Happy Monday! As you get ready to start your work week I wanted to share a concept that has been in my mind for quite some time and I believe can provide insight and inspiration to you as you look at your life/career and it’s success. How often have you seen that person that to you is an “overnight success?” …
Know These Two Ratios….AND YOU CAN ALWAYS WIN
Happy Friday and hope that everyone is doing great and ready for the weekend. As I finished this week I wanted to share a concept that can give you POWER! How often do you catch yourself playing victim? Our rates are too high. Our Underwriters don’t want to write business. Our Customer Service department is against me. Our products are …
Do You Offer FREE Quotes……STOP IT!!
Today’s message will apply to all my Insurance Professionals AND anyone in an Industry where you sell anything. I am going to challenge each of you to change your mindset and perspective and realize that two simple words are setting you up for FAILURE; “FREE QUOTE”. I don’t care if you are selling Insurance, selling Cars, selling widgets etc. we …
Understanding Liability Coverage….A Refresher Day!!
I had the exciting start to my day today by being one (1) of four (4) vehicles in a car accident today. In case you are wondering, I am okay as were all the other drivers, yet it led to my thoughts today around this Daily Blog. Do you TRULY understand how your Auto Liability Coverage works? Let me draw …
Insurance Agency Vs. Insurance Carrier…The Relationship!
These last few days have led me on a journey of introspection and perplexion and have brought me to a place of clarity that I wanted to share today. I truly believe if you take light into this content today you will realize, “You are not a Victim, You are a Victor.” As my largest audience is comprised of Insurance …
CHANGE…The Only Constant
I had an opportunity to hear an amazing message today from a phenomenal Athlete, CEO, Olympian and inspirational speaker. And the message that resonated with me after hearing this message was, “CHANGE….Is The Only Constant” I reflected today on our Industry of Insurance and what is has evolved to over the past 90 years and what it may possibly look …
Life Insurance Awareness Month….Awareness of The Unknown
September is the Life Insurance Awareness Month and today I am going to take you on a journey, a story, an emotional ride and I just ask for you to read, ponder and DON’T LET THE MESSAGE PASS YOU BY. Think about your morning today all the things you had to do just to get the day started. Did you …
Do You Work At Nordstroms But Wear Wal-Mart?
Stick with me on this one! I was enlightened around this concept and it directly related to our industry of Insurance in fact probably can apply to any Sales Industry/Business. I understand that some of my readers have the ability to represent multiple carriers and there are many of you that represent a single Carrier, either way the concept that …
Passive Vs. Active Marketing….Do You Know The Difference?
The key to any successful business is Marketing (PERIOD). Yet, is marketing a simple easy to understand term? Marketing can mean many different things to many different people. For simplification I will define Marketing as such. “Any and all efforts that promote your business, brand, or product to the marketplace with the ultimate goal of generating leads and/or prospects.” Once …
Agency Dollars and Sense
Happy Monday to my Insurance Professionals, friends and Business Owners. The message today is brief yet I believe vitally important. “Understanding the Dollars and Sense (NO, I don’t mean cents) of your Agency.” An Insurance Agency is a business and a business has two distinct purposes: Generate A Profit Growth I find in having this discussion with the multitude of …