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Welcome to the Balanced Advisor Podcast with Dr. Travis Parry. We want to help financial advisors achieve balance in their lives. If you're an advisor who has struggled to make time for the important things in your life both in and out of the office, then this show is for you.

Join Travis for new episodes each week that will feature interviews with advisors from across the country. They'll share their personal stories of struggles and successes when it comes to striking that proper work/life balance. Travis will also interview other financial industry peers to connect advisors with other valuable resources that can hep them live a balanced life.

Dr. Travis Parry began his career as a financial advisor in 2002. Over the next decade he developed an interest in helping individuals and couples manage and plan for their lives in more ways than just their finances. The shift turned into a new business, new goals, and a few books along the way. Eventually, Travis founded the Make Time Institute with the specific goal of helping financial professionals and business owners achieve work/life balance.

Read more about Travis' background.

Get Travis' newest book, Achieving Balance: The Make Time Method For Advisors To Reach Business And Personal Goals In An Overworked World.

Make Time Institute Website

Email: travis@travisparry.com

May 5, 2022

On today's episode, Allen Myles Darby, the CEO of Alaris Acquisitions joins us to share lessons he’s learned about balance as a wealth manager for over 3 decades. Starting off in insurance and eventually finding his way into financial management, Allen has had the opportunity to grow his experiences with mentors and peers in the industry.

For Allen, balance is about having his actions match his values in life. Similarly, he’s helping clients find their balance in business and beyond, aiding people in building businesses that support a good quality of life. As an advisor to advisors, he’s seen many advisors struggle with business operations. They may take great care of their clients, but they may not have the skills that elevate a business forward.

Advisors that run an effective business remove any dependency their business has on one person, even themselves. It’s frightening to give up this amount of control, but having an institutionalized business allows you, your staff, and your business to become greater than ever before.

Join us today as we discuss

  • Pathway to institutionalize your business
  • Struggles advisors face with control and solutions to this problem
  • How Allen and Alaris Acquisitions is helping advisors find balance

 

TIMESTAMPS

1:11 – How did Allen get into the industry?

5:08 – Alaris Acquisitions

5:48 – What is balance to Allen?

7:41 – What issues do advisors face?

10:59 – What is the solution?

16:41 – Losing control of your business

18:48 – Why do advisors struggle with control?

21:34 – Facing fear around control

23:05 – What does Allen struggle with?

25:47 – Tech and distractions

27:09 – What helps Allen keep balance?

29:12 – Does your phone distract you?

30:34 – Turn your notifications off

32:04 – How Allen helps advisors with balance

36:48 – How to reach out to Allen

 

RESOURCES

More about Allen:

https://alarisacquisitions.com/about/

Website: https://www.travisparry.com/

Email: travis@travisparry.com

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