Tony Caldwell's Blog

Insights on entrepreneurship and strategy for the insurance industry.

Insurance Agency Growth Strategies

Learn how to increase the value of your insurance spending

I'd like to offer you a synopsis of how insurance markets work, and some...
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Never Surrender

Statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square in a beautiful summer day,...
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To Win You Must Be Willing To Lose

During breakfast this morning with a friend and successful entrepreneur, we...
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Correcting Course

Every good business person has a plan. Failures wander but successful people...
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Escape Velocity

The futurist Ray Kurzweil, author of “The Singularity is Near” describes his...
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Weakness is More Valuable than Strength

Well, this idea certainly flies in the face of conventional wisdom!
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Your Greatest Asset

When I was a little boy my grandmother used to tell me the story of the “Little...
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Discombobulated

Tonight I will spend the 30th night in a row in a hotel. The first couple of...
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Giving it Away

I’ve had two conversations recently, about the same topic, that are bothering...
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Better Cash Flow for Insurance Agencies

Cash flow is an important concept for insurance agency owners. It's important...
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What’s up with the Unemployment Rate?

I’ve been reading a lot of optimistic news about the future of the economy...
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Persistence

How do you know when you’re going to be successful?
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Letting Go of the Rope

In 1992, I experienced my first ropes course. For those of you who have not had...
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A fresh approach to insurance agency staffing

In order to be a successful owner of a growing business in the insurance...
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The 4Cs formula will help you fight procrastination

Everyone I know, including me, procrastinates. I’d like to think that I am a...