Simon Reilly

Do Something That Scares You

After completing my first go at my new financial advisor speaking presentation, Recession Is A Choice, What's Yours? I'm taking the time to do an inventory of the feelings that I am experiencing; appreciation, confidence, contentment, delight, encouraged... Read >

Why The Preoccupation With Bad Financial News?

If I said to you, "aren't you sick and tired of hearing negative news", I would feed into more of the negative news as there is chance that my question could trigger a negative response. Aside from that, I wonder what it is about some people that seem to ... Read >

Going Beyond the Financial Advisor Comfort Zone

The Recession Is A Choice, What's Yours? financial advisor speaking presentation includes a segment on The Comfort Zone. I've been reflecting about The Comfort Zone given that I see so many financial advisors stuck in it and my evidence is I just spoke... Read >

Change Is Easy When You Understand It

What would you do if you could not fail? Did you succeed? What did success feel like? What difference did you make? Have you failed in the past? What did it feel like? Was it painful? What difference has it made to the way that you approach your goals?... Read >

What Are You Doing To Avoid Change in Your Financial Advisor Business?

Seth Godin's quote, "Change doesn't fail because it is too early, change fails because it is too late", resonates as I am reminded that 54% of financial advisors will do anything to avoid change. Like the frog, 54% of financial advisors hate change so ... Read >

Financial Advisors - How to Create a Strong Start for 2009

Now is the time to create a strong start for the year by creating a strong vision for 2009. This gives your business plan a foundation, allowing you to set goals you can use to reward yourself during your journey into the New Year. Now is the time to c... Read >

Don't Jump - You Are In The Wrong Place!

John was in the brokerage business and having lost everything, including the money of his family and friends, he walked down to the shore. John was planning to swim out and drown himself so his family and friends could get the insurance money. As John... Read >

What's Your Financial Advisor Story?

Remember Ben Franklin's definition of insanity; "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result". I'm taking the liberty to change the quote to read; "Doing the same thing over and over again with the same limiting belief... Read >

10 More Secrets to Financial Advisor Success

The following is a continuation of the article "10 More Secrets to Financial Advisor Success". There are 31 secrets total. Here are secrets 11-20. The eleventh secret to guarantee your success in 2007 and beyond is forget "how". There is also an even b... Read >

Do you agree with what most Financial Advisors say that they really want?

Over the course of this year I have talked with countless financial advisors and they all pretty much agree on what they want more of and less of; More appreciation More big picture vision More confidence More energy More high net worth clients More or be... Read >

Are You a Financial Advisor Who's Addicted to Selling?

The definition of Motivation in Webster's Dictionary; Motive - the sense of need, desire and fear. Based upon this definition, some sources of motivation can be dysfunctional and that is why it can be so addictive. Do you want to be motivated by need, ... Read >

11 More Secrets to Financial Advisor Success

The following is the third article in a series of three on how to achieve success as a Financial Advisor. The twenty-first secret is expect to receive and learn to receive and to say thank you. Expect to receive by acknowledging that you asked for t... Read >

Have You Emotionally Retired? And What To do About It!

Have you emotionally retired from your business, your personal life or both? Is this because you didn't learn how to emotionally inspire yourself in the beginning of your working life way back when? Note - retire / inspire. If you haven't already... Read >

10 Secrets to Financial Advisor Success

The first secret to guarantee your success as a Financial Advisor is to review your entire calendar and look for and write down all of your successful accomplishments from the past year, no matter how big or small in all areas of your business and persona... Read >