Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-29
January 29, 2012 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Winter blues are like The Plateauing Out Syndrome, when strong successful advisors get to a point when they say “is this all there is?” # Make deposits in your team’s emotional bank accounts; acknowledge the good work they do on a regular basis. # Congratulations to Laura Reilly for creating the opportunity for me to [...]
January 2012 E-Newsletter Plan · Practice · Profit – How To Beat The Winter Advisor Blues
January 25, 2012 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Read the latest Leading Advisor E-Newsletter: How To Beat The Winter Advisor Blues
Demonstrating By Example To Show How To Ask For A Referral
January 23, 2012 by Simon · Leave a Comment
I received the following excerpt of a message from one of my clients and I have included my reply as a demonstration of how to ask for a referral. Dear Simon, Thank you for the clarification. That really helps. I spent the afternoon listening to the coaching conversation recorded with you last week. Thank you [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22
January 22, 2012 by Simon · Leave a Comment
If I don’t challenge my clients for accountability then my client will not hold their team accountable in kind # Make a list of the center of influence / strategic partners that you’re going to develop relationships with in 2012 # One of the big reasons that one gets emotional when they lose a sale [...]
What Labels & Words Do You Trivialize The Meaning Of?
January 20, 2012 by Simon · Leave a Comment
We all have heard the labels / words of business plan, delegation and time management so often that we trivialize them to the point where we have said them so many times that they no longer have any meaning.
Working With A Coach Requires The Following Adult Behaviors
January 18, 2012 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Blocks out time to complete assignments in advance of their coaching call. Completes requested assignments on time. Replies to e-mails within a reasonable amount of time. Arrives on time for appointments. Doesn’t blame the coaching program to justify their inaction. Doesn’t blame their associates, company and suppliers. Doesn’t make excuses. The adult behaviors that one [...]
D+D+S+T+T+A+G+L= Space To Attract
January 16, 2012 by Simon · Leave a Comment
The above formula, D+D+S+T+T+A+G+L, is an abbreviation for Deanne + Delegation + Systems + Technology + Team + Audio Acrobat + GoToMeeting + LogMeIn = Space To Attract new ideas and opportunities. I’m feeling like I’ve got some additional peace of mind and the space to attract new ideas and opportunities after creating a new [...]
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Dates for 2012 TBA - stay tuned!
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- The Book Of Air And Shadows: A Novel by Michael Gruber
Current books:
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The Brave: A Novel by Nicholas Evans
Recent books:
- The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
- The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Zafon
- The Outlander by Gil Adamson
- The Book Of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
