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What is independence mean to me?

 

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For me, it was all about happiness.

 

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I've been in the business for 38 years

 

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and I've never been happier.

 

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I've never been more excited

 

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about being independent.

 

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I think the best part about

 

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it is independence

 

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literally means just that. Being able

 

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to think independently

 

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as a business owner

 

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and that independent thinking

 

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allows you to do

 

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what you think

 

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is best for your clients

 

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and what they want you to do for them.

 

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So the independence is significant

 

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in being able to service help

 

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my clients get to where they want to go.

 

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It's a significant part of it.

 

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And then also being a business owner

 

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allows you to relate to all those

 

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other business owners

 

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out there that are doing the same thing

 

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day after day

 

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and being able to say,

 

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Yeah, I understand it.

 

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You know, I'm my own boss

 

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to being independent.

 

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That doesn't mean I'm alone,

 

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I mean independence.

 

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Doesn’t mean all by yourself

 

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There's a lots of other people

 

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that I'm surrounded by that

 

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helped me get where I'm going,

 

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whether it's from a family perspective

 

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and being able to take time

 

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when I want to take time

 

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to be with my family,

 

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whether it's spending time

 

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doing faith, building things

 

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with my community,

 

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or whether it's just simply

 

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having the ability to talk to somebody.

 

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To just help them.

 

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whether or not

 

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they'll ever become a client,

 

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you just help them.

 

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Those are the meaningful things to me,

 

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the most meaningful things to me

 

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about independence

 

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and the joy of being able to do all that

 

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and I have the ability to speak my mind,

 

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help my clients and,

 

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you know,

 

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live my life as an independent

 

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advisor is just

 

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probably the

 

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best decision I've ever made

 

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my entire life.