The Efficient Advisor: Tactical Business Advice for Financial Planners

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full length podcast.  Consider me your accountability fairy!Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  Two Assessments You Need to Dramatically Increase Personal & Team Productivity--------------------------------------Links from Today's Episode:Enneagram Book Recommendation: Ian Morgan Cron: The Story of YouTake your Kolbe Assessment HereTake your Free Enneagram HereConnect with Glenn @ gshelton1014@gmail.comInterested in joining me pre-conference at XYPN Live? Get more details Here!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HereCurious 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.

So how many times on this podcast have you heard me mention Kolbe or Enneagram? A bunch. If you know me in real life, you know that I have really adopted these ideas/assessments to help me be a better mom, wife, coworker, leader, coach, and most importantly to understand myself in a better way and to really maximize my own personal potential by increasing my self-awareness… both in my strengths but also in my weaknesses and potential traps!  And if you listened to episode #38 we learned that studies show that self-awareness is the #1 skill (meaning it's something you can learn) that drives success.  My biggest takeaways from this conversation are that I need to better understand Enneagram and Kolbe not just for my own personal self-awareness and productivity… but also be increase my understanding of the people around me and how to relate to them and to help them maximize their potential & productivity too… be a better leader. So how do we increase this awareness of ourselves, and also of the individuals around us?In this episode we’re speaking with a Kolbe and Enneagram expert that is going to illuminate the heck out of us for personal and professional growth. A lot of people listening have taken these assessments… but if you haven’t no worries. I've got them here in the show notes. You’ll still glean a lot from this episode EVEN if you haven’t taken them… and you can always come back and re-listen once you have.  -----------------------------Links from Today's Episode:Enneagram Book Recommendation: Ian Morgan Cron: The Story of You Take your Kolbe Assessment HereTake your Free Enneagram Here Connect with Glenn @ gshelton1014@gmail.comInterested in joining me pre-conference at XYPN Live? Get more details Here!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HereCurious 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 oLearn 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 your accountability fairy! Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast: The First 100 Days - How to Design an On-Boarding Process to Increase the Life of Your Client Relationships -----------------------------------------Links from Today’s EpisodeNever Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days by Joey Coleman - Here!Interested in joining me pre-conference at XYPN Live? Get more details Here!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HereCurious 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’ve heard it before…  you only get ONE chance to make a good first impression. And research shows that your new client’s experience in the first 100 days determines the longevity of their relationship with you!Long story short: Your On-Boarding Process is CRITICAL.What you do during this time frame really really really matters. You need to demonstrate your professionalism, your organization, your commitment to customer service, and set the tone for how they will engage with you and your team. This sets the stage for what it will be like to work with your practice. Get this right… and you’ll have happy clients that turn into referral-generating machines. In today’s episode we’re doing a dive deep into:Why the first 100 days matter mostWhat is an on-boarding process?How to systematize and delegate parts of this processHow to lay down the law of working with you (kindly)How to surprise & delight your clients on any budgetWhy every advisor isn’t doing thisThe onboarding process we used in my practice----------------------------------------------------Links from Today’s EpisodeNever Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days by Joey Coleman - Here!Interested in joining me pre-conference at XYPN Live? Get more details Here!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HereCurious 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 your accountability fairy!Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast: Loving LinkedIn in Less Time: How to Maximize Features, Trends, and Delegations! -----------------------------------------------Links from Today’s EpisodeInterested in joining me pre-conference at XYPN Live? Get more details Here!Free weekly tips via LinkedInsiderConnect with Libby on LinkedIn HereFind Lindsey on LinkedIn HereFind Lindsey on Instagram HereLearn more about McMillion Consulting HereGrab her article, "3 Things to Know About LinkedIn's Creator Mode" HereCurious 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.

LinkedIn was NEVER my thing. Only in the last 6 months have I embraced LinkedIn and I’ll tell you what… I’M IN LOVE! I know what you’re going to say… “LIBBY, I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR IT” and to that I reply, “I know friend, I got you!”Today LinkedIn Credibility Consultant, “LinkedIn Lindsey” and I get down and dirty with my new favorite platform. In this episode we discuss:The post types LinkedIn has said they are going to favorTips & tricks on how to get more eyeballs on your content If you should consider “creator mode”5 things you can delegate on LinkedIn so you can get more done in less timeAnd if you need a reason to give LinkedIn a go… remember Episode #018: How He Generated 50 New Clients from LinkedIn in Just 12 Months (and the clients all came to him!) with Guest Moshe Grunhut?!? It’s still one of the most downloaded episodes each week! Every time I hit “record” my commitment is to bring you ideas you can implement IMMEDIATELY. This episode is full of those little nuggets you can use right away on LinkedIn to increase your exposure & maximize the algorithm!Happy Listening!-----------------------------------------------Links from Today’s Episode Free weekly tips via LinkedInsider Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HereFind Lindsey on LinkedIn Here Find Lindsey on Instagram HereLearn more about McMillion Consulting Here Grab her article, "3 Things to Know About LinkedIn's Creator Mode" Here Interested in joining me pre-conference at XYPN Live? Get more details Here! 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 your accountability fairy!Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast: Tax Returns--What to ACTUALLY Do With Them to Add Value w/ Steven Jarvis. ____________________________________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.

As Advisors, we all know that taxes play an integral role in our client’s financial picture. AND, we know that that clients EXPECT their financial advisor to be able to help with taxes.Why? Because:1) Most clients really don’t understand their return AT ALL, 2) They have never received real advice related to taxes, and3) Everything we do as Advisors impacts them tax-wise either now or in the future. I know for me, this was a HUGE area of planning that really differentiated us from every other planning firm in town. But, I know when I started my business I had NO CLUE how to add REAL value to clients – especially W2 clients. I would get their return and then not really know what to do with it from there. Even as my tax knowledge evolved, I was always worried that I didn’t know what I didn’t know. And then there were pesky compliance concerns!Today we are going to help you fast track that knowledge and show you how to add value to clients RIGHT AWAY. This matters because your clients EXPECT you to help them with their taxes. And today, we’re going to show you EXACTLY how to do that. In today’s episode we’re going to dive into:Why it’s irresponsible to not do tax planning as an advisor – EVEN if your B/D is weird about itHow tax planning separates you from the vast majority of AdvisorsWhat to actually do with their return… especially if they are just W-2Steven’s going to show us how to deliver value on every return using a 37-step checklistAnd my personal favorite…. The Dishwasher Rule.--------------------------------------------Links from Today’s Episode:Connect with Steven on LinkedIn here! Listen to the Retirement Tax Services podcast here! 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.com Looking 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 your accountability fairy!Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast: How to DIAL IN Your Business to be EXACTLY What Your Clients Want____________________________________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.

If you are listening to this podcast… I know one thing about you already. You care. You care A LOT. You want your business to be successful and you want to have a practice that delivers the highest quality financial planning you are capable of and a business that prospects FLOCK to. And today, I am going to give you a tool that gives you the inside track on how to build, not just a good business, but an excellent one. We’re going to discuss EXACTLY what it takes to dial in your business to be an IDEAL business for your ideal clients. A business that clients are loyal too. And of course, running a business is like baking a cake… there are a lot of ingredients in different amounts to come up with the perfect end product… so today is just one ingredient in the recipe. BUT a big one. Consider today like the baking powder of the recipe… if you don’t do this… your cake – your business – will fall flat and not rise the way you want to… even if you get everything else right!!!In today's episode we get into:What does it mean to co-create your planning process?What is REAL feedback?How do we get it?What do we do with this?What don't we do with it?And how do we use it to go from good,  to great, to excellent!---------------------------------------------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.