/ by Don Connelly / Best Practices / 0 comments
I’ve already written about self-sabotaging behaviors, and how to avoid them. But today, I’d like to address the flip side of the coin: How you can actively develop and maintain a winner’s mindset.
I’ve known many hugely successful advisors in my time. And they all have certain traits in common:
– They take a proactive approach to time management;
– They don’t make excuses for themselves. Instead, they take on and eliminate or bypass obstacles;
– They surround themselves with positive influences and accountability partners;
– They constantly expose themselves to positive messages and ideas.
– They get help when they need it.
So here are five things you can do to help develop that winner’s mindset – and sustain it over time.
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Working Mostly Online in a Post-pandemic World Is Especially Hard on New Advisors
/ by Diana Marinova / Best Practices, Connelly Corner / 0 comments
This turbulent year is almost over and looking back, we see a few clear trends of topics that interested Financial Advisors the most on our blog during 2020. We’d like to share some of them with you now, in case you missed them the first time around.
Here are the first three topics most requested and read by our community of financial professionals in 2020.
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5 Steps to Create and Sustain a Winner’s Mindset
/ by Don Connelly / Best Practices / 0 comments
I’ve already written about self-sabotaging behaviors, and how to avoid them. But today, I’d like to address the flip side of the coin: How you can actively develop and maintain a winner’s mindset.
I’ve known many hugely successful advisors in my time. And they all have certain traits in common:
– They take a proactive approach to time management;
– They don’t make excuses for themselves. Instead, they take on and eliminate or bypass obstacles;
– They surround themselves with positive influences and accountability partners;
– They constantly expose themselves to positive messages and ideas.
– They get help when they need it.
So here are five things you can do to help develop that winner’s mindset – and sustain it over time.
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11 Must-Have First-Year Financial Advisor Goals
/ by Don Connelly / Best Practices / 0 comments
It’s tough making it through your first year in the financial advisor business. It’s going to be even tougher without some specific goals to give you focus. If you set goals though, you’ll have some framework for deciding how to manage your time and money.
Your first=year financial advisor goals should be as specific as possible – so you know when you’ve achieved them. And write them down: People who write down their goals are 33% more successful at attaining them than people who keep their goals in their heads.
Here are some of the most important objectives for your first year as a financial advisor.
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