Life Insurance Vs Life Assurance

December 9, 2008

Since the term “Life Assurance” has been coined, I have always assumed that both Life Insurance and Life Assurance are names for the same form of insurance. But if you belong to my category don’t be heart broken because various financial wiz kids have got it wrong too. Life Insurance and Life Assurance perform two different financial roles and are east to west when it comes to costs.

But before we go in the nuances of what are the main differences between the above two forms i.e. Insurance and Assurance. Let’s just find out why one needs to get “assured”?

In our youth, planning for our future can be a tedious job plus a time consuming burden. Considering from where one would get the time to shop for such products when one is trying to keep up with the nitty-gritty of work and home life. But even if all things in life were predictable, death for sure cannot be predicted. But if the unthinkable would happen, do you see your spouse and dependants financially secure and healthy for the rest of their life? If not, then a life assurance policy is a must. Baca Lanjutanya..

Small Business Achievement Thinking Through Self-Assurance

December 9, 2008

You need more self-assurance. The most successful people in business have extreme self-assurance. Feelings of lack self-assurance about your small business will stop opportunities dead in their tracks every time. But, self-assurance is a small business growth accelerator. Having self-assurance is a great way to grow your small business.

I have a great example for you. I was working with one of my clients on a dvd training distribution opportunity in Europe. Basically, a corporate training company in Europe had contacted her about integrating her training materials into their existing courses. My client was intrigued by this idea and brought me on because of my expertise in international distribution planning and management.

In our first few email exchanges the engagement sounded promising. Then, as we discussed more of the details, their lack of self-assurance had shown through. They sprinkled their email replies with comments such as “we’ve never done this before”, “this is a new idea for us” and the like. Baca Lanjutanya..