Sublime

Advisors who rate the highest on reliability will not just deliver their work on time and on spec. Nor will they simply be consistent, even at a level of excellence. They will also be expert at a variety of small touches that are aimed at client-based familiarity. Sending meeting material in advance is one example; staying current on client events

Thorstein Veblen,9 an American sociologist, observed in 1899 that the “circuitous” driveways on the secluded country estates of the British elite, with their gratuitous curves, were a means of expressing power.

Dischner is the only Paradise City member who naturally looks like a GNR doppelgänger. He’s also the guy who makes the trains run on time; he handles the money, coordinates the schedules, and generally keeps his bandmates from killing each other. All of these guys are friendly, but Dischner is the most relentlessly nice. He’s also mind-blowingly id

Rather than relying on individual talents, the firm would need to create more of an institutional reputation, based not only on the “raw” talent of key individuals but on the ability of the firm to bring to bear its collective knowledge derived from past engagements.

The Ideal Client Tracker I generally like working with two categories of business owners. Businesses generating over 1 million in sales. Extraordinary individuals who are in transition.