A professional who returned to full-time work in October 2019 reflects on navigating the COVID chaos of 2021 and realizing he needed better organization and accountability. He argues that getting a coach is essential to keep learning and avoid stagnation, and his goal is becoming the kind of advisor clients actively seek out.
I got in my life— well, I came back in full time in 2019 in October. So the pandemic hit in 2020 and I thought, oh, well, this is great. And I did that first year in 2021 and it was just chaos. Yes. Right. I mean, crazy. It wasn't anything like I had done prior to owning the business. So it was new. It was a very new, different world. Then, so I was about a year and a half in and I thought, I just need organization. I need direction. I need to be held accountable. I need— the world is changing. The industry is changing. Ultimately, I want to be an advisor that is educated enough and fast forward enough where people respect me. In this profession that they come to me for advice and direction. And the only way that I can do that is by having a coach, in my opinion, that position you in a way where you're learning, you're, you're not pausing on growth.
