokers Summit in Calgary on April 22nd.
As I write this, I feel like I should label this blog The Honest “Leading” Advisor.
How am I feeling?
Complete in that it had to be done.
Confirmed [...]












