Darin Stubbs is the executive vice president at Symmetry Financial Group. If you’re an entrepreneur who’s just starting out, has hit a lull, or can’t get momentum—or if you simply want more of what being your own boss promises—then we guarantee that Darin’s advice and insight will change the trajectory of your life forever. (That’s a big claim, but we’re sticking by it!) Listen to his interview to discover some of the fundamentally different ways CEOs think about factors that influence business like costs, income, opportunity, and time; a simple but game-changing tool that will dramatically shorten any salesperson’s learning curve; and one of the most valuable, career-advancing tactics top producers consistently swear by.

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Connect | Resources

Connect with Darin at pacwestagency.com/career

Website: Symmetry Financial Group

Insurance tech: quility.com

Book: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell

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0:00 Introduction

1:32 The CEO vs employee mindset

5:26 Disciplined commitment to revenue generating activities

9:30 Surrendering to your commitments

10:33 Having a job vs being your own boss

12:41 Gain some perspective

14:21 The power of a “Should Have” journal

16:37 Get yourself a mentor and your butt kicked

23:02 How Darin motivates himself (“The Note”)

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