What is the new step by step process for handling introductions to CPAs, Estate Attorneys, and other COIs? Do we approach them solely as a resource for our clients? If so, how do we do this? Or, do we approach them as a resource AND do their Financial Road Map® with the possibility of them becoming a client?

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Last updated: 20 Nov, 2019
You will handle this type of referral one way or the other, depending on how you are referred to them: If they are referred by a client as someone who would get value from Values Based Financial Planning™, then follow up just as you would anyone else to whom your clients refer you. If they are referred to you as a subject matter expert in your quest to assemble the best possible Deliverables Team for your clients, then approach them on that basis.

I don’t teach the specific process and scripting for building your Deliverables Team, however, Mark Little does teach this in the Values-Based Financial Planning Office™, a seminar that occurs on the Monday after Academy 2.

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b If tax preparation clients seem reluctant about scheduling the Financial Road Map interview™, is that a “next” situation, or do you think it would be a good idea to then send them a copy of the book and schedule a Phone Consultation™ so they can get a glimpse of the idea, while not taking nearly as much of their time, and make a better decision on whether the Financial Road Map Interview™ is something they want to do or not?
b The 'already have an advisor' question during the Follow Up Phone Call has a scripted answer (Mod.#5, p.103) that has not worked very well for me. Is it OK to use the script for the same question during the Phone Consultation (Mod.#6, p.43) as it addresses more directly the benefit of having a Financial Road Map® regardless of the advisor? [E.g. "That's fine. Then you'll appreciate Values-Based Financial Planning™ and having a Financial Road Map®. It'll enhance the work you do with your current advisor. You can compare your existing plan to your Financial Road Map®, and you'll know for sure that you're on track.]
b As I have one Ideal Client, I’m in self referral land, and not doing well. What / where would you suggest I go to meet more people?
b In late March I was scheduling an estate planning session for one of my clients with a law firm which I have vetted as highly qualified to handle personal and business estate planning matters. There are six estate planning attorneys in this firm. In a personal conversation with the attorney to prepare for the client estate planning meeting I mentioned the program I had embraced called Values Based Financial Planning™ and after an overview of the program, he asked if I would come to a meeting in June and present Values Based Financial Planning™ to all six of the attorneys. I discussed the situation with my accountability coach and she recommended I send him a copy of the book, Values-Based Financial Planning. Follow up with a phone call to arrange a personal meeting to complete the Financial Road Map™. The question is what process should I implement to handle the meeting with the other five attorneys in June?
b I am in self referral land, and I've had a few occasions when I've been treated like a salesperson (I've already got an investment guy, you're a money guy, etc.). What is your compelling response to that?
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