3 questions to ask yourself if you want to be happier
The thing about tips to being happy is they sometimes seem so obvious. “Be grateful? Of course it’s a good idea to be grateful. I don’t need you to tell...
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Seeing free time as an opportunity for motivation, not mindlessness
Some people throw on a pair of sweatpants and cue up reruns of their favorite sitcom as soon as they leave the office. This is their way to unwind and...
Using techniques from your practice to throw a huge holiday party for friends and family
When you think about a setting with a great atmosphere, people who have invested in the experience and delegation to ensure all tasks get done, you may not think about...
Enhance your vacation escape by leaving your phone behind
Obviously, a person can’t entirely detach from the world. But when Cameron Bryant, a seven-year MDRT member from Christchurch, New Zealand, travels, he comes very close to it. On trips,...
Seeing your time as important as your physician’s
Does your doctor make house calls? What about your attorney or CPA? This is part of what motivated Jeff Gurman, CFP, an 11-year MDRT member from Manhattan Beach, California, to stop...
The winning perspective vs. the whining perspective
It’s no secret that perspective counts for a lot. Virtually everything is defined by the way you perceive it. That is why, said financial services veteran James W. Ruta, BA, RHU,...
Your MDRT membership. Your chance.
Theodore S. Rusinoff, CFP By Theodore S. Rusinoff, CFP Have you been wondering how you can make an impact on our world? Are you searching for a purpose? In our business as...
The motivating power of a morning routine
It wouldn’t take much to spend one morning working out, meditating, reviewing goals, reflecting on gratitude and drinking a vegetable smoothie. Matthew Blocki, ChFC, CFP, a four-year MDRT member from Pittsburgh,...
MDRT Gives through its Foundation
By Sally W. Munford, CLU, MSFS Endorsing a grant for an organization you are most passionate about is a typical way members first get involved with the MDRT...
Use focus to motivate you past disappointment
During a bad time in his dad’s farming business, Jim S. Forbis, ChFC, CLU, asked his father how he remained positive in the face of adversity. The man’s answer: “Son, consider...
Why parents should consider fewer screens and more books
It should be news to nobody that there’s a lot going on in the world. Add in everything happening in your own daily life, and there’s a lot from which...
The easily overlooked value of paying close attention
You might have some strategies in place to make sure that your work-life balance is actually in balance. But how often do you evaluate how well that’s going? For married advisors...
Managing relationships with clients/friends in a small town
The degree to which advisors develop friendships with clients is always an interesting point of discussion. For Mark Robert Rando, a five-year MDRT member from Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, establishing...
Schedule one-on-one days with each child to provide focused attention
Before she entered the financial services profession, Keunhwa Lori Moon worked 60 to 80 hours a week and frequently traveled out of town. It didn’t provide the flexibility that the...
Take the time to do things you never thought you could
A man is face-down and lifeless in the Thames River in London, England. He needs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. And the task falls on Michael Bibb, Dip PFS, BA, who was never...
