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Welcome to The Client Centred Blog; Free content that shares a fresh approach to thriving as a financial professional in a rapidly changing environment.

This blog has its foundation in a new understanding of the human mind that gives you the ultimate platform for creating better results, thriving under any circumstances and living the life you want.     

I invite you to explore the materials, reflect upon how it relates to you and your business and enjoy the benefits.

Why is client well-being increasingly on the agenda for financial planners?
Client well-being is fast rising up the agenda for financial planners. Why is this and is it something you should be focusing upon with your clients? In this article I explore why financial planners and advisers are increasingly focusing upon the well-being of their clients.
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Why mental clarity is the biggest game in town
Imagine someone who absolutely needs to be in the moment. For safety's sake. Say someone like a surfer who is out there in the ocean hanging ten. Picture this surfer riding a huge wave. Can you see how thoughts don't help the surfer? What's the surfer doing? Paying attention to...
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Never be derailed by adversity again
There is no question that many, if not most, businesses have been severely affected by the lock-down. For instance, if you are a retail outfit then you have had no choice but to keep your doors shut. A similar situation with restaurants and bars. Advisory firms have been unable to...
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Are you sharpening the saw?
It’s important for financial advisers to consider self-care and their mental wellbeing in order to best serve their clients.
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Where is the opportunity in forced change?
It is said that a week is a long time in politics. Well, that saying seems to apply to just about everything right now! If the lock down (only!) lasts a few weeks, then my guess is that most of us will be tempted to get back to 'business as...
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The biggest Megatrend of our time
Last year at one of my events at Henley Business School, Kimberley Hare, our speaker for the day, put a poster on the wall that read: "Uncertainty is inevitable, insecurity is optional" We humans have a fascinating relationship with certainty, don’t we? So often we try to desperately hang on...
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Uncertainty is inevitable, insecurity is optional
On Monday we had our second live day of 'The Freedom of Mind Programme' and we gathered at the inspiring Henley Business school on the bank of the river Thames. The brilliant Kim Hare lead the day and one of the posters she put up on the wall read: Uncertainty...
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Are you ready for a new normal?
'All truth goes through three steps: first, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; finally, it is accepted as self-evident' German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer Imagine you were about to have a medical procedure that involved 'opening you up'. What would be your reaction if you knew that the instruments...
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Is some stress good for you?
I was reading an article by a psychologist just recently and he was putting forward the idea that some stress is good for you. He was suggesting that in the absence of stress we would find ourselves sitting around, doing nothing and completely unmotivated. His theory was that you need...
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Can money really make you happy?
According to a survey published by Channel 5, 76% of people believe happiness is linked to money but 34% don't agree that money can buy you happiness. So, who is right? The majority or the minority? Dr. Elizabeth Dunn, author of 'Happy Money: The science of happier spending' is quoted...
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Is over-thinking your barrier to a more wonderful life?
My good friend Alex Manzi created a popular podcast called Dreamers Disease where he interviews inspirational guests about what they do, why they do it and their motivations. A few weeks ago we met up for a coffee and came up with idea of sending his subscribers a couple of...
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The biggest lie that holds you back
Do you know what the biggest lie we tell ourselves is? I cannot change. This false belief is at the core of why so many people get stuck in a rut, living out the same old thinking and behavioural habits, often for years. It is also apparent that one of...
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How to stop sabotaging your own success
“Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. An enlightened business leader was teaching a group of new entrepreneurs about increasing their level of success, and...
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Finding your life’s purpose
I was an enthusiastic devourer of self-help and personal development material for well over twenty years, although I have now been in healthy recovery for nearly seven years now. During my addiction I always noticed how much material there is on finding your life's purpose. Have you ever noticed this?...
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The ‘I’ll be happy when’ trap
One of life's illusions is that the attainment of a particular goal, whatever that may be, will provide us with the happiness, fulfilment and peace of mind that we want. It is an easy trap to fall into. James was an adviser I worked with who wanted to grow his...
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John Dashfield spent 14 years as a self-employed adviser. Since 2006 he has been a coach, mentor and author helping advisers create transformations in their business and personal lives.

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