Everyone knows the idiom “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” It has been used for decades by anyone looking to dish out advice. Of all the sayings this one rings as true as any. “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” We like to think that what we know matters,…
Category: Success Concepts
What is More Valuable? Time or Money?
Technology, apps, social media, fast travel, instant communication. These are all things that have become easily accessible for nearly the whole world. 100 years ago some of these things did not exist and if they did they were nothing like they are today. These advancements are all intended to make life easier by allowing us…
Get up Every Day and Compete
A secondary and not overtly stated goal of The Friday Rally is to eventually have enough posts in the archives to pull together a book in the future. A book for new advisors to utilize to build their careers. This resource will take many years to crystalize as we need to develop our careers first to…
Keystone Habits
Developing habits is of extreme interest to me. I believe that if a person can develop positive habits that help push them towards their goals, then they will achieve those goals someday. The difficult part is deciding what habits are the right ones, and avoiding the destructive ones. It is important to be intentional with…
Guaranteed Success
To be successful in your career you have to do a lot of things. Things like servicing your clients. Obtaining and utilizing knowledge to benefit you and your clients. And of course, gaining new business. These are the aspects of a career that have to be done. However these actions can turn into just another familiar action and maybe…
Tea, Coffee, and Becoming a Center of Influence
I recently shared that I was at a chamber of commerce event at World of Beer. At that event I had met many people and struck up a particularly good conversation. You can get caught up from the first post here. So, to continue the story, I has asked Jeff if he would be open to talking…