Do you ever wonder why that 38 year-old that you just met for the 1st time wasn’t that interested in planning for their retirement when it will be one of the 2 largest and most challenging financial events of their life?
Chances are, like most people, they just do not understand how huge this challenge will be, how far they are behind where they need to be right now or that they are already half-way through their working life!
Chances are they have only accumulated 15 or 20% of the lump sum that they will need to be able to do what they want to do during their long retirement years. The fact is, though, this will be one of their 2 most significant financial challenges – losing their income and losing their income, either at retirement or if they suffer a significant health event or death.
“And, it’s no wonder most people don’t get it given that retirement is a once in a lifetime event that you don’t get to pay off or a 2nd chance at, as too often most people realise only when it is too late”
So how can you help them to get it?
Well, I have been using a “lifeline” Mind Map in client interviews and when presenting at seminars for more than 2 decades and the results are always amazing. Most importantly, it will enable your prospect or client to discover their needs themselves, without you having to tell them!
Whether you utilise an A3 sheet of paper, or a whiteboard, when drawn with skill and the use of effective discovery questions, a “lifeline” will:
Provide you with a fantastic framework for your discussion
Enable both you and your prospect or client to easily build their life story and bring it to life
·Context time and the motivation they need for urgency to plan and act
Help them to visualise where they are, how they are tracking and just how challenging the road ahead is going to be
Enable you both to easily build their story and bring it to life
Provide you with a robust, effective framework for your discussion
Create a highly effect Mind Map that you can add to your SoA or presentation
To master the use of a “Lifeline” requires best practice insights, coaching, effective discovery questions and practice – but when mastered it will change everything for you, your prospect and your client!
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