| "Clients don't want financial planning, what they really
want is what financial planning can give them - and that's a
better lifestyle" |
| "Most people know what they don't
want in life, but fewer know what they really do want" |
| "We never have time to do everything in life, but we always
have enough time to do the most important things in life" |
| "The world is changing rapidly and the way we
work is changing even more. Having a job for life just does not happen anymore" |
| "People are beginning to redefine themselves and are
focusing on more meaningful priorities. The increasing
dissatisfaction with balance in life is a global trend and is
already changing the way we work and live" |
| "Findings from the recent Australian
Association of Career Counsellors conference forecast that 70% of the jobs we'll
be doing in 2020 haven't even been invested yet. It is also predicted that in
five to ten years, only 50% of jobs will be full-time" |
| "We're moving towards 'portfolio careers' in which we might pursue several
different careers throughout our lives or several part-time jobs at once" |
| "If you do
what you love, you don't work a day in your life, but rather
you get paid for what you love doing" |
| "We quickly fill an entire lifetime and spend only 11%
of it on average, enjoying our leisure time" |
| "Financial plans are supposed
to deliver security, independence and a pleasurable lifestyle. Yet, how
many people really understand and can articulate what that lifestyle will be like,
particularly when retirement can be a long way off?" |
| "Less than 2% of financial planners have a thorough lifestyle planning
process" |
