• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

FP Advance

forward thinking

Advise Better, Live Better
  • Home
  • About us
  • Case Studies
  • Services
  • Contact us
  • Blog

How to Make Connections If You’re Allergic to Networking and 4 more must-reads for your business

26/06/2018 by brett

connections | FP Advance

A little Summer reading

Summer is here at last, and it’s time for you to learn what business is all about, so you’ll spend more time enjoying the sunshine and less time trying to figure things out.

Here are some of the must-read business articles that inspired us this June, and were shared on FP Advance’s social media.

Grab a cool drink, find a shady corner and get reading.


Learn how to come back from failure with these 11 TEDx talks

Aaron Orendorff

Here’s a veritable library of great talks, that you probably haven’t seen, on bouncing back from failure. My personal favourite is number 10, from Ryan Holiday.


How to Make Connections If You’re Allergic to Networking

Elisabeth Rosario

The title says it all. If, like me, the thought of ‘networking’ makes you feel queasy, then here is a great article to help you think about it differently so you can avoid acting like a sleazeball or a bore.


The Best Leaders See Things That Others Don’t. Art Can Help.

Bill Taylor


A fascinating piece on how a visit to the Art Gallery can help doctors, police officers and entrepreneurs see things differently. This one is not just for art lovers.


How Tiny Habits and The “Two-Minute Rule” Can Help Your Productivity

James Clear

Here’s a short interview with master of all things habit, James Clear. He discusses how habits compound over time and shape your identity, as well as how to get started by using The Two-Minute Rule. He also shared a few tips on tackling a smartphone or technology habit.


The Death of Referrals and the Future of Business Development for Financial Advisors

Michael Kitces

Michael Kitces says, “It is accepted wisdom that the best way to grow an advisory firm is through referrals. Except that it isn’t anymore. In the latest Investment News 2016 benchmarking study of the Financial Performance of financial advisors, it turns out that referrals aren’t the primary driver of AUM growth for RIAs anymore. Not client referrals, nor professional referrals, nor even both combined. Instead, it’s now all about external business development and marketing strategies.”

Read on to find out what that all means for you and your business.


How to Make Connections If You’re Allergic to Networking and 4 more must-reads for your business

Filed Under: Best Business Must-Reads Tagged With: Communication, Inspiration, networking

Please note: We sometimes use affiliate links to recommend products and websites. If you make a purchase through one of these links, we may receive a commission. This doesn't affect our editorial decisions: we only ever recommend products we believe in, have used ourselves or that have been recommended by other people that we trust. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Primary Sidebar

Brett Davidson

Brett Davidson

When you work with FP Advance you work with me, Brett Davidson, directly.

My motto is ‘advise better, live better’ and I practice what I preach. I’m straight talking and get to the heart of an issue quickly. There’s no beating about the bush, just a focus on helping things improve.

Ask my clients – what I teach works.

Sign up to my weekly newsletter. I share practical, actionable advice in every issue.

You can unsubscribe any time, and there's no spam, ever.

Privacy Policy

Latest Blog Posts

  • Are You a Top 5% Financial Planning Firm? You Can Be
  • Think Who, Not How: A better way to grow your business
  • Two Simple Rules for Better Leadership
  • Why the Financial Advisor Market Isn’t Shrinking, and 4 more must-reads for your business
  • Forget About Goals, Work on Systems

Footer

© 2017 FP Advance Limited
Registered address: 30 City Road London EC1Y 2AB
Registered in England and Wales
Company number: 05374616
VAT Number: 858 2482 90

Copyright © 2019 · Metro Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Accept