Who knows what lies inside the minds of top insurance salespeople? The June/July issue of The Insurance & Investment Journal knows, thanks to reports of the 2015 Canada Sales Congress, held May 20th in Toronto.
Here are excerpts of ‘some wise words’ and ‘advicelets’ from top sales presenters: (more…)
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There’s a broadcaster for the New York Yankees baseball team who belts out whenever a Yankees player hits a home run, “See Ya!”. I’ll grant that at least it’s a short phrase. But it makes no sense. And I’m not saying this because I’ve never cared a whit for the Yankees. (I grew up a Montreal Expos fan. As they’re not around anymore, I’ve reluctantly become a Toronto Blue Jays follower.) (more…)
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In this digital age there is an ongoing controversy concerning the value of maintaining, not to mention extolling, traditional print communication via books, magazines, and newspapers. Reporting generally implies that print is more the format for older adults and digital formats are the information gateway of the younger. (more…)
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Have you noticed how often nowadays TV reporters in the field seem to feel obliged to give several head nods when the studio host bounces the on-air feed to them? In some cases, this occurs almost every time the feed switches to them during the report. (more…)
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Happy Anniversary – to ‘The Watch of Time’!
Today, June 4, 2015 marks the first anniversary of this blog site. (I also had my annual check-up this morning, but that’s not an event to be particularly enjoyed or celebrated, especially after reaching a certain age threshold.)
The first posting June 4th last year was a slightly edited version of a letter to the editor (more…)
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The May issue of Toastmaster magazine includes a pair of articles concerning mentoring. An endeavour with seemingly altruistic overtones (especially from the mentor’s perspective), in practice both the mentor and the mentee should benefit from the relationship. (more…)
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When I departed the financial services industry in late 2013, one main reason I was able to do so economically was being eligible for a five-year income payout. This was part of company policy in place for years for consultants departing under good terms, although until the year I left the payout was for a shorter period (one occasion on my part of really good timing). It was based on a valuation for assets passed on to other consultants, i.e. clients for whom they would take over servicing. (more…)
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Today has been one of those ‘getting new summer tires installed’ days – of course, in this part of the world in conjunction with exchanging the services of winter tires.
In past years it was customary for waiting areas in auto service departments to be rather non-descript and borderline comfortable. Magazines and chairs tended to be old and somewhat dingy, dimensions generally small. Nowadays, as part of the evolution of surroundings, likely more amenable to customer repeat business or upselling, environments have been enhanced with more modern and (more…)
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The financial and insurance service industries in Canada is being regulated toward fuller disclosure to clients about both costs and performance of mutual fund investments and accounts content. In turn, the companies affected arestudying and materializing ways in which to provide ‘clear and transparent (more…)
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Memorable Quotes # 23
On Personal Development:
“Unless you change who you are, then you will always have what you’re got.”
“Life is a unique combination of ‘want to’ and ‘how to’, and we need to give equal attention to both.” (more…)
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