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Growth Agent Insight
Cash Flow, Not Profits
I think people get confused about what’s important in running a business. You know, we talk all the time about the bottom line, the bottom line is ...
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Growth Agent Insight
PRESSURE AND GOALS
Early in my sales career, I had the opportunity to go to New York City for some sales training with the Guardian life insurance company. ...
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Growth Agent Insight
STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH IN 2020
We’re entering the final stretch of 2019, and I hope you’ve had an incredible year. Regardless of how 2019 has turned out, 2020 and the results ...
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Growth Agent Insight
THE ROAD LESS STUPID
I find that most entrepreneurs are doers, not thinkers. I know in my business career that I am often busy just trying to keep up. Finding time to ...
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Growth Agent Insight
It Takes Teamwork to be Successful
I’d like to talk about the importance of teamwork in an insurance agency. I just returned from a fantastic pheasant hunting trip to South Dakota. ...
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Growth Agent Insight
Drive is the #1 Predictor of Success
Agency owners ask me all the time, “What should I look for when hiring a salesperson?” And that’s a great question. You know in the insurance ...
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Growth Agent Insight
Don’t Worry – Focus!
A friend recently said to me that during his devotional, he had read something that was incredibly impactful. It was this statement: “Worry is a ...
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Growth Agent Insight
No is a Complete Sentence
I'd like to talk for a minute about the incredible wisdom of Kathy Ireland.
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Growth Agent Insight
Success and Successful Habits
My business coach Dan Sullivan, the founder of The Strategic Coach, says that the difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is ...
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Growth Agent Insight
Focus and Intentionality
As an entrepreneur, especially one who’s growing an agency, there are so many hats you have to wear and so many things that you have to do every ...