In my last article, I described the three kinds of people that prepare for a race – whether in life or in sport. I realized that while I may have certain qualities from each of the three types, I learned what it really takes to succeed at a challenge may be totally different. Last weekend I took part in the 7 Emirates Cycle Challenge organized by The First Group.…
I’ve been an aspiring athlete for 3-4 years now. And a big part of that involves me preparing for races, whether they are runs, swims, or bike rides. When my fitness and business transformation began at the age of 34, my outlook towards my body and business goals was nothing short of a race. Starting from ground zero, I definitely had a long way to go. And in having participated in these…
As life insurance advisors, we’re called on field as the most valuable player when a client of ours passes away- to show up with the cheque for the dependents, no matter what. In the lifecycle of serving a client, this is really one of the most crucial moments. And different advisors have their own philosophy around how they deal with the claims settlement process. You could either only do what’s…
I believe there is always room, especially when humans are involved, for some level of errors to take place. Now the reality of the matter is, in the real world it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to go through life without screwing up. I’ve been in the life insurance and financial services business for the last 21 years and of course, there are…
What if you could execute on one project, one client, one deal that will singularly carry you to your breakeven or profit point? What if I told you that instead of working on ten separate accounts, handling ten client relations, you could manage one large account that brings in the collective revenue of those 10? We did it; we hit…
I know everyone is talking about how much the world has changed in the last few weeks. It has, but we’ve been in the tumult of a change and uncertainty for a while now. Economies and businesses have been seeing declining numbers for the last year, or more, certain asset classes have been performing poorly, leverages held by banks on…
