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be resourceful and bring a positive message to the clients,” Jamrog said. “But at the same time, they also need an outlet, someone to vent to, someone to pres- ent their worries and concerns to and get some great feedback. The biggest challenge in being a financial advisor is that we give advice and guidance all day long, but sometimes it’s nice to actually get some advice and guidance; that’s what I provide, and that’s what these groups provide.”
Sparking Change
As for Confetti Moments, she said she’s already sold several thousand copies of the book, which is comprised of what she considers the 52 “best” of her Wednesday Wisdom blog entries.
Each chapter has the blog post, followed by some “Ideas to Spark, Connect & Create This Week,” and a page to write down some notes.
In the chapter titled “Stay in Your Lane,” Jam-
rog writes: Safety features on cars are designed specifically to keep the drivers safe. Too bad we as humans don’t come equipped with those warnings too. Wouldn’t be great if we came programmed with
a little sensor that reminded us periodically to stay in our lane? How often do we take on things that are not our business? Do you find yourself straying into other people’s areas with good intentions — probably even genuinely meaning to help them — but then realize that staying in your own lane is the better, safer place? For everyone?
For those ideas to spark, connect, and create, or ‘prompts,’ as she calls them, she has these:
“The prompts ask you to change something in your life over the next seven days. And then you do it again next week.”
• Look around at different areas in your life. Where are you drifting out of your lane?
• In an effort to be ‘helpful,’ have you drifted into someone else’s lane? Do you owe them an apology and a promise to stay out of their way in the future?
• What is your lane? Take some time to define this for yourself since it can change over the years. Once you identify the area(s) you excel and thrive, you’ll be happy to spend more time in those lanes.
“The prompts ask you to change something in your life over the next seven days,” she explained. “And then you do it again next week.”
Elaborating, Jamrog said the book is inspiring peo- ple to “celebrate the ordinary,” and in the few months since the book came out, readers, many of them busi- ness owners and managers, are heeding that advice and encouraging others to do the same.
“I have five appointments this week for corpora- tions who want to book me for corporate speaking engagements because companies want to bring more Confetti Moments to their employees,” she said, add- ing that this was a typical week.
Summing things up, she said that all aspects of her work, including her day job, are about creating such Confetti Moments. That’s what she meant by broadening her impact.
And if the volume of book sales, as well as the number of advisors attending her weekly Zoom meet- ings, are any indication, then she is certainly succeed- ing with that goal. BW
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