Look Who’s Talking Now!

January 26, 2022 John Sloan

Dale and myself are part of a professional group called Next Gen Planners.  It has proven to be a great community and resource for us as we started Modulus. Next Gen Planners (NGP) provides support and development opportunities for its members.

 

Last year Dale took part in the NGP Blast Off Program – aimed at helping people who are starting new businesses.  The program was incredibly successful, and the insight Dale gained really helped us broaden our thinking when it came to both launching and running Modulus.  It provided us with access to new tools and experience from mentors who have ‘been there and done that’.  I saw first-hand how the program helped Dale over the period of the course as he honed existing and developed new skills (another benefit was that this rubbed off on me as well).

 

When it comes to business, when it comes to life in general, self-development is important.  It is how we grow.  We talk to clients all the time and we encourage them to tell us about what they want to do. We spend time working out how they are going to get there to do it.  I have a client and they told me that they have signed up to a personal goal – something that they have a real interest in and have thought about for some time.  The course that they are doing is completely outside their comfort zone and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with their business.  They are planning for life after they finish working.  When I spoke to said client, they told me that it was tough and that it was all my fault for talking them into doing it (they were joking of course).  I have to say that it was one of the most rewarding moments of my working life.  Knowing that someone leaned on our experience, on the work we do, to make a huge decision to do something completely out there because they had a passion for it, was pretty damm cool.

In the spirit of self-development and practising what I preach I am one of 30 people selected to be part of the Next Gen Planners Speaker & Influencer program 2022.  The program runs over the next few months with various training courses and culminates in a 10 minute Ted-talk style presentation at the Virtual Global Conference in May (broadcast to financial planners in the UK, South Africa and the USA – so no pressure there).  Should people like my talk then I might well be selected to speak at the annual conference in June (under the wings of a Concorde plane in Manchester).

 

Why am I doing this you probably ask? Well, it is because I honestly find public speaking at times quite exciting but difficult.  I don’t have a lot of confidence in that arena, and it is something that I would really like to be better at (even though I am absolutely bricking it).  So, you might see more of my head popping up in videos or on our social channels over the next few months.  If you see something that we put out there that you like then please let us know (if you don’t like something then let us know why – all feedback is welcomed).

 

Anyway, I am off to find a mirror to practice talking!

 

PS – I am now expecting many messages to come in about how I definitely don’t need to learn how to talk any more – and yes, they’re probably justified.

PPS – Dale just told me that he has never heard of the movie “Look Who’s Talking” – I officially feel old and realise that my efforts in doctoring the poster may well have been wasted on many of you!

 

And for any of you wondering – this is what John actually looked like as a baby / toddler!

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