The Accelerator Blog

Trying something new, an accountability report.

They say the fear of failure is a good way to hold yourself accountable by sharing your goals/progress publicly, so let's give this a shot.

Numbers...

"A plan is not a strategy"

Saw that quote in a LinkedIn post last week and thought it was too good not to share.

A plan is WHAT you want to accomplish.

A strategy is HOW you get there. Planning,...

Habits > goals

Habits represent your daily actions, and goals represent the end result.

For example...

Habit: Send 50 LinkedIn Invites every single day to ideal prospects
Goal: Get 15 Intro calls...

You really aren't "too busy".

You're just not good at:

• Learning to say "no"
• Delegating work to someone else
• Using technology to automate some of your tasks
• Time...

An assistant can help Financial Advisors with...

• Responding to your LinkedIn DMs
• Scheduling meetings to your calendar with ideal prospects
• Adding ideal prospects to your...

"Can we wait until the new year to get started?"

No. We can't.

If your prospects really want to change their life for the better, most of them should start NOW, not in 2-3 months.

Why? Because most...

People in sales - let's give some GRACE to each other.

- Let's be less harsh when someone else is prospecting us

- Let's only schedule meetings with people trying to prospect us if we're actually...

And there goes another one.

Another Financial Advisor leaving the industry.

Month by month, I find myself mid-conversation with a financial professional, and one tells me:

"Business is going great!"

...

Ever heard this from your prospect?

"How about you follow up with me in 30 days?"

...uh... how about no? That's 8% of an entire year

Next time a prospect asks you to follow up in 30 days, push back a...

I'm gonna switch up my demeanor today.

I talk A LOT about taking personal responsibility & being accountable, but today, I want to discuss a concerning topic.

The topic is: Insecurity &...