The Efficient Advisor: Tactical Business Advice for Financial Planners

Today I am sharing a replay of an episode from the end of last year... the #1 most TRANSFORMATIONAL question I ever asked myself as part of my business plan.... and you won't find it in any planner. With the new year right around the corner--and business planning well under way--I thought I would share this incredible, business-changing question with you.And, because you're you and you're special to me... I've included a few other questions that you should be asking on your CEO Day. Questions that will truly help you reflect so that you can create a BUSINESS THAT YOU LOVE. ------------------------------------------------Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!  Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  The 4-Step Formula to Crafting Compelling Social Media Strategy with Guest Max Kringen------------------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Does anyone else just want to be able to click an “easy button” for social media content? And not just any content… GOOD content. Custom content. Content that truly shares your story and compels future clients to reach out to you?  I went out on a hunt for this “easy button” and – SPOILER ALERT – there isn’t one. HOWEVER, I did come across a framework and strategy to make custom content easier and more compelling. BINGO!Max Kringen, Chief Storyteller at Tellwell, generously shares all the professional tips and tricks to create killer content. His formula:1.     Introduce2.     Educate3.     Engage4.     RemindOn today’s episode Max breaks down each category of his formula and gives specific examples of how financial advisors can use each step to connect with their clients and prospects. He also shares some trade secrets on the most powerful strategies to create, produce, and repurpose content! We also talked about a lot of strategies that really relate to your client experience. ------------------------------------------------------- LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Connect with Max Kringen on LinkedInLearn more about Tellwell & their servicesHere's Max's Hero's Journey Framework PDFHandwritten card service Sent Well Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!  Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  How to Re-Onboard Existing Clients And Update the Way You Do Business------------------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!-------------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

You’re always reinventing your practice. Incorporating new ideas, narrowing your focus, updating your ‘Client Experience’ process… essentially getting better and better. But, how do you communicate that to clients? You know the ones… the clients you’ve had for years and years that need to be reintroduced to how you do business now and the practice that you’ve evolved into. In today’s episode we’re going to dive into the “Re-Onboarding Experience” and how to execute this in a way that feels natural and not awkward to you and your clients.We’ll talk about:When it makes sense to do a “re-onboarding” How to introduce it in a way that makes senseWhat’s included in an onboardingLanguage that just worksHow to drive behavior change on your clients endAnd, so much more!------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!  Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  How To Make the Holidays Less Crazy in Your Business - The Holiday Meeting Agenda------------------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

We’re getting into  the most wonderful time of the year… and as you know… it can be the most hectic time of the year! It’s important for you to set expectations, boundaries, and get prepared for the holiday season in your business now so that you can have a smooth and enjoyable end of the year. I want you to have an actual plan and move through this season as efficiently as possible and preemptively avoid any hiccups or last-minute scrambling that is so typical of the holiday season. Today we’re going to dive into my recommended agenda for your Christmas Season or Holiday Season meeting with your team. Your Agenda Includes:Time Off/Office CoverageBoundaries with Time OffHow to Communicate Your Holiday Schedule to ClientsDecorating Duties/EfficienciesClient Gift Plan/Holiday Card PlanHoliday Parties!Let’s enter this last stretch with INTENTION AND A PLAN!------------------------------------------LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!  Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  Position Yourself to Buy, Transition, and Sell an Advisory Business w/ Christine Timms--------------------------------------------------Check out Christine's Books: Transitioning Clients and the Retirement Exit Decision: Includes Strategies and Tools for Seeking and Implementing Group Referrals Team Building for Financial Advisors: Enhance Client Services, Grow Your Business and Improve Your Life Business Models for Financial Advisors: Develop and Articulate Your Unique Business ModelConnect with Christine on LinkedIn here! Find her templates, tutorials, and videos here! Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session!    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Every advisor I talked to knows the blood, sweat, and tears that goes into building a financial planning practice. And, every advisor believes that their business has value and wants to exit their business someday with a check that reflects that value they created (alongside the pride of building a business that lives beyond them). Today we’re diving into the lifecycle of a business… and what you need to be doing to position yourself as the ideal candidate to be chosen as a successor and buy a business to help grow your practice.We’ll talk about what it takes to make a smooth transition from seller to buyer. And our guest will share a checklist she created to facilitate this process – and you know how I feel about a good checklist.. Then, we’ll talk about the sale component. Christine, who literally wrote the book on this topic, will share what she has learned about contracts, structuring the deal, and other things to consider when you decide it's your time to move on. I started, built, and sold my financial planning practice. And, while I definitely looking back at my career and feel pride and success… I also have the power of hindsight! I’ll of course share a few things about my transition too and what I would have done differently if I had to do it all over again. --------------------------------------------------Check out Christine's Books: Transitioning Clients and the Retirement Exit Decision: Includes Strategies and Tools for Seeking and Implementing Group Referrals Team Building for Financial Advisors: Enhance Client Services, Grow Your Business and Improve Your Life Business Models for Financial Advisors: Develop and Articulate Your Unique Business ModelConnect with Christine on LinkedIn here! Find her templates, tutorials, and videos her website  here! Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session!    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, tranLearn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.

Each week I am going to recap the implementable ideas from this week's full-length podcast.  Consider me the accountability partner you didn't ask for, but always needed!  Here are the Action Items to Tuesday's podcast:  Stop the Inbox Insanity! 10 Strategies to Tame and Maintain Your Inbox ------------------------------------------------------Curious about the Efficient Advisor Group Coaching & Mastermind? Get on the waitlist here for more information on the next session coming soon.    Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.Check out more FREE resources and our FREE video library at http://www.theefficientadvisor.comLooking for all the resources from this episode? Check out this episode’s webpage for show notes, transcripts, downloads and more!Learn more about the Group Coaching & Mastermind HERE! Check out The First 100 Days Course: The Advisor's Blueprint for a Remarkable Client Experience HERE!Learn more about Asset-Map financial planning software HERE! Learn more about our sponsor Beemo Automation HERE! Check out the Efficient Advisor YouTube Channel HERE!Connect with Libby on LinkedIn HERE!Successful businesses don’t get built alone. You need community! You need collaboration! Join us in The Efficient Advisor Community on Facebook.