When you build a puzzle, you start with a picture of what the end product looks like. When assembling a basketball game, turns out the same approach is equally as beneficial. It's an interesting lesson I learned this last week that I felt to share with you.

If you don't have a vision yet of where you want to be in 5, 10 or 20 years, this just might be the one that inspires you to do so.

At least I hope. :)

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What do the most successful people have in common? Income? Work ethic? Genetics?

A book I was reading recently opened up my eyes to a superpower that every one of us can tap into. It's so simple. It doesn't have to do with any special talents only bestowed on a select few. Any one of us can develop this with even just a moderate amount of effort. But those who develop this simple skill are known for it because of how it makes others feel. Listen in (there's a hit) and see if you feel the same way.

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Every time you get in front of a prospect, the appointment can go a number of different ways. If you're not prepared to ebb and flow with the conversation, you might easily miss a sales opportunity.

Sometimes when a strategy is presented, a client can "click" into it because it just makes sense to them.

Here are five of the most common scenarios I come across. I hope these help you protect more families!

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As entrepreneurs, we eat rejection for breakfast. And granted, sometimes it can cause a little indigestion. But this week I bring you a story of hope. 

One of the skills I'm trying to develop is how to take someone from a NO to a MAYBE and then to a YES. When to accept the NO and when to keep fighting. Although I don't have all the answers (yet) I do have some insights as to what I've learned so far. I hope this helps.

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Did you miss the Dallas training event last week? We missed you being there. While there's no replacing what you gain by being there in person, at least I can give you the high points, which is what this podcast does.

We have two new carriers that I'm very excited about. And you need to know about them. The business is evolving and we're embracing new products and technology that will make life better, more efficient and more profitable for you!

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Pardon the interruption but this week I'm going a little off-script and I hope you're OK with it. It's a topics that's been on my heart for a while now.

This podcast is not about sales, carriers, handling objections or the next great insurance product or tactic. But it's more about being an Agent for Life than anything I can think of. For this message, I was inspired by two sources. First, a book by Steve Young called "The Law of Love." I encourage you get a copy. Second, the scriptures themselves. I'm a Christian, so this may feel a little like a sermon. :)

I hope this provides a little different outlook on life and a desire to live a higher law.

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We've all heard that success is a journey, not a destination. But what kind of a journey is it?

Well, one thing I do know is that your journey will look vastly different than mine. But there are a few steps–habits rather–that most successful people take along their journey to get where they want to be in life.

I'm just finishing a book that opened up my eyes to a few principles of success that I wanted to share with you. When broken into a few basic steps, the journey to success becomes very simple. Certainly not easy, but simple. 

I hope you enjoy learning this as much as I did.

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A lead is an opportunity for an appointment. An appointment is simply an opportunity to help someone and potentially be paid for it.

Mortgage protection is simply a way to talk to people. A very effective way. It's up to you to find where the opportunity might be. If you go into your appointments, armed with the right set of eyes, and knowing what to look for, you can increase your chances of helping someone.

We have so many different products and ways to help people and sometimes we get narrow-minded, just looking for a mortgage protection sale, blind to the real opportunity at hand.

How would you like to do the same amount of effort and make 10%, 20% or 50% more than you are now?

Listen in and you just might.

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Earlier this week, I sat through a presentation...as a consumer. 

Bottom line, it was a great experience. Not because the salesman was so masterful. It was great because it taught me exactly what NOT to do or say. It was good to be reminded of what it's like when someone else tries to sell you something. Especially since I'm usually the one doing the selling. In fact, if I ran my appointments this way, I have no doubt I would have failed out of the industry years ago. 

We should be as eager to learn what NOT to do as we are what we should be doing. 

Here's a recap of our meeting and the key takeaways- so you don't make the same mistakes. :)

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Doing something new and challenging is not always an easy thing. That's why most of us shy away from embracing change- we love our comfort zones...where life is familiar and predictable.

But there's no growth.

In my time as an agent, I've met with thousands of clients and hundreds of agents. And I haven't met a single one who does NOT have a gorgeous excuse he could hide behind. But why? What good would that do?

Let's dive into excuses and see the real "man behind the curtain..."

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