Schedule vacations like appointments
Karl John Krokosinski no longer has children living at home. But the 36-year MDRT member from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, still operates like he did when his five kids were still...
Tag Archives: whole person
Putting personality and truth in your out-of-office auto-reply
When going on vacation, most people just prepare a generic out-of-office email response, something to the effect of, “Thank you for your message. I will be out of the office...
Helping the whole family unplug
A team of people with different skills has a lot of work to do in a short period of time. This may apply to your business. But it also may...
Work-life balance that benefits the whole family
Before discovering the Whole Person concept through MDRT, Adrian Enrique Orozco Silva did not exercise. Ever. He made the usual excuses: He didn’t have time. Not now, at least. He had...
Go-go before you can no-go
A lot of people keep lists on their refrigerator. Groceries to buy, or chores to do. For Robert W. Waddell, RICP, and his wife, the list contains locations where they want...
5 simple ways to embrace work-life balance
It’s no surprise that Satish Sharma does a good job of maintaining work-life balance. In fact, on a recent speaking assignment with financial services professionals in the Philippines he spoke...
Make sure clients understand your priorities
Adrian George, CFP, TEP, has service standards at his practice. That means returning phone calls within two hours and emails within four hours. He reserves two evenings per week for...
The chance to make a difference in your community
By Caroline Kheng, ChFC Carol Kheng and Matt Parker, The Exodus Road CEO At the 2018 MDRT Annual Meeting, MDRT members raised $252,000 for The Exodus Road, an organization...
Riding away from stress
Ten years ago, Christopher Lim Geok Meng, ChFC, CLU, knew he needed to find a way to break out of an overworked routine. With national parks and seaside paths nearby,...
3 lessons from parenthood that will make you a better leader
By Adam A. Solano Jr., CRPC The picture below is one of my all-time favorites. It was taken in 2005 on a Friday after work when my four children begged me...
2 mindsets to drive innovation
Competing with two other companies for a multimillion-dollar account, Josh Linkner suddenly found himself seated in first class next to the prospect he was trying to convince to hire him....
How you should emulate the same values as your clients
You assume that your clients will prioritize their family over their work. Elizabeth Dipp Metzger, MSFS, CFP, says it’s a good thing if your clients expect that you will do...
3 tips to overcoming obstacles
We all know life throws obstacles at us. We either choose to absorb ourselves in them and become unproductive, or we can figure out ways to overcome them. In our...
4 ways to live with intention
Do you want to squeeze the most you can out of your life? Then live your life with intention, says leadership expert and author John Maxwell. Nothing worthwhile is easy, fast...
When life crushes you: 3 strategies for overcoming adversity
Life changed forever for John F. Nichols, MSM, CLU, in 1993 when he broke his neck during a water skiing accident. It left him unable to control movements from his...
