I met a financial advisor about two years ago. Recently, he contacted me by e-mail out of the blue. He was struggling in the first year of his practice and felt if he didn't get help fast, he would fail. After a quick search about “how to be better at networking,” he found me.

We chatted on the phone for a while. He read my book. Listened to my audio. And I spent some time with him on the phone over a two month period.

As it turned out, he did in fact fail at being a financial advisor. (Clearly, I'm not very good.)

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