Success is not an accident. It's the result of countless conscious decisions, daily disciplines, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

The cold, hard truth is that step-by-step guides, shortcuts to success, or anything else peddled by lazy marketers won't magically make you successful. But many financial advisors fall victim to these claims, shooting themselves in the foot instead of achieving real success in this industry.

But that ends today.

In today's show, I'm sharing some of my best advice to help you succeed as a financial advisor based on having more than 10,000 conversations with ultra-successful advisors, moderately successful advisors, and unsuccessful advisors.

You might not like hearing each piece of wisdom I drop today, but it will help you achieve unusual success in your financial advising business.

Listen now.

Show highlights include:

The powerful "Amplifier" marketing strategy for filling your calendar with red, hot leads who are ready to buy (1:57)
How to adapt to the ever-changing digital marketing landscape without jeopardizing your entire financial advising business (2:31)
Would you rather work 80 hour weeks and neglect your family than ask for help? You need to listen to this… (5:48)
How needing control and predictability in your financial advising business puts it in an early grave (9:20)
The "Traits over Tactics" secret for succeeding in the financial advice industry despite how many changes come over the next few decades (11:36)
6 of the top traits the most successful financial advisors have (and how to build them if you're missing any) (11:51)
The invisible "Time Debt" trap unsuccessful financial advisors fall into which slowly erodes your wellbeing, productivity, and livelihood (18:24)

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If you're looking for a way to set more appointments with qualified prospects, sign up for James' brand new webinar about how financial advisors can get more clients with email marketing.

Go to https://TheAdvisorCoach.com/webinar to register today.

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