The Efficient Advisor: Tactical Business Advice for Financial Planners

Do you ever wish that you had the ability to laser focus on your business and eliminate all those pesky distractions? I've got Olympic medalist-turned-Financial Advisor, Paul Kingsman, on to talk about how to apply Olympic-style focus to your plannning business. Paul is my kind of people... all about the step-by-step processes, the checklists, etc. He used the tools and methods he developed as an athlete and applied them to his financial planning business.With the new year right around the corner, I think you'll enjoy this dose of focused inspiration and some of the ideas Paul shares to help you build a distratction-proof practice. ------------------------------------------------Buy Paul's Book Here: The Distraction-Proof Advisorwww.TheDistractionProofAdvisor.com www.PaulKingsman.comLINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!    Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast: Is the grass REALLY greener on the other side? How do I know if I'm with the right firm? with Guest Alanah Philips -------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:Connect with Alanah here on LinkedIn.Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming this August.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more! Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

You love the business you built… but do you ever wonder if you are at the right place? Every firm, broker dealer, or RIA platform has its pros and cons. In today’s episode my guest, Alanah Philips, walks us through how to know if the grass is REALLY greener on the other side. Do I stay? Do I go? What do I need to consider to make this decision?She walks us through her process of:How to determine if it’s time to goHow to figure out where to goIdentifying the right time to goAnd developing the best strategy for how to goI love how Alanah gives some concrete guidance, exercises to do, and a little couples therapy. -------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:Connect with Alanah here on LinkedIn.Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming this August.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!  Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  Stop Being a Goal Setter Start Being a Goal Achiever - A Plan for 2023________________________________________LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, celebrating the holidays is here…. But I’m talking something *almost* as wonderful… BUSINESS PLANNING!If you’re anything like me, I used to sit down at the end of the year with a fresh piece of paper and come up with alllll these amazing business and personal goals. I’d create a beautiful plan… put it on my shelf… and never look at it again.I eventually figured out that traditional business planning just plain didn’t work for me. I didn’t just want to SET goals. I wanted to ACHIEVE goals. What moves you from being a goal setting to a goal achiever? Goal achievement coach, Kristin Burke, and I sit down in this week’s episode to bring clarity and confidence to your 2023 goal strategy.Kristin walks us through: Her 4-step process for setting goals Strategies for staying connected to your goals when the motivation starts to wear thinThe 4 characteristics that set apart goal setters and goal ACHIEVERSAnd when it makes sense to revise, or totally quit, a goal (without the self-shaming!) Looking to add a little confidence to your 2023 strategy? This is the episode for you!------------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Today I am sharing a replay of an episode from the end of last year... the #1 most TRANSFORMATIONAL question I ever asked myself as part of my business plan.... and you won't find it in any planner. With the new year right around the corner--and business planning well under way--I thought I would share this incredible, business-changing question with you.And, because you're you and you're special to me... I've included a few other questions that you should be asking on your CEO Day. Questions that will truly help you reflect so that you can create a BUSINESS THAT YOU LOVE. ------------------------------------------------Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!  Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  The 4-Step Formula to Crafting Compelling Social Media Strategy with Guest Max Kringen------------------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Does anyone else just want to be able to click an “easy button” for social media content? And not just any content… GOOD content. Custom content. Content that truly shares your story and compels future clients to reach out to you?  I went out on a hunt for this “easy button” and – SPOILER ALERT – there isn’t one. HOWEVER, I did come across a framework and strategy to make custom content easier and more compelling. BINGO!Max Kringen, Chief Storyteller at Tellwell, generously shares all the professional tips and tricks to create killer content. His formula:1.     Introduce2.     Educate3.     Engage4.     RemindOn today’s episode Max breaks down each category of his formula and gives specific examples of how financial advisors can use each step to connect with their clients and prospects. He also shares some trade secrets on the most powerful strategies to create, produce, and repurpose content! We also talked about a lot of strategies that really relate to your client experience. ------------------------------------------------------- LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Connect with Max Kringen on LinkedInLearn more about Tellwell & their servicesHere's Max's Hero's Journey Framework PDFHandwritten card service Sent Well Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!  Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  How to Re-Onboard Existing Clients And Update the Way You Do Business------------------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!-------------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

You’re always reinventing your practice. Incorporating new ideas, narrowing your focus, updating your ‘Client Experience’ process… essentially getting better and better. But, how do you communicate that to clients? You know the ones… the clients you’ve had for years and years that need to be reintroduced to how you do business now and the practice that you’ve evolved into. In today’s episode we’re going to dive into the “Re-Onboarding Experience” and how to execute this in a way that feels natural and not awkward to you and your clients.We’ll talk about:When it makes sense to do a “re-onboarding” How to introduce it in a way that makes senseWhat’s included in an onboardingLanguage that just worksHow to drive behavior change on your clients endAnd, so much more!------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE!Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE!   Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.